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Adults-only room in the works for a small library in northern Idaho

By Lauren Paterson January 24, 2025

A young child with brown hair holds open a book in a way that obscures most of their face.

Idaho’s new law restricting what materials minors can read means small towns in Idaho have to come up with new rules, or risk legal action against them. (Credit: Johnny McClung […]Read More

Rape, beatings and racial slurs: None of it was enough to shut down this Idaho youth facility

By Rebecca White October 6, 2023

A brown, 2-story house is shown with blue skies in the background and green trees. Curtains in the house are closed and the numbers "820" are nailed into the center representing the address. A gate and brown fence with ramp and a few stairs go down to a small green grass yard in front.

Employees at Cornerstone Cottage alerted state officials to the dangers, only to be fired themselves Cornerstone Cottage opened in 2016 in Post Falls, Idaho, a booming bedroom community 25 miles […]Read More

Coeur d’Alene Tribal Youth Create Summer Podcasts About Water Issues

By Doug Nadvornick June 30, 2020

Kyra Antone is one of the mentors for Coeur d'Alene tribal youth members who have produced podcasts about natural resource issues. Courtesy of Coeur d'Alene Tribe

A group of Coeur d’Alene tribal students is learning how to tell stories and make podcasts. The program they’re making tackles a pretty weighty subject. The tribe is working with the University of Idaho and the state University of New York at Buffalo to prepare young people to become tribal leaders.Read More