Staff Writer

DEVIN WEEKS

Devin Weeks is a third-generation North Idaho resident. She holds an associate degree in journalism from North Idaho College and a bachelor's in communication arts from Lewis-Clark State College Coeur d'Alene. Devin embarked on her journalism career at the Coeur d'Alene Press in 2013. She worked weekends for several years, covering a wide variety of events and issues throughout Kootenai County. Devin now mainly covers K-12 education and the city of Post Falls. She enjoys delivering daily chuckles through the Ghastly Groaner and loves highlighting local people in the Fast Five segment that runs in CoeurVoice. Devin lives in Post Falls with her husband and their three eccentric and very needy cats.

ARTICLES BY DEVIN WEEKS

Lakes principal, two teachers honored with district awards

It's been said that good things come in threes. For Lakes Middle School, that idiom proved to be true Thursday as teachers Citali Sanchez Zuniga and Michelle Biediger and Principal Jeff Bengtson were honored by the Coeur d'Alene School District for their outstanding work as educators and leaders. The announcements …

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FAST FIVE: Mom of six Doree Handford knows you can't pour from an empty cup

Meet Doree Handford, a wife and a devoted mother of six who has spent the past two decades walking alongside families as they step into the world of parenthood. Through her work as a childbirth educator, doula and unwavering friend, Doree has supported countless parents during one of the most …

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Longtime Lakeland teacher calls out school board in resignation letter

A longtime Lakeland Joint School District teacher and adviser issued her resignation at the March 19 school board meeting.

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Kindness Project delivers notes of appreciation

"You are loved." "You are appreciated." "Our community is a better place with you in it." "We're glad you're here." These words of love and gratitude are showering the community with good vibes as friendly notes are being distributed to an array of organizations and businesses during the North Idaho …

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'Recollection' brings home Best Northwest Feature awards

A filmmaking family shot for the moon and has found themselves among the stars. Paradox Studios, founded and owned by Caden Butera of Coeur d'Alene, won the Golden SpIFFy top award for Best Northwest Feature at the Spokane International Film Festival, as well as the audience choice award for Best …

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Vocational Rehab, Coeur d'Alene School District host career fair

The gym in the Coeur d'Alene Early Learning Center was bustling with conversation for hours Tuesday as high school students learned about pet grooming, public safety, cotton candy making and other potential career paths. "I did learn a lot of stuff," Coeur d'Alene High School student Danny Nguyen said.

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North Idaho College programs take burden off mom in need of vehicle repair

A spray and wipe here, a twist of a lug nut there. Second-year North Idaho College automotive technology student Sam MacKinnon inspected a front brake rotor of a 2003 Mercury Mountaineer before putting on the final touches Thursday afternoon.

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North Idaho Kindness Project delivers notes of appreciation throughout community

"You are loved." "You are appreciated." "Our community is a better place with you in it." "We're glad you're here." These words of love and gratitude are showering the community with good vibes as friendly notes are being distributed to an array of organizations and businesses during the North Idaho …

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Lakeland superintendent talks levy with Rathdrum Chamber

One hundred percent of seniors at Lakeland, Timberlake and Mountain View Alternative high schools graduated at the close of the 2024 school year. "That's 13 years of commitment and dedication from an amazing staff working with amazing parents to take care of kids and make sure that they have the …

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High school transition program celebrates 15 years

If rising tides lift all ships, then Project SEARCH is how young adults with disabilities become captains of their own fates. The high school transition program has been conducted in partnership with Kootenai Health and the Coeur d'Alene School District for 15 years. Interns, graduates, business partners, school district leaders …

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Post Falls Rotary dedicates crosswalks to honor Mark Jones, others

For a guy with a fairly common name, Mark Jones was an uncommon guy. He believed in the kids who fall through the cracks of society, the ones with difficult home lives who often find their way to juvenile detention. In his role managing the Post Falls School District's Alternative …

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Send us your fourth grade Arbor Day program stories and photos

Retired forest pathologist John Schwandt grew up in Illinois where he and his siblings received free trees for Arbor Day programs. "One of them is still there 70 years later," Schwandt said Monday. "I got interested in forestry partly as a result of that and made that my career. I’ve …

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Post Falls superintendent gives levy talk at American Legion

The Post Falls School District runs an average daily attendance rate of 92.6%. "Which means that each year, we lose 7.4% of our operational funding — funding that should be coming to us from the state of Idaho," Post Falls Superintendent Dena Naccarato said Monday evening. “The only way for …

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Women's Gift Alliance visits grant recipient Lake City Playhouse

The old lights in the Lake City Playhouse theater were installed in the 1960s, and even then, they were secondhand.

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Milken Award-winning educator shares teaching style, tips during lab sessions in Coeur d'Alene

He walked around his colorful and ambiently lit classroom, stopping at different desks to check in with small student groups as his pupils worked their way to cylinder volume answers using the V=πr^2h formula.

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