Eight girls will participate in this year's Distinguished Young Women program
Eight of Bonners Ferry’s most outstanding junior girls will be given an opportunity to win scholarship money in this year’s annual Bonners Ferry Distinguished Young Women Scholarship Program (formerly Junior Miss). Set for April 26, 2025, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Becker Auditorium, the theme of this year’s program is “Run for the Roses.”
Boundary County braces for financial fallout of U.S.-Canada trade war
Canadian traffic takes first dip since COVID
As the peak tourism season approaches, Boundary County businesses are already feeling the impact of Canadian shoppers staying home in recent months.
Area bowling scores - March 27, 2025
Tuesday's Trouble has finished 27 weeks of bowling.
Alpha + Robotics Heads to Competition
2130 Alpha + robotics is set to compete in the Idaho Regional March 27-29 in Nampa. Competing at the event are 53 teams from Idaho, California, Hawaii, Utah, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado as well as British Columbia and Alberta in Canada, and China.
Grace Bible Church holds 29 annual Awana Grand Prix
Saturday, March 22, huge smiles and razor-thin finishes were the order of the day when Grace Bible Church along with Springs Free Methodist Awana clubbers took time out from reciting Bible verses, playing fast-action games, and participating in Bible-based Council time lessons to race their hand-crafted pinewood creations.
From the Archives - March 27, 2025
"Roy Buck purchased 600 acres north of Hershman's dairy in 1924, establishing a fox fur farm. Tapping into one of the springs to supply needed water, Buck built a home and buildings north of the Highway, to house fox and mink." ~ Small Towns Big Dreams, Boundary County, Idaho
Rotary Club changes venue after 23 years
After 23 years at Mugsy’s Tavern & Grill, the Bonners Ferry Rotary Club is moving its meetings to the Kootenai River Inn due to changes and growth.
Eileen (Madson) Hurd Kimber celebrates 100th birthday
Eileen (Madson) Hurd Kimber is celebrating her 100th birthday. She was born on April 9, 1925, in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, in Canada, the first child of Ilmer and Zylpha Madson.
P.E.O. College Scholarships for Female High School Graduates, Yard & Garden Sale Fundraiser
Bonner’s Ferry Chapter AP of P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) is sponsoring multiple college scholarships for female graduates of Bonners Ferry High School again this year.
New educational resource available at the Boundary County Library
Thanks to a generous grant from the Dorothy Louise Kyler Foundation the Boundary County Library was able to purchase a new collection of Decodable Readers produced by the Beanstalk Books Company.
Boundary County Commissioners Seek Applicants to Serve on the Waterways Board
Boundary County is seeking letters of interest from qualified individuals interested in volunteering as a Boundary County Waterways Board member.
PREP BASEBALL: Badgers off to strong 2-1 start
The Bonners Ferry Badgers baseball team opened the season with a sweep at St. Maries last weekend and a 2-1 record overall.
Upcoming Events at the Pearl
The Pearl Theater has always been the venue to see concerts and plays in Bonners Ferry, but the theater is expanding programs to include a wider variety of events. Events offered at the Pearl now include groups, workshops, a drum circle, karaoke and much more.
This Week in History - March 27, 2025
Local history in Boundary County, from Naples to Porthill, and from Bonners Ferry to Moyie Springs.
City maintains electric rates after court dismisses IFG lawsuit
Last month, the Boundary County district court dismissed a years-long lawsuit filed by Idaho Forest Group against the city of Bonners Ferry, ruling that IFG failed to prove its claim that the city's electric rates for the Moyie Springs Mill were "unjust, unreasonable, and discriminatory,” according to court records.
Bonners Ferry has two tennis players this year
Bonners Ferry has two tennis players this year
PREP TRACK & FIELD: Bonners Ferry boys win home-opening invitational; Badgers score plenty of top finishes
The Badgers hosted a 13-time track and field invite on March 22, with dominant showings from the boys’ sprinters, throwers and jumpers and the girls’ shot put and long jump.
Legals for March, 27 2025
APRIL NIBJ: Boundary County blends luxury camping with small-town spirit
Tourism in Boundary County has grown in recent years, but Munro Murdock, co-owner of North Haven Campground near Bonners Ferry, says the area’s small-town charm remains strong.
Victims take the stand against Cowells
During the March 17 joint preliminary hearing for Richard and Katherine Cowell, a Boundary County couple facing multiple sex crime charges, the alleged victims testified they were coerced into sexual relationships as minors.
