Fourth time the charm for police

Suspect arrested for gas thefts at city hall, other charges

POST FALLS - Even alleged criminals are creatures of habit.

CLIMATE: A scientist speaks

Kudos to Mr. Gerards on his My Turn column on the current religion of man-caused climate change. I am a few credits short of a Ph.D. in engineering science and have 12 years in aerospace designing and testing rockets, satellites, re-entry vehicles and recovery systems. I have 20 years in the design and construction of fossil fired and eight nuclear power plants scattered across the U.S. I mention this in case some might be impressed.

Goal is $185,000 - and 0 tears

Just one week.

Bootprints, report lead to burglary spree bust

Suspects tied to at least 12 Rathdrum vehicle thefts

Donations helping wildfire refugees

Businesses and citizens are rallying to help Idaho residents displaced by wildfires. Efforts are also underway to support firefighters battling the blazes.

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NIC board has first meeting at outreach center

SANDPOINT - For the first time since creating rural outreach centers in places like Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry, the North Idaho College Board of Trustees held a formal board meeting at one.

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Editor’s note: Kootenai County has transitioned to a new electronic court records management system. This has brought several changes to our records reporting. We are unable to report the ages of individuals who are sentenced, just the year of birth. The local court is unable to provide records of new lawsuits or divorces at this time. We will continue to refine our records reporting to provide our readers with the information they count on.

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Lake County District Court Actions, Jan. 27

Lake County District Court

Newsmakers

Glacier Bancorp Inc., a bank holding company headquartered in Kalispell, was awarded the 2017 Montana Lending Institution of the Year Award By the Montana & Idaho Community Development Corp.

Teenager gets comfy in vibrating chair

A teenaged boy got very comfortable in a vibrating chair at the mall, according to a person who called the Kalispell Fire Department. When people tried to wake him, he didn’t respond. When a firefighter arrived, he woke the boy, who said he was just sleeping.

Thermal imaging brings quick end to search

SAGLE — A thermal imaging device is being credited with the swift rescue of an inexperienced sailor who lost his way on Lake Pend Oreille last week.

Couple embezzled from non-profit, suit alleges

SANDPOINT - A Bonner County couple is being sued for allegedly embezzling more than $100,000 from the operators of a non-profit humanitarian group which does medical relief work in southern Africa.

Bulldogs fall to T-wolves

COEUR d'ALENE — Lake City High sophomore guard Trent Bridges sparked a second-quarter surge with his defense as Lake City defeated Sandpoint 51-45 in an Inland Empire League boys basketball game Thursday night.

Helen Chenoweth-Hage was a giant for individual ideals

In the wake of news that Helen Chenoweth-Hage was killed last Monday in Nevada, those who knew the former Idaho Congresswoman talked about her strength, her penetrating knowledge of history, and her staunch defense of conservative principles. Some credited her as the primary force behind the resurgence of the Republican Party in Idaho, where she took the party's helm in the '70s as its executive director and became U.S. Rep. Steven Symms' chief of staff. And some privately reviled her as paranoid, personally backward and even prejudiced.

May exposure to truth set talk show host free

Recently I found myself worrying about my political leaning. This is due to finding myself agreeing with much of the dialogue that has been presented the last few months on the Mark Fuhrman radio show on KGA 1510 AM. Previously, I had judged much of Mr. Fuhrman's rhetoric to be what I consider right-wing.