Kaye Thornbrugh

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COEUR d’ALENE — Members of the region’s library consortium agreed Wednesday to continue working toward rebranding as Inland Northwest Libraries under a new joint powers agreement, with a tentative deadline set for this fall. Founded more than 40 years ago, the Community Information Network enables libraries in North Idaho and eastern Washington to share their collections and resources, broadening patrons’ access to materials and sharing costs.

1 week ago | cdapress.com | Kaye Thornbrugh

COEUR d’ALENE — A man will spend up to 21 years in prison for sexually abusing three younger children when he was between the ages of 13 and 15 years old. Josiah E. Bryan, 31, pleaded guilty to three counts of lewd conduct with a child under the age of 16, all felonies punishable by a maximum of life in prison. There is no mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of lewd conduct.

1 week ago | cdapress.com | Kaye Thornbrugh

COEUR d’ALENE — Idaho judges will see a pay increase beginning this summer. Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 322 in late March. The legislation, which takes effect July 1, equates to about a 10% raise across the board for magistrate, district, appellate and Supreme Court judges. This means Supreme Court justices will earn almost $187,000 per year. District judges will earn more than $170,000 per year and magistrate judges will earn nearly $165,000 annually.

1 week ago | cdapress.com | Kaye Thornbrugh

HAYDEN — Inside the hot, humid greenhouse at Summit Sprouts, Sarah Dormer leaned in close to the blooming amorphophallus konjac, took a deep breath and recoiled, gagging. Amorphophallus konjac is also called voodoo lily, devil’s tongue and snake palm. The plant is a relative of the titan arum, better known as the corpse flower, and though the voodoo lily is smaller than its cousin, the plants share other qualities — including an overpowering stench of decay while in bloom.

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COEUR d’ALENE — After a weekslong investigation, police recommend that Coeur d’Alene city prosecutors file misdemeanor charges against security personnel who dragged a woman out of the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium and allegedly battered others during a chaotic legislative town hall hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee.