Fatal Encounters in 1869 By Mark Iverson and Jeff Wade Editor’s note: Boiseans Mark Iverson and Jeff Wade have dredged up some of the most rotten crimes and criminals in the city’s history for their new book, Murder
A Town with Five Names By Dana Lohrey When I was growing up in Clearwater in the 1950s and 1960s, the small community of Harpster, about seven miles northeast of us, always seemed to me like an extension
Stranded amid the Pioneers Story and Photos by Diana Hooley The temperature outside, according to my car dashboard, was 95 degrees. I muttered to myself as I stalked through the Owyhee Desert. Why hadn’t I brought a hat
A Privilege to Witness By Rachel Moore Photos by Michael Creger, Jr. and Rachel Moore Imagine driving down a snow-covered road in southeastern Idaho when out of nowhere a big 4×4 buck steps in front of the vehicle.
By Les Tanner Double-checking with event coordinators about the following locations, dates, and times is recommended. Northern Idaho 1-22 Book Babies: WEDNESDAYS. Join us for a story time created especially for the babies in your life. Geared towards
Crowdsourcing Biodiversity Data By Chuck Peterson Even though Dan Giltz had studied biology at Idaho State University, at first he didn’t fully appreciate the importance of what he saw in the Caribou National Forest. He was on a
A Tale of Two Papas By Jeff Beyl When I was a kid my father insisted that I read certain writers. He said that doing so would contribute to my proper upbringing and help make a man outa
In the Depths of the Shallows By Kendra Nemeth Army crawl: incrementally moving forward by shuffling your elbows and knees while lying flat on your stomach and supporting your upper body with your elbows. When we think of
Listen to the Roar By John M. Larsen We had been sent upstairs, where we lay on the floor in the shadows, peeking over the stairway as the men talked in the living room below. Ed Swinney and
A Thing to “Do” By Steve Carr Like you, I’m often asked, “And what do you do?” A logical icebreaker, I suppose, and one I should be prepared for. Of course, they’re asking what I “do” for a
