4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (670+ words) Because I’ve written about it before, I won’t talk about Bonner General Health’s closure of the Labor and Delivery Department today. What I will tell you about is what happens when you need to deliver in the Emergency Department. To…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (583+ words) Infants, toddlers and young children need outdoor activity to build strong bodies and minds, but they also require extra care in the heat. In the summer months, those twin imperatives can make parents anxious. How long should kids be out?...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (707+ words) Camden Morris, a Nashville-based artist, will perform at the Blue Heron Cafe on August 8 to raise money for the Bonner Community Food Bank. Courtesy of JERRY MORRIS SANDPOINT — When Camden Morris announced his 3 1/2-month tour across the Pacific Northwest, he…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (583+ words) Starting next year, Idahoans on Medicaid expansion will need to prove they’re working to keep accessing the health insurance public assistance program. That’s only if they don’t meet one of several carveouts, like going to school, or being a caregiver…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1107+ words) PRIEST RIVER — It's being in the outdoors that drew Sam Wylie to logging. That, along with a family history of logging — and being kicked out of school with no interest in going back. "My family has been logging all their…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1071+ words) A new state law gives qualifying public schools greater freedom over spending state funding, but the timing could keep many from participating in the program’s first year. The “earned autonomy” program took effect July 1 — after school boards adopted budgets — and…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (449+ words) A computer keyboard. RAY ERKU/PRESS Kootenai County detected the ransomware attack on its computer network March 30, according to a Kootenai County news release. The county, however, has not reported how many residents were affected by the attack or possible…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (339+ words) The newly proposed Yoman Bluffs subdivision layout, including 12 proposed lots Courtesy of BONNER COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT COOLIN — As part of a seven-and-a-half-hour hearing, the Bonner County zoning commission has again recommended approval for a proposed subdivision off Sherwood Beach Road…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (998+ words) BONNERS FERRY — It's a matter of when some residents near the Upper Smith Fire will be asked to evacuate, not if, Northern Rockies Team 1 officials said at a community meeting Monday. "We do anticipate, just to be brutally honest with…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (252+ words) Idaho's sales and property tax giveaways to Big Data centers — combined with their possible impact on utility costs — may become the largest subsidy since the 19th-century railroads. Today, big data centers investing at least $250 million receive never-ending sales tax exemptions…...