Innovation Collective: Medicine for a sick and struggling world
As pandemic social distancing pulled communities around the world apart, Innovation Collective stood ready to bring them back together.
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Rathdrum Affirms Emergency Declaration
Rathdrum City Council affirmed an emergency declaration for the city of Rathdrum Thursday evening.
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Schweitzer shutters for the season
Wednesday will be the last day for mountain operations at Schweitzer Mountain Resort.
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Banks urge public not to withdraw large amounts of cash
As the COVID-19 virus outbreak spreads throughout the county, credit unions and banks have seen increasing numbers of cash withdrawals, sometimes in large sums.
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Governor urges caretakers to take extra precautions
Governor Brad Little said Tuesday that caretakers for people vulnerable to severe illness from the COVID-19 virus need to hold themselves to the same standards recommended for at-risk populations.
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Kootenai County Extends Emergency Declaration Indefinitely
The Kootenai County Office of Emergency Management, activated by the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners’ Chairman Chris Fillios on Sunday, was extended indefinitely and unanimously by the board Tuesday morning.
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County preparing for possible re-entry center
Kootenai County’s Planning and Zoning Commission will meet March 12 to begin drafting an amendment to the county’s land use code, which will specifically address community re-entry centers.
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County preparing for possible re-entry center
Kootenai County’s Planning and Zoning Commission will meet March 12 to begin drafting an amendment to the county’s land use code, which will specifically address community re-entry centers.
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'Emerge' far more than a typical art gallery
Clay will spin this Saturday at the Human Rights Education Institute as 10 artists test their ceramic skills.
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A taxing conversation
The city of Post Falls has only raised property taxes once in 10 years. But most residential property owners still pay more in taxes each year.
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Property tax primer today in Post Falls
Post Falls will host a free property tax workshop this evening at 5 in the basement conference room at City Hall.
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County moves forward with general URD advisory vote
An advisory vote to gauge public opinion of urban renewal districts will be on the May 19 primary ballot.
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Parkway Place could take stab at affordable housing backlog
POST FALLS — A little help on the affordable housing front might be on the way.
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SPRING TEASE
It wasn’t even noon and yet the temperature on the sun-kissed Rathdrum Prairie neared a spectacular 54 degrees. Chatter filled the Links Golf Club parking lot as golfers admired the clear blue sky.
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Bigger, better buoys ready for the river
Boaters will have a hard time ignoring the new buoys on the Spokane River this summer.
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County: No vote on corridor
The Kootenai County Board of Commissioners decided Monday not to ask voters what they think of the Health Corridor urban renewal district created last December by the Coeur d’Alene City Council.
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Health Corridor won't be subject of advisory vote
The Kootenai County Board of Commissioners won’t ask voters to weigh in on Coeur d’Alene’s Health Corridor urban renewal district, but will seek advisory votes on proposed districts in the future.
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Builders provide workforce housing in Post Falls 'opportunity zone'
A father-and-son business team in Post Falls made use of the city’s recently designated “opportunity zone” to create affordable workforce housing.
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Building for the future
As Kootenai County commissioners consider facility expansion, one huge question looms: How to pay for it?
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Rathdrum rising
The state of the Rathdrum community is bright.
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Post Falls takes step toward central core URD
POST FALLS — An urban renewal district to establish a central core region of Post Falls took its first steps forward Tuesday night.
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Conservatory supporters stringing together plan to acquire Romer building
Sunlight poured through the Romer house picture windows, catching the strings on Maria Dance Clayton’s violin as she warmed up with a little Bach. The light seemed to dance on the orange walls of the old dining room.
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'Day of Unity' event celebrates new NAACP chapter
COEUR d’ALENE — On the 400-year anniversary of colonial settlement at Plymouth Rock and the beginning of the genocide of native peoples in North America, Paulette Jordan, Coeur d’Alene tribal member and candidate for the United States Senate, spoke to the packed community room of the Coeur d’Alene Public Library …
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Echoes of development
A prolonged standoff between the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners and Echo Bay Holdings, LLC finally came to an end Thursday night.
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Missing and murdered gain state's attention
The Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee recently passed a resolution to recognize and designate May 5 as a day of awareness for missing and murdered indigenous people.
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'Day of Unity' to usher in NAACP
COEUR d’ALENE — The curtain is opening on a new era for local civil rights: An NAACP chapter in Kootenai County.
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Awareness is the first step to stop trafficking
Stillness overtook the Menard Law Building courtroom at the University of Idaho Moscow campus on Jan. 27.
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Trafficking: Missing and murdered
Anyone can become a victim of human trafficking.
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Stillness overtook the Menard Law Building courtroom at the University of Idaho Moscow campus on Jan. 27.
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Anyone can become a victim of human trafficking.
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Human trafficking in Idaho
In Idaho, law enforcement officers can arrest children for prostitution.
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING
In Idaho, law enforcement officers can arrest children for prostitution.
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Keeping care up-to-date
The Idaho House of Representatives defeated a bill Tuesday to bring Idaho into compliance with federal regulations for child care licensing.
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Knights in shining armor
POST FALLS — In the last 10 years, the Knights of Columbus Council 12560 from St. George’s Catholic Church skipped only one Saturday collecting donated food for the Post Falls Food Bank.
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Rathdrum: All about community
Rathdrum Mayor Vic Holmes wanted the State of the City address Thursday evening open to the entire community.
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Author shares searing story of wildland firefighters
COEUR d’ALENE — Wildland firefighting books tend to either paint a hero’s story or focus on a tragedy. Charles Vaught believes the real story is both more complicated and more entertaining.
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In Post Falls, library popularity is surging
POST FALLS — The Community Library Network at Post Falls saw a 12% increase in visitor use last year, with 27,000 more people visiting its location at 821 N. Spokane St. for a total of 229,000 visits.
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Body scanner, river patrols get county green lights
Kootenai County Commissioners unanimously agreed Tuesday to clear the way for purchasing a body scanner for the Kootenai County jail.
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Miss Banff in Sandpoint? Film fest showing in CdA
Sandpoint’s Michael Boge has lobbied in Banff, Alberta, for years to bring mountain films to the big screen in Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint.
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MCS seeks to launch Cd'A music conservatory
A music conservatory could open its doors in Coeur d’Alene this year.
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Romer building's predicament could be music to many ears
A music conservatory could open its doors in Coeur d’Alene this year.
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Collaboration in works on Spokane River patrols
The Post Falls Police Department and the Kootenai County marine deputies have begun collaborations to patrol county waterways, specifically the Spokane River, this boating season.
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Forest future in focus during open house today
The Nez Perce Clearwater National Forest will host an open house at the Idaho Panhandle Regional Supervisor’s Office today from 5-7 p.m. to answer questions and provide information about their forest plan revision.
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County rejects neighborhood's request for short moratorium
Kootenai County commissioners denied the Pleasant View Neighborhood Association’s request to impose an emergency moratorium on additional major and minor subdivisions in the small community south of the Spokane River.
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Bridal tour hitches up in Post Falls today
Lisa Seher named every wedding gown in her shop. She called for them joyfully across the sparkling Cloud Nine Bridal boutique she runs with her daughter, Kaitlyn Seher.
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Post Falls, right on the money
POST FALLS — The city of Post Falls received the highest award in government accounting and financial reporting for its comprehensive annual financial report.
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Holistic Chamber of Commerce arrives in North Idaho
POST FALLS — An international movement to promote sustainable products, services and solutions has found a home in Post Falls.
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Athol's Crossings can't grow for now
ATHOL — In the packed basement meeting room of the Athol Community Center, the Athol City Council decided Tuesday night not to allow further building at the Crossings commercial development until the developer completes the appropriate infrastructure.
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Post Falls land swap approved
The Post Falls City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a land swap between the city and the Post Falls School District.
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Local writer offers to help others unlock their own stories
Virginia Taft believes that most people have a book in them. Tucked away, just waiting for the opportunity to be written.
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First impression
Josie Lauren Schmidt is a lot of firsts.
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New Year's tradition
James Normington stood in the sand, shivering.
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With new year looming, Romer fate still unknown
The future of the old Romer Building at 627 Government Way remains unknown.
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Local man helps stop bleeding around globe
Jacob Thompson doesn’t want to pick a side in the national gun debate. He wants to make a difference right here, right now.
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Movin' with the music
Ron Farnsworth tipped his alto sax for the first sweet notes. It’s not a coincidence the Coeur d’Alene Big Band leader began the swing band’s rehearsal with Begin the Beguine, a song written in the 1930s by Cole Porter to reminisce the slow rhumba dance filling the Caribbean while the …
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Impact fees: Kootenai County takes a look
COEUR d’ALENE — Kootenai County commissioners are considering impact fees to help growth outside cities pay for itself.
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Making eights with octogenarians
This winter in North Idaho, hundreds of spritely octogenarians will take to the ski slopes.
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Rathdrum considers another subdivision
RATHDRUM — In January 2011, 50 acres on the northeastern corner of Highway 53 and Meyer Road were annexed into the city with the intent that the land would be subdivided, according to the annexation agreement.
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Post Falls Chamber prepares for new year
The Post Falls Chamber of Commerce welcomed Jerry Lyon as the 2020 chairman of the board at its annual meeting Tuesday. Mark Woodworth stepped down as chairman and took a place on the board of directors.
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Eviction coming for low-income park residents
HAYDEN — Gordon Dutcher bought his single-wide manufactured home two years ago for $3,000. He rented a spot in Circle Drive Mobile Park on Hayden Avenue. Not only could he afford the rent on his limited income, but the park became home.
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PF growth requests: Four annexations
Post Falls could see 5 acres of commercially zoned property annexed into city limits today.
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'Cancourse' could emerge as new Coeur d'Alene park
COEUR d’ALENE — Kootenai County landowner Jason Evans and the city of Coeur d’Alene Parks and Recreation Department created a memorandum of understanding this week, breaking trail for Evans’ property, Cancourse, to become a leased city park managed by the city of Coeur d’Alene.
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Post Falls downtown dream gets a bit of a boost
POST FALLS — The Post Falls City Council approved a zone change request by Idaho Veneer Company, converting the lumber manufacturing firm’s 20 acre industrial zone to urban center.
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Library rides publicity wave well
On a rainy Wednesday morning, Coeur d’Alene Public Library’s parking lot was full. A preschooler dallied behind her mom, balancing a precarious stack of picture books in her arms.
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Lead levels in Rathdrum water require city action
For the first time in 30 years, Rathdrum has found unacceptable levels of lead in its drinking water.
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Chamber boss about to call it a career
Steve Wilson vividly remembers the first time Coeur d’Alene felt like home.
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Artistic phoenix ARISES
The first major art piece to come out of sculptor Jeff May’s new studio was a towering grizzly bear perched on hind legs carved from his neighbor’s beloved ponderosa pine tree.
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