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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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First time skiing at Lookout offers challenges, rewards
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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 …
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'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.
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Lookout, it's time to go skiing
Mother Nature has been generous to the slopes at the Idaho/Montana border.
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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.
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Residents blast EPA plan
WALLACE - Wallace Mayor Dick Vester stood, marking the start of a meeting that will forever be remembered in Silver Valley history. In Vester's recollection, Wednesday night's town hall meeting to address the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed Record of Decision (ROD) amendment is the first gathering of all seven …
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Pulaski Trail renovations done
WALLACE - It took eight years, but in that time the Pulaski Trail has undergone renovations that have transformed it from a neglected, washed out trail to the historical, national landmark commemorating the 1910 Fire it is today.
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Wallace street gets national recognition
WALLACE - Bank Street is not your average street.
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An investment in North Idaho
WALLACE - There is a silver lining in North Idaho's economy, and guess what? It's silver.
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Kellogg discusses future
KELLOGG - The fight to return the city of Kellogg to its former glory is continuing.
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Arson suspect's bond: $500K
WALLACE - Kellogg resident Douglas Mark Burmeister, 21, appeared before Judge Daniel McGee Thursday in magistrate court following his morning arrest, and remains in jail with bond set at $500,000.
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Shoshone News-Press office destroyed by fire
KELLOGG - An early morning fire Thursday ravaged the interior of the Shoshone News-Press office in Kellogg, meanwhile the suspected arsonist sits in Shoshone County jail.
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Silver prices surging upward
KELLOGG - The price of silver is at its highest in two years.
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Shoshone sheriff's office to cut jobs
WALLACE - Budgets woes may force the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office to eliminate three patrol positions and two jailers, as well as freeze all raises for two years.
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Vets: We won't give up
KELLOGG - News that a petition to recall Kellogg Mayor Mac Pooler and the City Council had been rejected was met with disappointment and renewed resolve by Silver Valley veterans.
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Kellogg recall petition rejected
KELLOGG - A recall petition submitted by Veterans for Restoring Memorial Park to the city of Kellogg has been declined by Shoshone County.
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Vets turn in recall petition
KELLOGG - A Silver Valley veterans group is trying to recall Kellogg's mayor and City Council.
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Bus line returns to Kellogg
KELLOGG - Greyhound Lines is set to make Kellogg a stop for buses headed to locations including Missoula, Seattle and Spokane.
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Soldier returns to Iraq
SMELTERVILLE - For a small valley nestled in the mountains of North Idaho, it is hard to believe that events from across the globe can have such an effect on the day-to-day life of one of its residents.
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Heroism, legacy of 1910 fire recalled
WALLACE - 'Ghosts of Fires Past' could be felt in the strong wind making its way through the streets of Wallace on Saturday, catching in the clothes and hair of residents and visitors alike who gathered to commemorate the great 1910 Fire.
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Smart, not afraid, about crime
OSBURN - Marcy Hayman wants Silver Valley residents to protect themselves, and each other.
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