All welcome to join in area services

Local congregations invite all in the community to join them in faith — whether they are looking for a new church family or are new to town and are seeking a place to worship.

Army Corps began Lake Pend Oreille refill March 28

Officials noted that it’s “too early” to determine when Lake Pend Oreille will reach its summer pool, but that they expect to achieve the mark once flood risks have subsided. They added that staff will consider the limitations of Albeni Falls Dam’s current limitations as they navigate the refill.

PREP TRACK & FIELD: Porinchok leads Spartans at Ezra Gordon Invite

PREP TRACK & FIELD: Porinchok leads Spartans at Ezra Gordon Invite

Moody's upgrades North Idaho College's bond rating

Moody's Ratings has upgraded North Idaho College’s outlook to stable from negative and announced Baa1 issuer and revenue bond ratings for the college. The report from Moody’s noted that NIC had $8 million in total debt outstanding as of June 30. NIC President Nick Swayne said he is encouraged to see news of the fiscal policies of the new board have already spread beyond North Idaho.

Crowds flock to newest Catholic saint in Assisi

Millennial teen's ordinariness is the draw for faithful

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the Catholic Church's newest saint. Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, will be formally canonized on April 27. The boy, who died in 2006 when he was 15, lies wearing sneakers and a sweatshirt in a shrine in a somber Assisi church honoring St. Francis. For his mother, the church, and the pilgrims, Acutis shows how a regular teen of today's world can achieve holiness — and inspire devotion uncommon in youth like him.

Kenna Keener, 99

Kenna Gilbert Keener, 99, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2025.

Dust off the fishing rod and plan your next family fishing outing this spring

Itchin’ for some fishin’? Here are some of the best statewide spring fishing holes for new anglers and families.

But trout aren’t the only type of fishing available. Warmwater fishing can bounce back remarkably fast with a streak of warm, sunny weather, and many other species, such as perch, crappie and bluegill, become very active during spring.

Legals for March, 26 2025

Prosecutors may call on Kohberger’s family to testify

Kohberger was a graduate student studying criminal justice and criminology at Washington State University, in Pullman, Washington, just nine miles from where the three female victims lived with two other young women who went physically unharmed during the homicides.

Bang, zap, whoosh! — SHS students stoke youth science intrigue

At one station, high schoolers demonstrated the conservation of angular momentum with a bicycle wheel and a low-friction turntable. Participants stood on the turntable and held the spinning wheel using two handles attached to its hub. When they rotated the wheel left or right, they found their whole body rotating on the turntable in order to compensate for the wheel’s change in angular momentum.

Community Library Network’s new policies could fracture regional library consortium

For decades, the Community Information Network has enabled libraries in North Idaho and eastern Washington to share their collections and broadened patrons’ access to materials. Now a restrictive policy for minor library cardholders in the Community Library Network, unlike any other in the library consortium, could mean that patrons across the region lose access to library materials.

Bonner County Calendar - March 25, 2025

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.

Bonner County Calendar - March 26, 2025

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.

Bonner County Calendar - March 29, 2025

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.

Bonner County Calendar - March 27, 2025

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.

Bonner County History - March 25, 2025

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.

Bonner County Calendar - March 28, 2025

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.

Quick eater? Experts say it's time to slow down

Scientists say you're eating too fast if you typically finish a regular-sized meal in less than 20 minutes. That means you could have a higher risk of obesity, swallow more air that leads to bloating or have unchewed pieces of food lodged in your esophagus. Experts recommend slowing down by putting down your phone, turning off the TV and focusing on the meal itself.

Bill to ban SNAP coverage for candy, soda heads to Senate

Supporters see it as an important health step. Critics, including business industry, say definitions are unworkably broad.

Bonner County Calendar - March 23, 2025

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.