Lanai Ferry Seeks Higher Ticket Fare For The First Time In 15 Years

The public can weigh in next month on whether state regulators should approve the proposed 37% increase.

Rural Idaho County Thrives with Free Bus Service

After months of planning, the cities founded the Selkirk Pend Oreille Transit (SPOT) system, bringing the first fare-free bus to the area. Anyone 13 and up can ride alone with routes that span the entire county. Many riders are teens and tourists who rely on SPOT buses to get up to the ski resort as […]

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An interview with U.S. 4th Congressional District Representative Val Hoyle

By GARY CARL/for The Herald — It was a picture-perfect day, on Monday April 10th 2023, when Lynda & I rolled into Congresswoman Val Hoyle’s office in the Longworth Building in Washington D.C. for an official visit to our Nation’s Capital. Lynda had previously scheduled our visit and we were met by Nicole Gelser, a […]

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With One Airline Left, Molokai And Lanai Residents Struggle To Access Medical Care

This has for generations been the norm, a widely accepted way of life on islands with more dirt roads than paved ones. But then the pandemic hit, slashing flights. Hospital officials are very concerned that the problem is only getting worse.