LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) -- Jolee Bacon really sizzles when it comes to hog-calling. The northern Idaho woman took first place Saturday in the competition at the Nez Perce County Fair. She has raised several champion pigs for 4-H contests.

By Erica F. Curless, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Jul. 15--North Idaho residents with questions about the controversial process of sorting out who owns what water rights are invited to a series of town hall meetings next week.

By Kevin Graman, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Jul. 10--HEYBURN STATE PARK, Idaho -- The battle for Lake Coeur d'Alene is being waged on its southern shores against an alien invader.

By The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Jul. 4--BONNERS FERRY -- A thinning project to improve the vigor of old-growth trees on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest can continue after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco reversed an earlier court decision halting the work.

By Meghann Cuniff and Thomas Clouse, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. May 21--The washed-out road to Mount Spokane prompted Gov.