Athol News

A head-on crash four miles north of Athol, Idaho on Highway 95 leaves one person dead, another one injured.

Howard White stands in front of the former Saddle Up Grill in Athol on Oct. 30 and recalls the night his business burned in 2008.

ATHOL, Idaho- Right now the Spirit Lake fire chief out of Athol, Idaho is calling a mobile home a total loss after a fire ripped through it early Friday morning.

A gas station in Athol, ID mistakenly sold gas for one cent per gallon for a couple of hours in the middle of the night and now the station's owner wants to prosecute two customers who didn't return to pay the difference.

The image of Idaho as spud heaven may sputter when it comes to attracting wilderness-seeking vacationers.

Athol has always had a bit of an identity crisis, at least name-wise. The town started as Colton, which was changed to Athol after a settler from the Massachusetts town with the same name decided it was somehow better.

Aaron Rittenour, 15, scratches the head of his horse, Scamper at his home in Twin Lakes, Idaho.

Jack Smiley reported Saturday the $1,080 theft of a watch, foot massage machine, porcelain lamp and other personal items from his vehicle parked on the 1000 block of West Mill Avenue.

Rural property owners can learn how to protect their homes from wildfires at a Thursday demonstration put on by Kootenai County's FireSmart program.

Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick emphasizes her department's commitment to protecting residents from racist harassment at a news conference Friday, Aug.

Commissioners for the Port of Lewiston say they are prepared to sue the City of Lewiston to resolve a dispute over proposed storm water fees.

Commissioners for the Port of Lewiston say they are prepared to sue the City of Lewiston to resolve a dispute over proposed storm water fees.

Athol resident David Harms, with Coby Shaffer, 9, left, and Spencer Hansen, 14, prepare for the money-in-the-straw game in Athol on Friday.

Commissioners for the Port of Lewiston say they are prepared to sue the City of Lewiston to resolve a dispute over proposed storm water fees.

5:12 p.m. CdA marina reports 2 wakeboarders are going too fast in no-wake zone. 4:52 p.m. Man wants to see an officer re: a photo his kids took of his ex-wife smoking marijuana.

The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office says a 10-year-old boy in northern Idaho lost control of an all-terrain vehicle and crashed into a power pole, seriously injuring himself and his 11-year-old passenger.

COEUR D'ALENE -- A state judge has imposed a lifetime hunting ban on a northern Idaho man convicted for illegally slaughtering five deer.

4:45 p.m. Someone dropped a poodle out of a vehicle @ Wilbur & Pinegrove/Hayden. 4:37 p.m. Union Pacific reports that a train almost hit an e/b white Ford p/up w/crew cab that ran the signals on Highway 54/Athol. 4:23 p.m. A vehicle is fully engulfed in fire @ Highway 41 on-ramp to I-90. Fire is spreading.

James C. Mitchell, 48, of Athol, was killed Saturday afternoon when he lost control of his motorcycle on Prichard Creek Road, crossed the center line, and crashed into a pickup driven by Michael W. Ellis, 51, of Silverton.

Spokane County property owners can see assessed values by going to the assessor's Web site, www.spokanecounty.org /assessor, and entering the address or parcel number in the boxes on the left side of the page.