James Hanlon

Rural Reporter at The Spokesman-Review

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U.S. tribes bolster caribou recovery and restoration in British Columbia

1 week ago | newsminer.com | James Hanlon

NAKUSP, British Columbia — Six years after the last wild caribou in the Lower 48 was relocated to Canada, conservationists and Inland Northwest tribes see a glimmer of hope less than 100 miles north of the border. Nestled by a hot springs resort near Goat Range Provincial Park, some woodland caribou cows of the southern mountain population are about to give birth in the safety of 6-hectare enclosure guarded from predators by a high-voltage electric fence.
Record travel expected this weekend and this summer at Spokane airport

2 weeks ago | spokesman.com | James Hanlon

Highways and airports will be especially busy during this Memorial Day weekend as lower gas prices help fuel the traditional start of the summer travel season. Spokane International Airport expects a record number of travelers this summer, beginning with an 18% jump this weekend. And despite concerns about the rising cost of goods and groceries, cheaper gas might also bump road traffic.
School levies pass with strong margins in North Idaho

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | James Hanlon

May 21—Voters approved levies for five North Idaho school districts Tuesday, reversing a trend for some districts that have struggled to pass funding measures in recent years. In Kootenai County, the Post Falls School District passed a $6 million levy with 62% in favor , Lakeland Joint School District passed a $7.5 million levy with 67% in support, and Plummer-Worley Joint School District passed a $900,000 levy with 59%.
Victoria Bauman wins Community Library Network seat

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | James Hanlon

May 21—The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee completed a takeover of the Community Library Network Tuesday when its preferred candidate won a fifth seat on the board of trustees. Victoria Bauman beat Michelle Lippert with 57% of the vote. The seat was open after Trustee Tony Ambrosetti, who was appointed to fill a vacancy late last year, declined to run for a full term.
School levies pass with strong margins in North Idaho

2 weeks ago | spokesman.com | James Hanlon

Voters approved levies for five North Idaho school districts Tuesday, reversing a trend for some districts that have struggled to pass funding measures in recent years. In Kootenai County, the Post Falls School District passed a $6 million levy by 62% of the vote, Lakeland Joint School District passed a $7.5 million levy by 67%, and Plummer-Worley Joint School District passed a $900,000 levy by 59%.
Victoria Bauman wins Community Library Network seat

2 weeks ago | spokesman.com | James Hanlon

The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee completed a takeover of the Community Library Network Tuesday when its preferred candidate won a fifth seat on the board of trustees. Victoria Bauman beat Michelle Lippert with 57% of the vote. The seat was open after Trustee Tony Ambrosetti, who was appointed to fill a vacancy late last year, declined to run for a full term.
U.S. tribes bolster caribou recovery and restoration in British Columbia

2 weeks ago | spokesman.com | James Hanlon

NAKUSP, British Columbia – Six years after the last wild caribou in the Lower 48 was relocated to Canada, conservationists and Inland Northwest tribes see a glimmer of hope less than 100 miles north of the border. Nestled by a hot springs resort near Goat Range Provincial Park, some woodland caribou cows of the southern mountain population are about to give birth in the safety of 6-hectare enclosure guarded from predators by a high-voltage electric fence.
'You can't fire 90% of the people and assume the work gets done': Sen. Murray questions RFK Jr. over Spokane mine safety lab cuts

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | James Hanlon

May 14—Federal research on mine safety will continue despite job cuts, including at a facility in Spokane, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at a Senate hearing Wednesday. Sen. Patty Murray, a senior member and former chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, asked Kennedy why some workers are being reinstated at a laboratory in Morgantown, West Virginia, but none at the Spokane Research Laboratory, which covers the western United States.
Sen. Murray questions RFK Jr. over Spokane mine safety lab cuts

3 weeks ago | spokesman.com | James Hanlon

Federal research on mine safety will continue despite massive job cuts including a facility in Spokane, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at a Senate hearing Wednesday. Sen. Patty Murray, a senior member and former chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, asked Kennedy why some workers are being reinstated at a laboratory in Morgantown, West Virginia, but none at the Spokane Research Laboratory, which covers the western United States.
Spokane Catholics rejoice for America’s first pope

4 weeks ago | thenewstribune.com | James Hanlon |Nick Gibson

May 8-For a brief moment, it seemed Spokane would have a direct link to the papacy, and more so than just the Washington State University flag that was spotted waving in the Vatican square during the conclave. Word of the new pope's ties to Chicago spread quickly, and with bated breath, some Spokane residents hoped to hear Cardinal Blase Cupich's name called. Cupich served as bishop of Spokane from 2010 to 2014, when he was tapped by Pope Francis to become Archbishop of Chicago.