Kick-Off Summer With A Free Visit To A National Park!

Submitted by Jilian Winterfeld, KXLY 920 Associate Editor

Monday, June 13th, 2011, 9:06am

Kick-Off Summer With A Free Visit To A National Park!

Start summer with a free visit to a national park!

The National Park Service is waiving all entrance fees on June 21 – the first day of summer.

Additional fee free days in 2011 are National Public Lands Day (Saturday, September 24) and Veterans Day weekend (November 11-13).

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Free HIV Testing

Submitted by Brian Neale, Producer

Thursday, June 9th, 2011, 12:45pm

The Panhandle Health District is offering free HIV testing later this month at all of its offices throughout the 5 northern counties.

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Crime Reports Map Now Available for Shoshone County

Submitted by Nicole Hensley, Web Producer

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011, 11:30am

Crime Reports Map Now Available for Shoshone County

A new partnership between the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office and CrimeReports, an online crime map, has produced their own version of a crime map to cover all of Shoshone County. They're the next agency in Idaho to do so after multiple counties and cities like Pocatello and Coeur d'Alene. It went online last week and even is available through an iPhone app by CrimeReports.

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Team Laughing Dog Loses A Rider Over The Weekend

Submitted by Jamie Lynn Morgan, Community Blogger & Travel/Tourism Marketer

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011, 11:38am

It wasn't enough that Melvin Dick from Team Laughing Dog had a crash during a training ride back in March where he broke his hip and had an 8-10 inch stainless steel rod anchored in his right femur

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Route of the Hiawatha Opens Saturday!

Submitted by Melissa Luck, Executive News Producer

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011, 9:22am

Pump up the bike tires and grab your helmet - one of the Inland Northwest's favorite trail rides, the Route of the Hiawatha, opens Saturday!

The June 11th opening actually marks a delay in the trail's typical season. The route usually opens from May to September, but the cool spring and heavy snowfall delayed the opening. Crews from Lookout Pass, which operates the trail, have been clearing the snow from the trailhead's highest peak to get ready for this weekend.

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Brad Conner Memorial Golf Tourney Set For July 9

Submitted by Rob Kauder, Internet Content Manager | KXLY.com

Friday, June 3rd, 2011, 2:58pm

Brad Conner Memorial Golf Tourney Set For July 9

A memorial golf tourney, held in memory of a Special Forces soldier from Coeur d'Alene killed in Iraq, has been slated for July 9 at the Galena Ridge Golf Course.

The golf tourney is in memory of Army Sergeant Major Bradly Conner, who was serving with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group when he was killed in action on May 9, 2007 in Iraq.

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Avista Utilities Offers Another Incentive To Customers To Recycle

Submitted by Jamie Lynn Morgan, Community Blogger & Travel/Tourism Marketer

Friday, June 3rd, 2011, 2:06pm

Avista Utilities Offers Another Incentive To Customers To Recycle

I received this in my email inbox today and think it is something that should be shared. I am a big fan of recycling and think that any time someone offers you an incentive it is not a bad thing:

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