Features
Area counties among best places to retire
Several counties in the region were ranked in the top 10 places in Idaho to retire, according to a study by SmartAsset. Bonner County was ranked second and Kootenai County was ranked fifth. Also in the top 10 were, in order: Twin Falls, Nez Perce, Bonneville, Bannock, Gem, Ada, Gooding and Cassia counties.
Hospitals bolster experience with new tech
North Idaho hospitals are integrating new technologies into patient care to reduce times for MRI scans, rehabilitation and even relearning how to walk. Four hospitals in three counties responded with ways new technology is affecting patient care.
A foundation for success
Providing quality medical while also serving a rural community to the best of its ability is a challenge that Shoshone Medical Center gladly accepts.
Healing Garden blooms with beauty, peace
The garden is a place of spiritual solace, designed as a retreat for both those visiting the hospital and those who work there. It serves, Bonner General Health officials said, to give the living a place to reflect and a place to remember those who have passed.
Proactive wellness at Northwest Integrated Health
The diverse aspects of health and wellness require different approaches for different people. Northwest Integrated Health offers a personalized, integrative approach that isn't typically found in larger health care systems.
BF hospital opens Central Line Cafe
The grand opening of the newly transformed Central Line Cafe, offers patients, staff and community a focus on healthy, fresh and affordable food at Boundary Community Hospital.
BCH receives Prestigious Jeff Martin Leadership Award
Boundary Community Hospital has been honored with the Jeff Martin Leadership Award for improving obstetrics preparedness.
'We're changing the game'
Medicine Man Pharmacy co-own has big plans
For Kreider and team, a pharmacy is not just a place to pick up prescriptions. They are, he says, trusted healthcare providers, offering healthcare options.
Heart and soul and the region's small businesses
Mom-and-pops. Funky. Quirky. Cool. By whatever name and description used, the region's small businesses are the heart and south of North Idaho.
Business blooms at Steelstra Designs
Post Falls art teacher grows, arrange custom orders for flower lovers
Small businesses don't come much smaller than Steelstra Designs, a custom floral business owned and operated by Amber Steele Poelstra, who grows her products on the fifth of a Post Falls acre where she lives with her family.
Couple brings year-round fun to community
PonderPlay is an indoor play center that is ideal for both rainy spring and fall days and snowy winter days when playing outdoors just isn't an option. The Sandpoint facility has addressed those challenges, offering year-round fun in a climate-controlled environment.
Mine tour bigger than ever!
In a historic mining community, what could be more popular than a mine tour? The most accurate answer to that question might be nothing.
Mountain Madness Soap Co. keeps it local
It all began as a way to DIY Christmas present, but Mountain Madness Soap Co. has burgeoned into a growing small business with 15 employees.
Food trucks serve up big business
The sun was high as customers congregated around the food trucks at Best Food Court, undeterred by the mid-July heat wave.
Book of Lists 2025: Last call
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