In July 2009, St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho opened a one-stop shop for social services needed by poor and homeless people. The H.E.L.P. Center – Helping Empower Local People – houses 21 agencies on a staggered schedule in the city of Coeur d’Alene’s old library building 201 E. Harrison Ave. Since it opened, the number of people served monthly jumped from 534 to 1,281 in March/Alison Boggs, SR. More here. (SR Photo: Kathy Plonka)

• Tri-Cities beating the nation in adding new jobs/Bert Caldwell, SR
• Ward: Never backed 17th Amendment repeal/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• Judge orders husband of missing woman to remain in jail/Rob Kauder, KXLY
• Judge orders Colville counselor to prison for molestation/Thomas Clouse, SR
• Spokane River TMDL: Not fair, perfect, nor worth delaying/Terry Harris, KEA Blog
• Nearly 700 to graduate from North Idaho College/Stacy Hudson, Press Room
• 3 NIC men's basketballers sign with universities/Stacy Hudson, Press Room
• Richert: Idaho U.S. senators take wait-see approach to Kagan/Idaho Politics
• Sandpoint rejects business improvement district petition/Ralph Bartholdt, Bee
• Spokane Tribe youth leader to undergo therapy/KXLY
• CdA street superintendent spells out summer projects/Coeur d'Alene Today