SEATTLE – With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced its 20th Take Back Day scheduled for April 24, 2021.  At its last Take Back Day in October, DEA collected a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to 500 tons of unwanted drugs. Over the 10-year span of Take Back Day, DEA has brought in more than 6,800 tons of prescription drugs. With studies indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is essential.

A farmer in British Columbia has gone viral after he took a video of him holding a wild lynx by the scruff of the neck and scolding it for killing some of his chickens. 

CORVALLIS, Ore. – After dominating in the conference tournament, the Cascade Conference Champion LC State Warrior women swept the all-conference selections and grabbed three of the five awards. Kiara Burlage was named the Cascade Conference Player of Year, Abbie Johnson was voted the conference Defender of the Year, and Brian Orr was tabbed the Coach of the Year. The No. 22 Warriors’ starting five earned all five all-conference honor.

Several fisheries are set to open in the weeks ahead, and the year’s first general hunting season and one of the world’s greatest bird migrations aren’t far behind.

The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office handled the following notable calls for 2/28/21: 

MOSCOW, ID - The Idaho Vandals won its spring football opener against the Eastern Washington Eagles by a score of 28-21. Conneticut transfer quarterback Mike Beaudry connected with Hayden Hatten for a 25-yard touchdown in the final minute of play to secure the Vandals' opening weekend win. The Vandals have now defeated Eastern Washington twice in as many seasons.

PULLMAN, WA - The City of Pullman will be sending out maintenance crews throughout the week of March 1-5 in order to address the post-snow impacts to area roadways, including pothole repair and street sweeping in order to remove the gravel that was laid out for traction purposes. 

LENORE, ID - Phase one of the Cherrylane Bridge Project is set to begin on Monday, March 29th, 2021. The 100-year-old Cherrylane Bridge will be replaced with a new two-lane steel-arch bridge. The new bridge will be located 75 feet upstream of the existing bridge. 

As part of the project, US-12 will be widened to allow the construction of a center turn lane at Cherrylane. 

Lewiston, ID – Alliance Title and Escrow and DailyFly.com had the opportunity to present Ms. Brianna Storm with Sacajawea Junior High School with the February Alliance Title Teacher of the Month.

(Moscow, Idaho)—  The City of Moscow Arts Department extended the deadline to register for the upcoming Third Street Gallery exhibition, Silver & Gold, to March 26. 

Lewiston RV is now open 7 days a week. You can now spot the lot on Sundays from 10am-3pm. 

Check out the latest published activities of the Lewiston Police Department

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