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Rathdrum presents annual awards dinner

The Rathdrum Chamber of Commerce named the brightest and best community contributors at an awards dinner Saturday evening at the new Kootenai Electric Cooperative building. ....

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Room to grow

Birds flitted among wilting sunflowers and pinwheels spun in a warm breeze Saturday morning, while volunteers tilled the soil at the community garden at the Lutheran Church of the Master. ....

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Kootenai County commissioners to reexamine Justice Building project

In the face of growing costs, Kootenai County commissioners will reevaluate the scope of the ongoing Justice Building expansion project. ....

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Fire prevention requires close and careful attention to conditions, utilities say

COEUR D’ALENE The interaction of electrical lines and the landscape around them, especially trees, often ends badly it can cause power outages any time of year, but in the summer in particular it can cause fires. Keeping fires from happening requires close attention to power lines and the areas around them, and that’s not just a summer job. ....

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Regional utility companies work to mitigate wildfire risks

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho The interaction of electrical lines and the landscape around them, especially trees, often ends badly - it can cause power outages any time of year, but in the summer in particular it can cause fires. Keeping fires from happening requires close attention to power lines and the areas around them, and that’s not just a summer job.

“Fire season is a condition that can exist at any time of year,” wrote JoDee Black of NorthWestern Energy, based in Missoula, Montana via email. “Each year’s weather conditions impact those situations differently: Early season rains encourage plant growth which fuels fires later in the growing season, and winters with little snow leave dry plant material available for late season fires.” . ....

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