Wednesday, December 17, 2025

ARTICLES BY NICOLE NOLAN

DNA test clears rape suspect

OSBURN - An Osburn man was exonerated and released from Shoshone County jail after seven-and-a-half months in custody on a rape charge.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Kellogg juvenile faces rape charge

WALLACE - A 16-year-old boy being tried as an adult may be released on house arrest until trial in an alleged rape at Kellogg High School.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Woman, 89, resists car theft

WALLACE - Ione Halkowiez is 89 years old, and she's not afraid of two punks trying to steal her car.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Kellogg man pleads guilty to arson

A Kellogg man pleaded guilty Tuesday to an arson charge in a fire that gutted the Shoshone News-Press building last year.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Shoshone County flooding causes $255K in damage

KELLOGG - A preliminary assessment performed for Shoshone County found that Monday's flood conditions caused about $255,000 of public property damage, including roads and bridges.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Shoshone County seeks emergency funding

Monday's flood conditions elevated Shoshone County into a state of emergency, which remains in effect indefinitely as county employees continue making emergency repairs and begin to assess the damage caused by the drastic rise in water levels on the Coeur d'Alene and St. Joe rivers.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bunker Hill owner Bob Hopper dies

KELLOGG - The mining community of the Silver Valley is in mourning this week as a mining icon, working man and friend passed away Tuesday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Lucky Friday mine to dig deeper

MULLAN - Hecla Mining Company has been working diligently on its No. 4 Shaft Project at the Lucky Friday mine for one year, and just recently announced that the decision has been made to bottom out the new shaft at 8,800 feet.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

U.S. Silver challenges report on mine death

WALLACE - A report released by the U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) following an investigation into the June 18 fatality at the Galena Mine has been challenged by U.S. Silver Corp. due to what they believe to be critical factual errors.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Shoshone News Press gets new office

The i's were dotted and t's crossed Wednesday as The Hagadone Corporation signed the papers and closed on what will be the beginning of a new era at the Shoshone News-Press.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

First time skiing at Lookout offers challenges, rewards

VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 15 YEARS AGO

Lucky Friday will dig deeper

MULLAN - Hecla Mining Company has been working diligently on their No. 4 Shaft Project at the Lucky Friday mine for one year, and just recently announced that the decision has been made to bottom out the new shaft at 8800 feet. This will make the Lucky Friday mine the …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS AGO

'Brave' enough to Trot

ENAVILLE - A Silver Valley Thanksgiving tradition, residents and visitors alike donned warm clothing and took on cold, snowy conditions for the annual Turkey Trot.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS AGO

Lookout, it's time to go skiing

Mother Nature has been generous to the slopes at the Idaho/Montana border.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS AGO

Gondola repairs under way

KELLOGG - For the first time since it was built 20 years ago, Silver Mountain Resort's gondola is undergoing a cable replacement in preparation for this year's snow season.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

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