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June 8, 2011 1 a.m.

Fire destroys cabin on Echo Lake

Fire personnel from both the Bigfork and Creston Fire Departments responded to a fire on Echo Cabin Loop Road on Friday afternoon.

June 8, 2011 1 a.m.

Fire destroys cabin on Echo Lake

Fire personnel from both the Bigfork and Creston Fire Departments responded to a fire on Echo Cabin Loop Road on Friday afternoon.

February 17, 2025 11 p.m.

TIF reform would deliver property tax relief

Property tax relief is a top priority for Senate Republicans this legislative session. I’m sponsoring one such bill, SB 2, which reforms how tax increment financing (TIF) districts sunset — if they ever do — in order to lower property taxes for all local taxpayers. Essentially, the bill rewards taxpayers who contribute to economic development over the span of a TIF project.

Tax Increment Financing reform would deliver property tax relief
February 12, 2025 11 p.m.

Tax Increment Financing reform would deliver property tax relief

Property tax relief is a top priority for Senate Republicans this legislative session. I’m sponsoring one such bill, SB 2, which reforms how tax increment financing (TIF) districts sunset – if they ever do – in order to lower property taxes for all local taxpayers.

Huckleberries: 'One Day House' one for record books
September 18, 2022 1 a.m.

Huckleberries: 'One Day House' one for record books

For decades, the North Idaho Building Contractors Association has called it the “One Day House.” But the 307 volunteer builders and subcontractors who met in Post Falls on July 7, 1982, needed only 6 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds to build the three-bedroom, ranch-style house – not 24 hours.

July 29, 2015 7 a.m.

Litigation filed in Clark Fork road dispute

SANDPOINT — Another legal front is opening up in an ongoing access dispute northwest of Clark Fork.

February 4, 2016 6 a.m.

Terrible harm lurking in our fears

Muslims inhabit 22 percent of earth. If we let fear rule, and refuse to know and understand them, we can’t experience the necessary compassion for our near and far planetary neighbors and thus live toward a more peaceful world.

April 10, 2012 5:56 a.m.

Cost of recall election

Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes told The Press that the cost of a recall election in November, should recalls of four Coeur d'Alene officials be on the ballot, would be roughly $20,000. That is in addition to the cost to run the general election.

January 20, 2012 10:43 a.m.

Backcountry avalanche warning

The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center has issued an avalanche warning indicating high avalanche hazard for the Coeur d'Alene area and central panhandle mountains. The forecast region includes Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai and Shoshone counties.

June 2, 2017 1 a.m.

SOLVENCY: Story of states

I’ve been mulling over a letter that appeared earlier in the week about states deemed to be financially solvent, or not. Listed were some red states, actually quite a few.

January 29, 2020 midnight

PRESIDENTS: Avoid this precedent

It is not illogical to believe that no person is above the law. It is just as illogical to believe that a president, any president, of the United States has the right to defy a congressional subpoena.

August 14, 2017 10:57 a.m.

Jail Bookings

Saturday, August 12, 2017

August 16, 2017 3 a.m.

Jail Bookings

Saturday, August 12, 2017

August 12, 2022 1 a.m.

NATIONAL VALUES: How times have changed

NATIONAL VALUES: How times have changed

November 27, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Asia Today: SKorea cases jump over 500 amid reimposed rules

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has recorded more than 500 new coronavirus cases for the first time in about eight months.

November 26, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Asia Today: SKorea cases jump over 500 amid reimposed rules

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has recorded more than 500 new coronavirus cases for the first time in about eight months.

January 13, 2021 7:03 a.m.

Spain: Snow adds to misery in Madrid slum area without power

MADRID (AP) — As record snowfall and sub-freezing temperatures enveloped much of normally temperate Spain, few residents suffered as severely as the thousands who live in La Cañada Real Galiana, a mega-shantytown outside Madrid that is ranked as one of the biggest slum areas in Europe.

August 2, 2019 1 a.m.

Summer fun continues at The Library

I’m not sure how or why, but August has happened. That means one more month of summer, at least for those who are — or have kids in school.

Othello Independence Day celebration set for all-day July 4
June 12, 2024 1:30 a.m.

Othello Independence Day celebration set for all-day July 4

OTHELLO – The Greater Othello Chamber of Commerce will kick off its annual Independence Day celebration July 4 at 10 a.m. with a parade down Main Street before moving to Lions Park for an all-day celebration culminating in a fireworks display. Chamber Manager Jackie Wilhelm outlined what to expect.

Museum reopens, keeps virtual experience going
May 19, 2020 1 a.m.

Museum reopens, keeps virtual experience going

SANDPOINT — Bonner County Historical Society and Museum is opening their doors today, but their past few months of digital work has only just begun.