North Idaho has much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving holiday.
Local mayors and county commissioners took a moment to reflect and share with The Press the gratitude filling their hearts this year.
To facilitate law enforcement throughout the county, Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris cross-deputizes police officers from other jurisdictions and swears in some special deputies who don’t have backgrounds in law enforcement.
Kootenai County commissioners have agreed to allow Assessor Béla Kovacs to hire attorney D. Colton Boyles to represent his office in multiple civil lawsuits but won’t reveal how much Kovacs is authorized to spend.
After Kootenai County voters rejected a $50 million bond meant to curtail development on the Rathdrum Prairie, it’s unclear whether the concept will come before voters again.
Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris played to a full house Wednesday night, when more than 120 people gathered in the county administration building for a “legislative town hall” meeting with Norris and representatives from U.S. Border Patrol.