Dalton Gardens News

COEUR d'ALENE -- Around 2,300 Avista customers lost power shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday when a contractor drove his Bobcat front end loader into a power pole.

It's not unusual for a sheep to reject her babies. When two lambs were left on their own, a Dalton Gardens family adopted the pair.

COEUR d'ALENE, Idaho - The Coeur d'Alene Police department say one man is dead after a fatal collision between a motorcycle and pickup truck. via KHQ-TV Spokane

“You can't have a relationship, other than through your money, with a department store, but you can with the proprietor of a small business.”

Attention female shoppers: Soon you'll be able to get your hands on a guidebook that will provide the scoop on many of the locally owned stores and services in the Inland Northwest that cater specifically to ... via Spokane Journal of Business

COEUR D'ALENE -- The owner of a home in northern Idaho built over decaying animal bones and other trash that is now causing the house to collapse is suing the builder. via KTVB Boise

As The Worms Turn is a show and tell, episode by episode, of successful worm bin composting. via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

“We're certainly not at a panic level”

Commissioners, Gov. Otter declare state of emergency for Kootenai, other areas COEUR d'ALENE -- Kootenai County commissioners declared a disaster emergency Thursday after winter storms blanketed the region with ... via PostFallsPress

“Those are unique numbers to talk about”

JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Shawn Frear waits for his coworker to clear a path with a snowblower Tuesday before clearing snow from the edge of the roof of Forest Steel. via PostFallsPress

“We're 21 deputies down from where we should be”

JASON HUNT/Press Kootenai County Sheriff's deputy Gavin Broadwater talks to the driver of a vehicle he stopped along Highway 95 Tuesday in Hayden. via PostFallsPress

“I thought it could be greatly improved and beautified. At a convention, I asked one of the board members of the local fair how to serve on the fair board, because I thought I would like that.”

Barbara Renner was inducted into the International Association of Fairs and Expositions Hall of Fame last month for her more than three decades of work with the Kootenai County Fair and Rodeo. via Coeur d'Alene Press Newspaper

Fire and Rescue chief Ron Sampert says the added positions mean a shorter wait for folks who need emergency help. via KMVT Twin Falls

“This is a wrongful death. That dog should have never, ever been killed”

Courtesy photo Bluu, on left, beside Katherine Mitchell's Jack Russell terrier, Fannie. via Coeur d'Alene Press Newspaper

“I'm happy to get to serve the people for four years”

Athol's incumbent mayor, Lanny Spurlock, won the mayoral election with 113 votes, beating Dan Holmes, who received 63. via Coeur d'Alene Press Newspaper

“We were able to put some soccer goals back together, but they're not usable long-term, and then it's fence damage and tree damage, and you can't get a tree back.”

Children climbed, ran, dodged and rolled over the 26 aces of Croffoot Park Saturday morning, unknowing of the destruction around them. via PostFallsPress

Bucks for Rudy Here's a list of the largest donors from North Idaho to GOP presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani in August: William Betts, Dalton Gardens, $3,500 Diane Finney, Post Falls, $2,175 Tom Anderl, ... via The Spokesman-Review

“It does look like we're going to have a good ski season”

JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Isaiah Gallegos, 5, watches his pitch fly to a makeshift home plate of leaves during a quick game of baseball Monday with his friends Alexis and Dylan Frades, 8 and 5, in Dalton Gardens. via Coeur d'Alene Press Newspaper