Idaho
New North Idaho College trustees to be sworn in
COEUR d’ALENE — Fresh off winning their elections, North Idaho College’s new trustees met with college leadership and their counterparts on the board Tuesday.
Before they’re sworn into office tonight, Rick Durbin, Eve Knudtsen and Mary Havercroft joined Tarie Zimmerman and Brad Corkill in the Driftwood Bay Room on campus for board orientation and development.
“Something tells me that none of you ran for office out of ego,” Ken Burke, a consultant from the Association of Community College Trustees, told the new trustees. “You ran for the good of the community. That’s what public service is about.”
Burke emphasized that the trustees have no individual power. Rather, they exercise power when acting as a group during meetings. Their only employee is the college president.
“You’re on the same team to advance the college,” Burke said.
Tuesday’s training set the stage for the new board’s first meeting, set for 6 p.m. tonight in the Lake Coeur d’Alene Room of the Edminster Student Union Building on campus.
On the agenda for Wednesday night are action items related to the college’s current legal services, initiating the president’s contract review and addressing “athletics sustainability.”
Zimmerman said she felt a good energy in the room when she sat down with Corkill and the newly elected trustees. She indicated she’s optimistic about the board’s ability to resolve the remaining concerns outlined by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
“We have such an opportunity to make a quick, positive impact,” she said.
Zimmerman said the recent election of three new trustees has brought a renewed hope about NIC’s future to campus. She said the past two years, during which she and Corkill were a minority on the board, were challenging for the college community.
“It’s been heartbreaking many times, not only for the people who work here, but also the students,” she said. “They were suffering. I just know that isn’t going to be the case anymore.”
ACCT consultant Debbie DiThomas said the staff and faculty are the most important people at NIC. She said the trustees set the tone for the college community and should be mindful of the effect they have.
“I don’t know if we could emphasize enough the impact trustees have on morale and the feeling on campus,” she said.
NIC President Nick Swayne agreed. He said the faculty and staff care deeply about the college and many have been deeply affected by the turmoil that stemmed from past trustees’ decisions.
“The presence of a functioning board is going to have a significant impact on the college,” he said.
The three new trustees all said they chose to run for office because they wanted to help resolve NIC’s accreditation crisis. The college has operated under a show cause sanction, the last step before loss of accreditation, since last February and has until April 1 to return to good standing.
“I’m looking forward to serving NIC,” Durbin said. “This is a true blessing.”
Over the past two years, DiThomas said, people in higher education from all over the country have closely followed NIC’s journey. Whatever happens next will serve as an example to other educational institutions.
“Everybody is looking at NIC,” she said. “It’s a phenomenal opportunity.”
The results are in for the Idaho Lottery’s draw games on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on April 20.
Winning Powerball numbers from April 20 drawing
09-17-36-47-64, Powerball: 26, Power Play: 3
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Winning Pick 3 numbers from April 20 drawing
Day: 9-5-5
Night: 1-3-9
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Winning Pick 4 numbers from April 20 drawing
Day: 9-3-4-7
Night: 6-9-2-8
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Winning Lotto America numbers from April 20 drawing
05-07-31-41-43, Star Ball: 07, ASB: 02
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Winning Idaho Cash numbers from April 20 drawing
05-12-27-33-45
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from April 20 drawing
19-37-40-41-53, Bonus: 02
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When are the Idaho Lottery drawings held ?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Pick 4: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Lucky For Life: 8:35 p.m. MT Monday and Thursday.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- 5 Star Draw: 8 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Idaho Cash: 8 p.m. MT daily.
- Millionaire for Life: 9:15 p.m. MT daily.
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I remember watching a documentary about Idaho’s wildlands. A narrator said there were probably many parts of the state where no human being has ever set foot. I believe that, but I stay relatively close to the highways. If I were 30 years younger, I would probably enjoy exploring the back country, but today, unless a plane takes me in and out, it’s not happening. I can’t say definitively that there is one spot that I find better than others. We’re surrounded by beautiful terrain, however. One place keeps calling me back.
Like a Scene from a Legendary Movie
When I go over the mountain between Gooding and Fairfield, I take time to stop at the overlook above the Camas Prairie. It reminds me of a scene in Exodus, where the Paul Newman character takes an American woman to look across a flat plain leading to Mount Tabor. He explains that’s the site where Deborah gathered her armies. It makes me feel there is something godly about the Camas Prairie. I keep going back to this spot. Sometimes I take along a folding chair and sit and look at the world below.
Slow Down and See the Work of the Creator
Fairfield may be nothing more than a blip as people speed down Route 20, but it’s their loss. On the other side of the highway is some of the prettiest country in Idaho. It’s going to be a lot less lush this spring, but drought conditions haven’t been nearly as severe in the central highlands. But if I’m granted a few more years by the Almighty, I plan to see the prairie for many more springs.
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The results are in for the Idaho Lottery’s draw games on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on April 19.
Winning Pick 3 numbers from April 19 drawing
Day: 9-5-1
Night: 8-0-6
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from April 19 drawing
Day: 2-7-0-3
Night: 4-3-3-3
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Winning Idaho Cash numbers from April 19 drawing
15-28-31-38-45
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from April 19 drawing
32-42-52-53-55, Bonus: 05
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When are the Idaho Lottery drawings held ?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Pick 4: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Lucky For Life: 8:35 p.m. MT Monday and Thursday.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- 5 Star Draw: 8 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Idaho Cash: 8 p.m. MT daily.
- Millionaire for Life: 9:15 p.m. MT daily.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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