Man sentenced for grand theft, stolen vehicle

Will spend up to 10 years in prison, with first 5 fixed

COEUR d'ALENE - A 29-year-old Post Falls man on Tuesday was sentenced up to 10 years in prison for grand theft of a financial transaction card and possession of a stolen vehicle, the Kootenai County prosecutor's office said Wednesday.

TAXES: Make up your mind, Idaho

It seems the only requirement to be elected in Idaho is to be a mathematically challenged Republican. I speak of the push to get rid of the corporate personal property tax, which would blow a $141 million hole in local county budgets. This money would go right to education and local services, but it seems corporations deserve a free ride while the average citizens pick up that tab in the form of “local option” sales taxes, increased school levies, and higher property taxes.

Last call for teachers to apply for July 11-12 history workshop

Native American relations, the gold rush story, territorial law and politics; Mormon migration and settlement; and economic development are a few of the topics that will be explored in a series of upcoming workshops the Idaho Humanities Council is sponsoring for the state's kindergarten to 12th-grade teachers.

St. Maries attorney gets District Court judge position

COEUR d'ALENE - Richard S. Christensen, a St. Maries attorney for nearly 20 years, was appointed to fill the vacancy created by 1st District Court Judge John Luster's retirement.

Thomas 'Tom' Hamm, 69

Thomas “Tom” Hamm, 69, died March 5, 2013, in St. Maries. He was born March 25, 1943, in Helena, Mont., to Joseph and Delome Hamm.

GREED: Fueling nation's demise

Like all empires throughout history, the United States is coming to an end. An empire has an emperor or an absolute ruler which is usually an individual, but in the case of the United States, this emperor is the Corporation. It is just like Mitt Romney said, “Corporations are people.”

Sandpoint reaches depot restoration agreement

SANDPOINT - Months of negotiations paid off this week after city officials brokered an agreement on the restoration of the historic Sandpoint Depot.

SAYLER: Ideal for dynamic city

George Sayler is running for Coeur d'Alene City Council and if ever there was an individual more suited to represent everyone in the city I don't know who it is. He has been accused of being "establishment' and if that means having lived in this community for 40 years and raising his family here, then he is established. As a retired educator, highly thought of by former students, he has established a good reputation. He is a board member of both the Tubbs Hill Foundation and the Coeur d'Alene Audubon Society, established protectors of our natural world.

CDA: Time for major change

The Cd'A School Board is stocked with Trustees who have enjoyed teacher Union financial and campaign support. This mutual back-scratching of Trustees, Administration and the Union has to stop. Current contracts approved by the Trustees include the following astounding items:

Man gets 3 years in strangulation

Moen, 41, had five prior felony convictions, 17 misdemeanors

COEUR d'ALENE - A 41-year-old Coeur d'Alene man has been sentenced to nearly three years in state prison for attempted strangulation and felony domestic violence.

BANKS: Let them pay fair share too

Two months ago in report No. GAO-11-696, page 131 (Government Accountability Office) was an acknowledgement that our government, Republicans and Democrats, fed $16 trillion to the banks. OUR tax money! That's enough to finance Saturday mail deliveries for 5,000 years. 

Records April 6, 2010

CRIME REPORTS

The Resort Golf Course in top five

Ranks fourth for staff, services

COEUR d'ALENE - Conde Nast Traveler has again named an amenity of The Coeur d'Alene Resort among the tops in its category.

Franklin's Hoagies changes ownership

Larry and Pauline Anderson retire, sell restaurant

COEUR d'ALENE - No doubt the customers will miss the sarcasm and humor with their breakfast and lunch.

Records September 25, 2010

DIVORCE FILED

Walmart makes splashy price cuts

Move pushes other retailers into price wars

NEW YORK (AP) - Walmart is counting on $1 ketchup bottles and sub-$4 cases of Coke to get its low-price mojo back.

Senior housing funds approved

COEUR d’ALENE — Now the project can go.

Luna to give KTEC presentation Monday

Open meeting is 6:30 p.m. at Mica Flats Grange

COEUR d'ALENE - The state's top education official is coming to Kootenai County next week to talk to voters about KTEC (Kootenai Technical Education Campus), the professional-technical high school being planned on the Rathdrum Prairie.

Hazel May Peterson, 86

Hazel May Peterson went to join his heavenly family on Friday, Dec. 17, 2010.

Thinking of going to KTEC?

COEUR D'ALENE - Students and families interested in learning about the course offerings and application process to attend KTEC (Kootenai Technical Education Campus) next school year are encouraged to attend an upcoming application and informational night.