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LAPWAI - The children gathered at Bessie Scott's feet are speaking the ancient language of her ancestors. Nez Perce words fill the air as the young students practice the names of ...
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Prison director might consider bringing in a few milk cows
Times are tough and even Idaho inmates are being asked to pitch in and help the state whittle down its corrections budget. In a news release last week, Idaho Department of Correction Director Brent Reinke mentioned a couple more great ideas he has come up with to cut costs. First, more ...
Lewiston eyes city's waterfront
A better way-finding system to direct people into downtown Lewiston's waterfront areas is "the low-hanging fruit" to connect the city to the rivers and raise awareness of what is there, half a dozen planners said in a review of the draft of a proposed waterfront development plan. It's something that is ...
Presidents respond to shootings in Mexico
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - Gunmen killed a U.S. consulate employee and her husband as they drove in this violent border city with their baby in the back seat, minutes after the husband of another consular employee was shot to death and his two children wounded, officials said Sunday. Security forces suspected ...
Guns in Pentagon shooting came from police
WASHINGTON - Two guns used in high-profile shootings this year at the Pentagon and a Las Vegas courthouse both came from the same unlikely place: the police and court system of Memphis, Tenn. Law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that both guns were once seized in criminal cases in Memphis. ...
In the schools
Lewiston School Boardhas full agenda tonight Among the items to be discussed by the Lewiston School Board at its meeting tonight are consideration of early retirement incentive payments for professional employees, the purchase of a school bus, and the board's planned tour of school facilities on Friday. The meeting will begin ...
At the library
Story times at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the Lewiston City Library will have a ducks theme. Stories, finger plays, songs and crafts will be featured. A Pajama Story Time about ducks is planned for 6 p.m. Tuesday at the library. The Teen Book Club will discuss "Graceling," by Kristin ...
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A quick look at what's going on in our region: Museum display looksat art and architecture "Pause: Art + Architecture," works exploring the relationship between fine art and architecture, will be displayed from 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. TODAY at the Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman. Artworks on displayat ...
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Of Sunday, March 14, 2010 Births St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Miranda and Travis Davis of Clarkston, a son, Tristyn James Davis, born March 7. Fire Calls Asotin County Fire District No. 1 responded to a report of a fire at a residence at 2712 Laurel Drive in Clarkston ...
Latah County plans sessions on hazard, fire plans
Latah County will hold a series of public meetings this week to address the updating of the multi-hazard mitigation and wildfire protection plans. The meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m. and last about an hour. They will be held at the following locations: Tuesday - Deary Community Center Wednesday - Kendrick ...
Risch schedules telephone town hall for Tuesday
U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, will conduct a telephone town hall meeting Tuesday evening with his constituents. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Pacific time. Those wanting to participate must sign up online at www.risch.senate.gov at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Risch plans to focus on issues and ...
EPA to let states address rising ocean acidity
SEATTLE - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it will consider ways the states can address rising acidity levels in oceans, which pose a serious threat to shellfish and other marine life. The agency's decision was announced in a legal settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity. The environmental group sued ...
Kalispell officials decide to shift policy on annexations
KALISPELL, Mont. - Officials in Kalispell say they will focus annexation policy less on extending the boundaries of the city and more on filling in areas between islands of city land. City officials announced the shift last week at a joint work session of the Kalispell City Council and Planning Board. ...
New Columbia River pipeline offers hope for area farmers
OTHELLO, Wash. - The federal government is doing what until recently had been unthinkable for the Columbia River: building a new stretch of pipeline so more river water can be used for irrigation. The small amount of water that initially will flow through the line near Othello won't solve the region's ...
Freed missionary returns to Idaho after stay in Haitian jail
BOISE - A U.S. missionary released from a Haitian jail last week has returned to her home in Idaho. Charisa Coulter, 24, arrived at the Boise Airport Saturday night where her father, several other Idaho missionaries who had been detained, and dozens of others welcomed her by singing "Amazing Grace." Coulter, ...
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Stories published in the Lewiston Tribune on ... March 15, 1990 A recycling company has nine months to vacate its north Lewiston site and find a new home, the Lewiston Planning and Zoning Commission decided Wednesday night. The commission denied a request by Lewis-Clark Recyclers Inc. for a conditional-use permit to ...
Icebreaker headed for overhaul
SEATTLE - After a $62 million overhaul, the Coast Guard will have its third icebeaker back in service in 2013, filling a critical need as the fleet takes on new responsibilities beyond just crushing ice, the commandant of the service said. Adm. Thad Allen said that within weeks, the icebreaker Polar ...
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Sheriff's deputies recover body of missing hiker in Columbia GorgeSTEVENSON, Wash. - Sheriff's deputies have recovered the body of a University of Portland woman missing for more than a week on a hike in the Columbia River Gorge. Skamania County Undersheriff Dave Cox said a helicopter from the King County Sheriff's ...
Hunters are finding Idaho's wolves are very hard to kill
AVERY, Idaho - Milt Turley wants to shoot a wolf. He and his wife, Kay, live in close proximity to the shaggy-haired predators. Wolf tracks have appeared on the couple's private beach along the St. Joe River, and their two Rottweilers growl when they hear wolves howling at night. Last fall, ...
Farmers, researchers battle Asian fruit fly
PORTLAND, Ore. - Farmers and researchers in the Northwest are racing to control an Asian fruit fly that first appeared last summer and ruined some late-season peach and berry crops. The fly is known as the spotted wing drosophila and appears to have migrated from California, where it appeared in 2008. ...
Seattle archbishop readies for retirement
SEATTLE - From a distinctive new parish in Vancouver to a small but bustling new elementary school in Bellevue, Archbishop Alex Brunett's contributions to the Seattle Archdiocese dot the landscape. At 76, Brunett is preparing to retire. And as he waits for the Vatican to appoint his successor, the spiritual ...
Giant octopus expert tells all in new book
SEATTLE - How it started that Roland Anderson became one of the world's top experts on the giant Pacific octopus - the largest octopus in the world, and home in Puget Sound - was when he worked as the nightshift biologist at the Seattle Aquarium. That was 33 years ago. Now, ...
Open-carry gun advocates not very visible in Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. - A growing movement that has inspired some gun owners in other states to start openly wearing their sidearms in public doesn't appear to have gained much steam in Oregon or Lane County, but some people may be surprised to learn that Oregon and local laws don't prohibit it. ...
Idaho school for at-risk teens beats odds
CALDWELL - Tony Richard, principal of Canyon Springs High School, had "alternative" excised from the school's name in 2006, after his first year at the helm. "I think of it as a high school of choice," said Richard, who believes the catch-all "alternative" carries too much baggage in the public mind. ...
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