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Wallace gas leak resolved after prompting evacuations
A gas leak that prompted evacuations in the area of 6th and Cedar north to I90 has been resolved, according to the…
No ‘murder hornets’ reported in Idaho
BOISE – As of May 7, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) has no confirmed reports of Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia) being found in the sta…
Local meal services receive welcome donation
For more than 125 years, Hecla has been a part of Shoshone County, they have seen the height of the community as well as the low, as businesses and other organ…
Shoshone County receives SRS dollars
WALLACE — $23.9 million in Secure Rural Schools (SRS) funds will be distributed throughout Idaho following a two-year extension of the program, authorized by C…
BOCC asks for extension from EMS Corp.
WALLACE — Shoshone Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) chairman Mike Fitzgerald and his fellow commissioners understand that there is no simple solution as it…
Silver Valley artists receive honorable mentions in UI Art Exhibition
MOSCOW — Two Silver Valley high school students were recently recognized for their submissions into the University of Idaho’s high school art exhibition.
‘Murder Hornets,’ with sting that can kill, land in U.S.
SPOKANE — The world’s largest hornet, a 2-inch killer dubbed the “Murder Hornet” with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in Washington state, where ent…
Gyro Days, Lead Creek Derby postponed
WALLACE — The Wallace Gyro Club is saddened to inform you that, for the first time since 1942, they will be unable to provide the Lead Creek Derby that so many…
Silver Valley Search and Rescue assist in Mineral County operation
Washington man found deceased
North Idaho COVID-19 cases at 66
COEUR d’ALENE – The Panhandle Health District (PHD) announced Monday that the total number of cases of COVID-19 in the Panhandle area is at 66. 62 of the cases…
Here’s the plan for restaurant reopenings
To our Food Establishment Operators,
Emergency grants available for child care business owners
BOISE — Gov. Brad Little announced recently a new Idaho Child Care Emergency Grant to provide child care business owners with the financial resources to reopen…
Pinehurst Library opens curbside self-service
PINEHURST – All seven Community Library Network libraries across Kootenai County and in Pinehurst will offer self-service curbside pickup starting May 11th.
Burn permits required starting May 10
BOISE – Beginning May 10, Idahoans must obtain a fire burn permit from the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) before starting debris burning activities. Closed fi…
COVID changed your college plans?
NIC host Zoom session to answer questions
April showers bring May flowers
Nursing home residents, staff receive May Day gifts