Erin B.
Mixed Results in Kootenai County Elections
After an evening watching the ballot counts come in, the KCRCC wins and losses are a mixed bag. Below is the KCRCC recommended ballot...
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Erin B.
- Nov 7
City Voting Day!
Today is voting day! Now is your opportunity to have input on who sits on the city councils, school boards, and fire commissions. Voting...
Erin B.
- Nov 6
Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 11/6
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...
Erin B.
- Oct 10
CDA Schools Trustees Meeting Recap 10/9/23
Midtown Meeting Center and Dress Code Policy updates, along with a Call to Action for the public. Full meeting video here. Dress Code...
Erin B.
- Sep 6
CDA City Council Rubber Stamps FY24 $130M Budget
In a stunning turn of events that no one saw coming <<sarcasm>>, the Coeur d'Alene City Council rubber stamped the FY24 city budget...
Erin B.
- Aug 25
Coeur d'Alene School District Set to Receive $3.7M in FY24 from Property Tax Relief Bill
The 2023 Idaho State Legislature made a huge splash in passing HB292, a bill aimed at reducing $274 million in property taxes. One of the...
Erin B.
- Aug 23
Poll Worker Open House 8/29
Kootenai County Clerk Jennifer Locke announced today a Poll Worker Open House to be held on August 29th. “As we recognize National Poll...
Erin B.
- May 22
Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 5/22
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...
Erin B.
- May 17
May 16 Election Results
Who would have thought that elections were going to become the spectator sport that they are now??? Below are the results from...
Erin B.
- May 15
Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 5/15
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...
Erin B.
- Mar 20
Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 3/20
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...
Erin B.
- Mar 16
Tim Plass Announces Community Library Network Trustee Candidacy
Tim Plass of Rathdrum announced his candidacy this week for the Community Library Network Board of Trustees position. Plass has been a...
Erin B.
- Mar 15
CDA and Lakeland Schools Levies Fail, Post Falls Levy Passes
Yesterday the people voted to decide whether their school districts deserved taxpayer money. In Kootenai County we saw the highest voter...
Erin B.
- Mar 14
Coeur d’Alene School Board Recap 3/13/23 with a SECOND Girl Speaking Out Against School District
First off: It's voting day so GO VOTE! Today is the day where you let the school district know if you approve or disapprove of how they...
Erin B.
- Mar 13
Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 3/13
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...
Erin B.
- Mar 11
Lakeland Has Solution to CDA School District's Problem
Over the past few days there has been a flurry of discussion involving the Coeur d'Alene School District. A student has come out against...
Erin B.
- Mar 10
INTERVIEW and TRANSCRIPT: Coeur d’Alene High School Student Encounters Male in Girls Restroom
Yesterday we brought you the story about a Coeur d’Alene High School student who had an incident where a male used the female bathroom,...
Erin B.
- Mar 9
What is really going on in the Coeur d’Alene School District?
This is an extended version of the article that was posted in the print edition of The People's Pen. In March the Coeur d’Alene School...
Erin B.
- Mar 8
Girls Are Afraid to Use the School Restroom
A mom in the Coeur d'Alene School District has a daughter at Coeur d'Alene High School that just had an incident where a male walked into...
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- Feb 27
Guest: Former Coeur d'Alene School Trustee Discusses School Levy
Coeur d’Alene School District 271 is asking you to vote for a permanent levy that will be on every future tax bill you receive. Normally...
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