BFPD ask for help locating stolen ATV
The Bonners Ferry Police Department is asking the public for help locating a stolen ATV.
ITD takes national title at Snow & Ice event
Competing against the top operators from the region and the country, the four-person team from the Idaho Transportation Department won the national team title at the 2021 Western Snow & Ice Conference in Colorado on September 29.
Gov. Little proclaims October Idaho Health Care Worker Appreciation Month
Governor Brad Little has proclaimed the month of October “Idaho Health Care Worker Appreciation Month,” encouraging all Idahoans to seek out the health care workers in their lives and communities and show their respect, appreciation and support for the sacrifices health care workers are making to get us through an unprecedented public health crisis.
Behavioral Health launches survey to determine how Idahoans are faring in pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted economies, businesses, schools, healthcare services and the lives of Idahoans throughout the state. The Division of Behavioral Health in the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is conducting an anonymous statewide survey to better understand how attitudes, needs and behaviors of Idahoans have continued to evolve in relation to the pandemic.
Red Cross experiencing record blood donation shortages
The American Red Cross continues to experience an emergency blood shortage that has caused the blood supply to drop to the lowest post-summer level in at least six years.
Salmonella outbreak linked to Idaho farm
The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections linked to whole, fresh onions. FDA’s traceback investigation is ongoing but has identified ProSource Produce, LLC (also known as ProSource Inc.) of Hailey, Idaho, and Keeler Family Farms of Deming, New Mexico, as suppliers of potentially contaminated whole, fresh onions imported from the State of Chihuahua, Mexico.
PHD offering booster doses of Pfizer, Moderna and J&J
The Panhandle Health District supports authorization by the Food and Drug Administration and the recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to administer booster doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. Booster doses of those vaccines are available now for specific individuals, in addition to booster doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine the agencies approved last month.
Idaho mayors earn $65,000 during walking challenge
A record number of Idaho mayors participated in the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health’s annual Mayor’s Walking Challenge, earning $65,500 for their communities.
Boundary County Historical Society’s annual meeting
BONNERS FERRY — Boundary County Historical Society’s annual meeting will be held at Boundary County Museum which is Portrait Hall, 7229 Main St., on Jan. 11 at 6 p.m.
Care-N-Share now accepting applications
The Senior Hospitality Center is accepting applications for its Care-N-Share Christmas Program, now through Dec. 4. Applications can be picked up from the Senior Hospitality Center or accessed from its Facebook page.
