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Brad Little, the Republican candidate for governor, will be in St. Maries Oct. 17 for a campaign visit.

The return of the Summer Sunset Concert Series in Summer 2019 is one of many to-dos on the St. Maries Chamber’s docket.

The remaining half of Tenth Street finally got its face lift last week when crews finished paving the road, now serving as a main arterial through St. Maries.

Two Washington residents were killed in a one-vehicle accident near Plummer Sept. 1.

Eight schools in North Idaho, including three local high schools, are selling raffle tickets for a 2018 convertible Volkswagen Bug donated by Post Falls Volkswagen.

Homecoming week at St. Maries High School began Monday and this year will include a community participation award.

There will be a meeting to discuss the creation of a St. Maries Community Foundation Thursday, Sept. 13. Residents are invited to discuss the creation of a foundation that would collect donations for community development through a partnership with the Idaho Community Foundation.

The city of St. Maries has an opportunity to apply for a grant worth $500,000 to improve its sewer system. One of the criteria of the the grant will be the result of a random income study.

The Emida Days celebration is Sept. 15 and begins at 8 a.m.

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The Harrison Haul Ass To Harrison’s Nineteenth Car Show and Shine was Sept. 9. There were 78 entries in the show but there were also several cars that were not registered that were also parked in town.

A Spokane man will serve his full sentence for lewd conduct with a child after failing a rider program.

It was his best show ever.

North Idaho College will teach two new health care courses after receiving more than $200k from the Idaho Department of Labor.

The Nineteenth Annual Haul Ass to Harrison Car Show and Shine is Sat., Sept. 8 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Harrison City Park. The car show is presented by the Harrison Chamber of Commerce and the chairperson is Russ Wilbur.

Drivers will soon see the last of traffic lights at the four-way stop in St. Maries.

Low water levels sunk a set of sprint boat races Sunday, Sept. 2.

A Coeur d’Alene man is dead after an early-morning car crash near Worley Sept. 4.

A group of St. Maries High School introduced a new system to promote Lumberjack PRIDE among students.

Two Benewah County Commissioners will be honored for a lifetime of achievement at the Tom and Dottie Hodgson Democratic Dinner Sept. 8.

A local resident petitioned the council to consider a variance for a wall she plans to construct to save a well-known landmark.

If practice makes perfect, this oughta’ be pretty good.

The Land Board recently approved a 3.5-percent year-over-year increase in the fiscal year (FY) 2020 payout from the eight endowment funds that support Idaho’s public school system, universities and other beneficiaries.

Panhandle Health District (PHD) invites community members interested in efforts to reduce opioid abuse are invited to the North Idaho Rx Opioid Solution Symposium September 12.