The influence of Republican partisanship on the Coeur d'Alene School Board took another hit late Monday afternoon when new Trustee Tom Hearn was sworn in as the board chairman replacing Trustee Tom Hamilton, who didn't attend the meeting. The other holdover trustee, Terri Seymour, opposed…
Looks like July is coming in like a blast furnace today and tomorrow. We haven't had A/C at my house since moving to the Inland Northwest 36 years ago -- and we're not going to start now. We'll be banking on that big clump birth…
A woman holds her child as a plane crases into the Atlantic into the Atlantic Ocean with two off-duty police officers off the beach from Ocean City, Md., Sunday. Troopers say the plane took off from the Ocean City Municipal Airport between 3:30 p.m. and…
The year leading up to Molly Huss’ 60th birthday was terrific. She was physically stronger than she’d ever been, and she was working on a master’s degree at Eastern Washington University in preparation for her encore career as a mental health counselor. The two daughters…
5:24 p.m. Deputy reports male pushing bicycle along H97, north of Harrison; may need ride. 5:20 p.m. 20YO male may have neck injury from dive into waterway (unknown location). 5;17 p.m. Driver of gray Toyota Camri @ e/b I-90/MP 3 (Pleasantview) reckless, brake-checking. 5:03 p.m.…
Paul Eloe, a Post Falls beekeeper, wrangles a swarm of honey bees near the Hagadone Corporation Headquarters Friday afternoon. Around 11am Friday morning resort landscaping manager Steve Malone was alerted to the presence of the bees and called in Eloe to handle the situation. Story…
Time 2 vote ... A man does stretching at a park in Tokyo, Japan, earlier today. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) TGIF Winner (tie, with 5 likes each) -- Randy Myers: "You coulda brought a beach ball if you wanted to play catch,"…
In the comments section, OrangeTV posts: "I never thought I'd say it, but I may actually be turning into a bit of a Gookin fan. I truly do appreciate his stance on the anti-discriminatory policy enough that it almost makes up for his bullheadedness during…
The Heavens above us are clear as a bell; below here on earth it is hotter than Hell. The Bard of Sherman Avenue
Luke Johnson, 6, left, and his brother Andrew Johnson, 5, of Carterville, Ill., play Saturday after a re-enactment during ongoing activities commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, at Bushey Farm in Gettysburg, Pa. Union forces turned away a Confederate advance in the…
At Get Out! North Idaho Facebook wall, OrangeTV provides this 1909 postcard with this description: "A 1909 postcard of some boaters enjoying Lake Coeur d'Alene on a hot summer day. 104 years later and things basically haven't changed a bit. Except the fashion -- these…
Ready to test your knowledge of current events for a chance to win a Davenport gift card or movie tickets? You're 10 interactive questions away from being in the running. You can take the weekly Spokesman-Review News Quiz here. Answer to 1st question: 7000 Last…
... The Coeur d'Alene council members have received copies of the resolution by the Kootenai County GOP Central Committee that asks them to repeal their recent 5-1 approval of the antidiscrimination ordinance. The new city law extends human rights protections to gays in the area…
For the first time in awhile, the Coeur d'Alene School Board will be comprised of all elected trustees when the new board members are sworn in this afternoon at the district's Midtown meeting room. Christa Hazel, Dave Eubanks and Tom Hearn will replace Brent Regan,…
Johnny Depp as Tonto, left, and Armie Hammer as The Lone Ranger, are shown in a scene from "The Lone Ranger." (AP Photo/Disney Enterprises, Inc., Peter Mountain) Question: Johnny Depp's latest movie, "The Lone Ranger," comes out this week. So Spokesman-Review's 7 section wants to…
When two great-nephews, on two separate Hoopfest teams, arrived at their games Saturday in electric pink team shirts, I knew we weren't in boomer-color rules anymore. In my younger years, no teen boy would be caught wearing pink. But everywhere at Hoopfest Saturday, I saw…
... You mow your law by pulling a mower behind your ATV. Here's ShannonF: "Yep, I guess Idaho is a pretty redneck place sometimes. Today we saw a guy mowing his lawn by pulling his mower with an ATV. Also saw another guy riding up…
On her Facebook wall, Cindy posts: "Sam is having a hard time choosing a book to read for Honors English. Rebecca was a non-starter. So was The Chosen. Now we're on to The Yearling and Robinson Crusoe. This book talk prompted Derek's review of the…
On her Facebook wall, Marmitetoasty provides latest re: critically injured 23YO son, Sam: "Home a little earlier today, totally drained of everything....Sam still remains in a critical condition and is still on a ventilator and all the other life support malarkie stuff.. its been a…
In the comments section, CindyH posts: "My melting point is right around 80 degrees. When Mama is melting ain't nobody happy. Even so, we don't have central air, but we do have strategically placed wall and window units. And they are both running full tilt…
In this Nov. 28, 2008, photo, Sarah Guyard-Guillot, left, and Sami Tiaumassi perform as "Forest People" during Cirque du Soleil's "Ka" at MGM Grand Resort in Las Vegas. Guyard-Guillot, a mother of two young children, was pronounced dead at a hospital late Saturday night, after…
11:57 a.m. BOSS hit on stolen, black vehicle w/Washington plates on I-90. 11:35 a.m. Burglar alarm in home's laundry room sounds @ Orchard/Blossom, Hayden. 11:29 a.m. Male in 20s w/Chicago Bears cap leaves in blue Honda Civic after burglarizing several cars in a parking lot…
A drug overdose victim died over the weekend and many others were sickened after taking a potent mixture of a drug called “Molly” at The Gorge Amphitheatre. Steve Dickens, house supervisor at Central Washington Hospital, said several patients, including the one who died, were taken…
Weekend Poll: Hucks Nation believes, overwhelmingly, that the Diamond Cup hydroplane races will take place this Labor Day weekend, now that the Hagadone Corp. has thrown $100,000 into the mix -- and is backing them. 104 of 119 respondents (87.39%) said they believe the races…
Asked about Kalispell’s panhandlers, Samaritan House Director Chris Krager recalls an unexpected conversation his two children had 10 years ago. The family was leaving Walmart and driving past a man with a cardboard sign. “My little girl was like, ‘That guy doesn’t have a job.…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
