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TRAVEL BASEBALL: Sandpoint Sasquatch 15U starts off Joy Shuman Memorial Tournament with thrilling 1-run win
The Sandpoint Sasquatch 15U will play the Spokane Expos 16U (4 p.m.) and the Crew 16U Black of Spokane (6 p.m.) on Saturday.
Small wildland fire discovered, extinguished in Sandpoint
The burned area is adjacent to Chuck Slough and just east of the Baldfoot disc golf course. The eastern edge of the area is a handful of yards from a railway. No structures appear to have been affected by the fire.
North Idaho air quality expected to reach advisory levels
Impact on air quality "likely continuing as the summer progresses."
Study: Idaho's wolf population was 1,150 last summer
Genetics-based modeling will replace the camera-based estimates done since 2019
The new genetic-based method uses data that Fish and Game staff have collected for years from harvested wolves, and with that historical genetic data, researchers produced estimates for previous years.
David Michael Book, 61
David Michael Book, 61, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
Margaret Arlene Wiggin, 92
Margaret Arlene Wiggin, 92, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2024.
Camp Invention stokes STEM interest
Camp Invention, a five-day STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education event for kids between kindergarten and sixth grade, arrived in the Sandpoint area for the first time on Monday.
Associated Press Business Briefs - July 26, 2024
Business information and news from around the United States and the world.
Festival welcomes Violent Femmes
Seminal alt-rockers Violent Femmes will be giving fans a not-to-be-missed, one-two punch, or more accurately a two-one punch, as they take to the Festival stage today.
Scholar's church closes its doors
First Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, has held the last service of its 156-year history. It's among many U.S. churches that close their doors each year. But there's a poignant twist in this story. First Baptist's pastor, Ryan Burge, spends much of his time as a researcher, documenting the dramatic decline in religious affiliation in recent decades. With more Americans abandoning religious affiliation, it's hard to grow and sustain a church, Burge says. He hopes his research, and his personal experience, can provide comfort to other pastors of struggling churches. "This is not all your fault," Burge tells them.
Bonner County Calendar - July 26, 2024
A look at the events, activities, and meetings happening around Bonner County, from Sandpoint to Cocolalla, from Priest River to Ponderay, and from Clark Fork to Dover.
God's miracles can be found all around us
Bonner County pastors share messages of faith and hope.
Wall Street's smallest stocks roar back
Wall Street's split widened, as smaller stocks and other formerly unloved areas of the market rose up while superstar Big Tech stocks gave back more of their huge gains. Most stocks climbed Thursday after a surprisingly strong report on the U.S. economy raised hopes for profits at smaller companies. Continued weakness for a pocket of Big Tech stocks including Nvidia and Microsoft weighed on the S&P 500, however, and the index fell 0.5% after a healthy gain from earlier in the day evaporated. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite lost 0.9%.
Kid Weather - July 26, 2024
Today's weather forecast as drawn by Bonner County's talented young artists.
Timber Days kicks off today
Two days of fun will be taking place today and Saturday as part of the 2024 Timber Days celebration in Priest River.
Big Toys Condos opens for business
Instead of renting storage spaces, co-owners Craig Cozad, Derick Driggs and Todd Kaufman tapped into the emerging trend of creating a storage community.
Best Shot - July 26, 2024
Great photos shared by the many talented photographers in the community.
Churches welcome all to worship in faith
Local congregations invite all in the community to join them in faith and worship.
