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In this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Sports Editor Dylan Greene reflects on the career of legendary coach Dave DeMers and him recently receiving a Distinguished Coaches' Award from the Idaho State Coaches Association. After helping Braden Kappen win the state title in the long jump this spring, DeMers now is the right time to step away from coaching for good. He still be around the track, but...

Tim Personius delves into his discovery of a Winchester rifle off Sourdough Point in Lake Pend Oreille. 

Senior reporter Victor Corral Martinez honors the 13 servicemen and servicewomen who were killed in the attack on the Kabul airport. He talks to  Post Commander Ben Apo, and resident Doreen O’Brien about a tribute they held to honor those lost in the attack.

For as long as he can remember, Lucas Hawkins has been captivated by space. Maybe it was an early fascination with airplanes and wanting to know how they worked. Maybe it was watching "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" with his dad.  Come along and join our conversation with Lucas and his dad about the eighth-grader's recent trip to Space Camp and what the future holds.

Hold on. Pain ends. The message is as simple — and as powerful as that. And support for that message brought hundreds of community residents out in force Sunday evening for the annual Walk for HOPE. Held the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, the walk is sponsored by Hold On Pain Ends, a non-profit that works to bring speakers to connect and guide youth and raise awareness about suicide.

Sometimes, the place you’re meant to be is as close as the other side of the trees. At least that's what happened for the Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society, which dedicated their new cabin Sunday, celebrating both their new home and the volunteers who helped make it happen.

Bonners Ferry Herald senior reporter Victor Corral Martinez talks about the REDress project and how local Native American women are helping to bring awareness to the many missing Indigenous women by participating in the  project. 

In this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Courts Reporter Annisa Keith takes an in-depth look at the court process with drunken driving charges as an example. 

In this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Sports Editor Dylan Greene looks back on a story he wrote this past week about Corey Allard, who won the 22nd running of the Idaho 200 late model stock car race on Saturday, July 31, at Stateline Speedway in Post Falls. It was Corey's first feature victory and in this podcast you will hear all about his story and how he got into racing. Corey has a close c...

The bright colors of a new mural have made art out of a once drab and boring corrugated metal container  purchased by the Bonner County History Museum to help address its storage needs. In today's episode, reporter Caroline Lobsinger talks to talented local muralist and artist Savannah Pitts about the project, her art and her inspirations.

Bonners Ferry Herald Senior Reporter Victor Corral Martinez talks to Jake's Landing owner Lars Jacobson about the border closure between the United States and Canada and the impact on his business.

In today's episode, reporter Rachel Sun talks to Rob Hart, Executive Director of the Bonner Community Housing Agency,  about a new plan to partner landowners and businesses to create housing specifically for existing community members and new hires.

There are long bike rides and there are looooooooong rides. John Silva's bike ride is an adventure — a "Give Back Adventure." The recently retired Amador County Sheriff’s Office deputy is riding down the Great Divide mountain bike route from Canada to Mexico to raise awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault while providing services and help to its victims.

In this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Sports Editor Dylan Greene looks back on a story he wrote this past week about Wyatt Kayser, a 2021 Clark Fork High grad, who recently qualified for the Montana Bass Federation state team. Wyatt has aspirations of becoming a pro fisherman and in this podcast Dylan inserts a handful of soundbites from his interview with the 18-year-old and his dad, Jon Kayser, t...

Victor Corral Martinez and Jennifer Malone Wright look back on schools and education in Boundary County.

In this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Reporter Rachel Sun interviews school officials in the Lake Pend Oreille School District about their efforts to address learning loss, increase engagement and provide for student mental health needs.

In this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Sports Editor Dylan Greene offers some advice to the graduates of the class of 2021. He also dissects some of the common cliches and phrases that are spoken at graduation ceremonies and why you should only hold true to one — following your dreams.

The story of Sandpoint's lost city hall bell making its way home is a tale 70 years in the making.

Bonners Ferry Herald senior reporter Victor Corral Martinez and advertising representative Jennifer Wright talk about Memorial Day, its meaning and how much veterans and the military mean to them.

Reporter Rachel Sun talks to local mental health experts about the rising demand for counseling in North Idaho and Bonner County.

In this episode of 7Bee Podcast, host Caroline Lobsinger sits down with Susan Drumheller, president of Friends of the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail, and Eric Brubaker, director of Parks and Community Development for the city of Ponderay, for a conversation about the Pend d'Oreille Bay Trail, where it is today and what lies ahead.

In this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Dylan Greene sits down with Peggy Frye, the center director and forensic interviewer at the LillyBrooke Family Justice Center in Sandpoint. The center, founded in 2017, "empowers family violence victims to live free from violence and abuse by providing comprehensive services, centered on and around the victim, at one location," according to their webs...

Victor Corral Martinez talks to Kyle Watts, owner of Woody's Gun and Pawn, about firearms, hunting and safety.

Mark Wendle struggled as a student. In high school he barely passed his classes, and in college he was told he was wasting his time and his father's money.  Now 81 years old and a doctor of biology, he says some advice from his old Boy Scout Troop leader helped him become the person he is today.

News Editor Keith Kinnaird talks to Chad Landrum, a fishing guide who serves as president of North Idaho Sportfishing Association, about walleye and Lake Pend Oreille.