Hawk ahead," Roland Craft said suddenly, pulling over onto the shoulder of Lancaster Road. The three people in the Subaru whipped out their binoculars, training them on the bird perched on a power pole overlooking the Rathdrum Prairie.

By Paula Davenport, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Sep. 6--Kootenai County decision-makers should start to protect the agricultural atmosphere of Rathdrum Prairie and outlaw any golf courses from springing up there.

By Erica Curless, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Aug. 8--Kootenai County property owners who have land above the Rathdrum Prairie-Spokane Valley Aquifer or in recharge areas now must pay $8 a year to protect the underground drinking water supply.

By Paula Davenport, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Jul. 26--RATHDRUM -- The proprietors of a rural Rathdrum bed and breakfast hope to win a special permit to transform their big brown barn into a retreat center.

By Erica Curless, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Jun.