LEGION BASEBALL: 19U Lakers drop pair of heartbreakers to Northern Lakes

The North Idaho Lakers (10-7) will be back in action July 4-6 at the Spokane Wood Bat Classic.

Educators participate in i-STEM Institutes at North Idaho College

Educators participate in i-STEM Institutes at NIC

Teachers love to teach, but they also love to learn. Nearly 100 educators from across North Idaho and other parts of the state participated in four days of i-STEM Institutes at North Idaho College this week. They deepened their knowledge and enhanced their science, technology, engineering and mathematics practices through projects and principles they can bring to their classrooms this fall.

‘Best of’ voting now open

The Best of Boundary County 2024 voting period is now open until July 15.

JULY NIBJ: Bonners Ferry historic downtown sees new booming businesses

Bonners Ferry’s historic downtown has seen revitalization in the past months as many vacant buildings have been filled with new retail and service-based businesses.

Illegal northern border crossings continue to break records

(The Center Square) – Illegal border crossings at the northern border continue to break records, according to the latest data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Idaho Democratic Convention held in Moscow

Hundreds of Democrats from across Idaho traveled to Moscow this weekend for the Idaho Democratic Party State Convention, held at the University of Idaho.

IRONMAN 70.3 COEUR d'ALENE: No place like home for Voyles, Endsley and Taylor ... Triathletes take advantage of wind, shorter swim course in annual event in downtown Coeur d'Alene

“Coming back in from the bike, with the wind on your back, it just felt awesome,” Post Falls resident Scott Voyles said. “You could just fly and it felt great.”

ALICE update: Wage growth no match for inflation

Despite bigger paychecks, struggling households in Idaho rose from 2021 to 2022, updated report shows

The findings in this one-year period are consistent with a more than decade-long trend: Since the end of the Great Recession, despite some ups and downs, the number of ALICE households in Idaho has been steadily growing.

PSNI hosts cross-country cyclists raising awareness for disabilities

It’s called Journey of Hope and the clients at Panhandle Special Needs were out in full force on Thursday, June 13, in hopes of having fun with a group of college students cycling across the country. Members of Pi Kappa Phi, representing several colleges and universities across the U.S. embarked on The Ability Experience in Seattle bound for Washington, D.C. with stops in communities across the nation to promote awareness for those with disabilities.

7BeePodcast: Fourth of July Events in Bonner and Boundary Counties

In this week's episode of "What's in the community," come along and hear about 4th of July Events in Bonner and Boundary Counties.

IDFG says it misidentified grizzly bear

Hunter had sent video of bear to officials before shooting it

Fish and Game regrets the mistake made by its staff, the undue stress the situation caused for the hunter and the loss of the grizzly bear. Fish and Game is reviewing its staff’s part in the incident as a personnel matter.

$1M earmarked for North Idaho forests

Goal is to reduce wildfire risk as weather warms up

The funds will also expand road repairs to improve watershed conditions and provide access for wildfire management and implementation of project activities.

Deadline to appeal assessments June 24

Property owners have until June 24 to appeal their property’s assessed value.

Freedom Festival, bringing back neighborhood block party

Local businesses on south Main Street are bringing back the old neighborhood block party this Fourth of July.

Boundary county records - June 20, 2024

Boundary county court records from June 8-14.

Doris Verna Jantz, 95

Doris Verna Dirks Jantz passed away on June 11, 2024.

Bench warrant issued for local woman

A bench warrant has been issued for a local woman on Tuesday, who did show up for drug and alcohol testing, which is a condition of her release from jail.

Vivian Padgett Irwin, 87

Vivian Padgett Irwin, 87, recently passed away.

Milton Hengel, 96

Milton John Hengel passed away on June 10, 2024.

From the Archives - June 20, 2024

Seventy cases of whiskey, a quantity of moonshine, and some beer was destroyed at the county jail this morning in the presence of a number of citizens, by U.S. Marshall Breshears and his deputy.