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County coroner announces local autopsy room, proposes 'Kootenai County coroner and regional forensic center'

Kootenai County Board of Commissioners · February 17, 2026
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Summary

County staff said the county converted space at the Pierce Clegg building into an autopsy room now ready for use, has one signed contract with a board-certified pediatric medical examiner and proposes naming the facility the "Kootenai County coroner and regional forensic center."

Dr. Johnson gave commissioners an operational update Feb. 17 on the county’s coroner program and proposed an official name for the remodeled space.

Dr. Johnson told the Board of County Commissioners that the county’s relationship with Spokane for autopsy services ended Jan. 31 and that county buildings-and-grounds staff converted a…

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