Good morning, Moscow.

Palouse Habitat for Humanity received a $15,000 grant from the U.S. Bank Foundation to support affordable housing and home repairs in Latah and Whitman counties, and it plans to complete three affordable homes this coming year while accepting applications in Pullman and Uniontown.

Palouse will host its annual community celebration this weekend.

Palouse Days starts Saturday with a Lions Club breakfast at the RV park from 6:30 to 10:00 a.m. (A car show runs from 9:00 to 3:00, followed by a parade and family games later).

A shop building near Viola was destroyed by fire on Thursday morning on Trestle Road when Moscow Rural Volunteer Firefighters arrived around 7:30 a.m.; no one was hurt and the cause is under investigation.

Construction is underway on SEL's new manufacturing facility in South Moscow; crews are installing heavy tilt-up wall panels for the 305,000 sqft building that will boost electronic production and employ about 1,000 people, with completion expected late next year.

Idler’s Rest Nature Preserve is recognized as Idaho’s first Community Forest in the Old-Growth Forest Network; the Palouse Land Trust will celebrate the honor Saturday at the preserve from 11:00 a.m. — noon.

The University of Idaho’s Idaho Center on Disabilities and Human Development has received a $14.6 million contract to expand IdahoSTARS, a program that improves child care quality statewide.

The funding will boost licensing support, training, and resource outreach for providers and families.

Idaho hunters must follow House Bill 939 that restricts advanced technology use for deer, elk and bird hunts from Aug.

30 to Dec. 31 — thermal imaging, night vision and drones are banned except for monitoring traps and retrieving wounded game. Hunters should check the 2026 Idaho Big Game Seasons and Rules booklet for details.