ARTICLES BY BRIAN WALKER; STAFF WRITER

Post Falls, Lakeland school districts OK emergency levy funds to deal with growth

School boards in the Post Falls and Lakeland districts have approved emergency levy funds to help defray the costs of increased enrollments.

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Attention, voters: Full slate for Nov. 5

The Nov. 5 election for cities and fire and school districts will feature several races, while some open seats drew one candidate or none.

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The $500,000 rat bite Eric Lundholm, 28, required open-heart surgery after bacteria ate a hole in his heart

When Eric Lundholm caught a rat while working at a rodent breeder, his life changed forever.

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Movin' on Up One Lakeside - deluxe apartments in the sky - has two floors left to reach height

COEUR d'ALENE — One Lakeside has two more stories to go.

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Silverwood to 'light up the night'

ATHOL — Silverwood Theme Park will give its visitors yet another memory starting in 2020.

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Wage hikes debated during budget hearing

COEUR d'ALENE — Salary increases were hotly debated on Thursday night during a public hearing before Kootenai County commissioners approved a fiscal 2020 budget of $101.6 million.

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Post Falls budget means no tax hike

POST FALLS — Post Falls is bucking a trend.

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What does Post Falls want its identity to be?

POST FALLS — Post Falls has grown up, and planners are evaluating how to further develop its downtown.

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Post Falls seeks input on parks and recreation programs

POST FALLS — Post Falls wants to hear from its residents on the future of the city's parks and recreation programs.

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Lakeland school bond vote today

RATHDRUM — Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today for the Lakeland Joint School District as voters decide on the district's proposed $70.9 million bond issue.

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No vows here

COEUR d'ALENE — They don't.

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Most solid-waste fees proposed to decline

COEUR d'ALENE — Finally, a fee proposal that don't stink.

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Rekindling of May burn blamed for wildland fire Pickup, shed destroyed; homes, barn spared

POST FALLS — A wildland fire that destroyed a pickup and a shed likely started from a rekindling of a brush-pile burn in May, firefighters said Thursday.

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Chase suspect eludes deputy Receipt in abandoned vehicle being used to ID suspect

POST FALLS — An allegedly reckless driver who led a deputy on a chase on Interstate 90 and through Post Falls on Wednesday night remained on the loose Thursday afternoon.

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Rep. Fulcher thanks Girl Scouts

COEUR d'ALENE — The difference Girl Scouts make in their North Idaho communities hasn't gone unnoticed by Rep. Russ Fulcher.

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