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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 16, 2023


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 14, 2023


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 10, 2023


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 9, 2023


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...

Erin B.
Mar 8, 2023


Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 3/6
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Erin B.
Mar 6, 2023


Kootenai Classical Academy Now Accepting Enrollment Applications
Application deadline is March 24 so apply for enrollment today!

Erin B.
Mar 4, 2023


Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 2/20
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Erin B.
Feb 20, 2023


Kootenai County Commissioners Meetings Update
Kootenai County Commissioners Status Update 2/14 GTN XPress Pipeline Project A local senator has asked for a letter of support from the...

Erin B.
Feb 15, 2023


Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 2/13
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Erin B.
Feb 13, 2023


Coeur d'Alene School District Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Guidelines
Does everyone remember the uproar in the Caldwell School District, where parents found out that the school board was trying to pass...

Erin B.
Feb 9, 2023


Kootenai Classical Academy Now Accepting Applications!
Great news! The newest charter school, Kootenai Classical Academy, is now accepting applications for students K-8! This has been a long...

Erin B.
Feb 7, 2023


NIC President Contracts
There have been multiple North Idaho College presidents in the past few years and now is the time to compare contracts and remember....

Erin B.
Jan 18, 2023


Kootenai County Swearing In Ceremony
The newly elected county officials were sworn in this morning to a packed room at the Kootenai County Administration building. The...

Erin B.
Jan 10, 2023


President Swayne Lawsuit Documents
If you're following along, President Swayne was placed on administrative leave - with pay - while the details and history of these past...

Erin B.
Jan 1, 2023


HURA's December meeting leads to board chairman John Young's resignation
Memo from Attorney General's office stuns board. John Young Resigns from HURA Board The Hayden Citizen has learned from multiple sources...

Calvin Freitas
Dec 13, 2022


Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 12/12
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Erin B.
Dec 12, 2022


North Idaho College Special Meeting Recap 12/8/22
The North Idaho College Board of Trustees called a special meeting for last night; the meeting is an extension of Monday’s meeting;...

Erin B.
Dec 9, 2022


Kootenai Health Informational Session Thursday, 12/8
A couple reminders about Kootenai Health: This Thursday there is an “informational meeting” about why Kootenai Health thinks it’s a good...

Erin B.
Dec 7, 2022


Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 10/31
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Erin B.
Oct 31, 2022
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