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Owner and former CEO of Stinker Stores Charley Jones dies
Originally published Aug. 23 on KTVB.COM.Charley Jones, the owner and former CEO of Stinker Stores, died Thursday following a fight with cancer, a press release announced. Jones was a Borah High School graduate, who later attended the University of Idaho. He joined the U.S. Army Reserves Finance Corps and achieved the rank of Captain. Then, later earned his C.P.A. and began working in public accounting. Prior to his purchase of Stinker Stores, he was President of Stein Distributing, Idaho’s largest Anheuser-Busch distributorship, the news release...
7-foot center Ismaila Diagne looks to "enjoy every moment & win everything" during first season with Gonzaga
SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga basketball will be back before you know it. That means Bulldog fans will be able to get a first look at the new 2024-25 team as Mark Few and his staff picked up a couple talented players from the transfer portal. One of the new...
Farm-to-fun: Larry Schaapman to lead Cruisin' the Crops Tour
QUINCY — For more than five years, Larry Schaapman of Integrity Ag Incorporated has taken Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day attendees on a bus tour of local farms for a FCAD event called Cruisin’ the Crops Tour. Busses load at 11:30 a.m. and leave at 11:45 a.m. on Sept. 14...
Spokane SCRAPS offering free neutering amid increase of pregnant animals
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane County animal protection service, SCRAPS, will be offering 100 free spay/neuters for household dogs. This comes after SCRAPS says they have seen a recent spike in the number of pregnant dogs in the community. The event will take place at the SCRAPS facility on Aug....
Great Escape bus tour to highlight geology
QUINCY — Ken Lacy will lead a tour covering the ice age floods that swept across Quincy Valley on Sept. 14. The busses will load at 12:45 p.m. at Quincy Middle School and depart for a trek across the valley at 1 p.m. Lacy is the current president of...
Quincy School District outlines new no-phone policy at middle school, approves $69.7M budget
QUINCY — The Quincy School District plans to enforce a no-cell-phone policy at Quincy Middle School beginning in November. At the Aug. 13 school board meeting, the district presented a report on being "cell phone-free" at the middle school. Some of the benefits they believe students will gain from the decision are supportive learning, less distraction in the classroom, improved mental health, fewer student meetings outside of class, and decreased bullying on social media.
24 miles in 20 hours: Kim Bowler's epic swim across Priest Lake
PRIEST LAKE, Idaho — Kim Bowler just swam the length of Priest Lake. That’s more than 24 miles, and it took nearly 20 hours. She endured choppy waters, headwinds, an aching right arm, then an aching left arm, bumped into things in the night and wanted to quit more than once.
Veterans carry flags for local parades, seek next generation to help
QUINCY — At the beginning of any local parade, the community is sure to see its local veterans bearing the country’s flag. According to Vietnam-era veteran Jerry Prchal, there is a need for more, and younger, veterans to join them in the Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day parade this year and going forward.
Doctors baffled by mysterious illness that has left Pocatello native unable to speak or move
It all started near the end of June when 33-year-old Pocatello native and Challis resident Jacob Lipshin began experiencing bouts of dizziness and trouble with his depth perception — so much so that he told his wife Brooke he didn’t feel comfortable driving a vehicle. In a span of just about eight weeks, Lipshin’s condition has deteriorated to the point where he is now bedridden at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City — unable to speak, move or even blink his eyes. ...
2024 Convention for Jehovah’s Witnesses is back in Kennewick
KENNEWICK, Wash. — The 2024 Convention for Jehovah’s Witnesses is happening from Aug. 23 to 25 at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. This is the third three-day convention this summer, out of four planned. The next one is happening next weekend, Aug. 30 to Sept. 1.
Stay Out of Drug Areas Ordinance Passed
(YAKIMA) - The Yakima City Council passed the stay out of drug areas ordinance at Tuesday’s council meeting. The stay out of drug areas are two zones around North 1st Street and South Naches Avenue. With this ordinance municipal court judges can ban people facing drug charges from visiting these areas as a condition around pre-trial release or after the conviction. Although some members of the community shared their concerns about the ordinance at the meeting.
Spokane mayor proposes $1.2M for women's congregate shelter amid effort to close TRAC
(The Center Square) – As Spokane’s Hope House funding dries up, Mayor Lisa Brown proposed pulling savings from the Trent Resource and Assistance Center on Thursday to bail out its homeless shelter geared for women. Hope House is an emergency shelter operated by Volunteers of America. According to its website, the shelter served and housed more than 500 women last year. However, due to a lack of funding from the state, local and private sector partners, it’s facing economic collapse. ...
Be careful before you post, says Richland Police Department
RICHLAND, Wash. – With the official start of the 2024-2025 school year just days away, RPD wants to remind parents that posting information online could lead to potential consequences. A Facebook post by the Richland Police Department warned parents that posting identifying information along the “first day of school”...
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