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Man found dead at Boundary County Jail

David Lee Erickson, 43, of Boundary County was pronounced dead after an apparent suicide while confined in the Boundary County Jail July 30.

Kerby named to Idaho Hall of Fame

How do animals beat the heat?

On sweltering 90-plus degree days we can retreat to basements or air conditioned buildings but how do animals beat the heat?

Badger football working hard

City makes plan to replace water tank lid

Group fights permits for elk feeding grounds

Northwest refuges to ban neonicotinoids

Jack Turner, 79

Jack Turner, 79, went home, to be with his Lord, on Thursday, July 17, 2014, with his beloved wife Martha by his side in Naples, Idaho

ITD announces work north of Bonners Ferry

The Idaho Transportation Department will be completing some road maintenance operations on US 95 starting  Monday, July 28 through Thursday, July 31 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tala Arella Thompson

Tala Arella Thompson passed away on July 11, 2014, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash.

Ralph H. Grunerud, 95

Ralph H. Grunerud, 95, passed away on Tuesday July 8, 2014, at Bishop Place in Pullman, Wash. At his request there was be a graveside service at the Moscow Cemetery on Friday July 11, 2014, at 11 a.m. with military honors.

JoAnne LoPorto

JoAnne LoPorto passed away quietly in the Community Hospital in Bonners Ferry, Idaho on July 18, 2014.

Dorothy Alice Lamson

Dorothy Alice Lamson went to her heavenly home on July 19. 2014, in the ECF wing of Boundary Community Hospital.

Alta mill lays off 25

NAPLES — As many as 25 employees were laid off last week at the Alta Forest Products mill in Naples underwent a shift curtailment that reduced operating hours from 100 to 80 at the cedar fence products mill.

Sandpoint OKs downtown street changes

SANDPOINT — The City Council approved a plan Wednesday to convert Fifth Avenue to two-way operation between Cedar and Pine streets.

Endowment fund tops $1.7B

BOISE (AP) — Idaho’s endowment fund hit a record of $1.73 billion after earning high returns on its investments over the past year.

Ex-Bonners employee claims retaliation

BONNERS FERRY — A former city of Bonners Ferry employee has filed a tort claim against the city alleging retaliation and violation of a whistle blower statute.

Gabby Goose hosts Safe Infant course

The Inland Northwest SIDS Foundation is sponsoring the free Safe Infant Sleep Class at Gabby Goose Daycare and Preschool today, July 17 from 6 to 7 p.m.

Betty Louise Sheldon Mills, 82

etty Louise Sheldon Mills, was born on Sept. 16, 1931, to Allan Dyer Sheldon and Louise Gertrude Kauffman Sheldon at Sterling Hospital in Sterling, Colo.

New Old Time Chautauqua packed with fun

For more than 30 years, the New Old Time Chautauqua has delighted audiences throughout the Pacific Northwest with both locally and internationally acclaimed acts.

Sandpoint man convicted of Williston homicide

WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) — An Idaho man has been convicted of killing a man outside of a strip club in the western North Dakota oil patch hub of Williston.

Fire chases people out of 900 homes

SPOKANE (AP) — A wind-fueled wildfire chased people from nearly 900 homes in Washington state as it burned through a landscape so reminiscent of the Alps a nearby village adopted a Bavarian theme to attract tourists.

Thelma K. (Brown) Manus Hill, 92

Thelma K. (Brown) Manus Hill, 92, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

FS geologists face barrage of question on Hall Mtn. mine

BONNERS FERRY — A short-notice meeting on July 1 was well-attended by Hall Mountain residents worried about the ramifications of an exploratory drilling project by MMG Limited, an investment holding company based in Hong Kong and headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Don't be fooled by a coot

Fire destroys office, counter at Alpine

BONNERS FERRY — “We’re having a fire sale,” joked Alpine owner John Dvorsek as he swept up broken glass in the back of Alpine cleaners on July 8, just four days after a July 4 fire gutted the office and front counter and damaged the showroom of the Alpine Flooring section of the building.

Grayson Auto hosts grand opening event

Betty Mills, 82

Betty Louise Mills, 82, passed away at her Bonners Ferry home on July 5, 2014.

Locals enjoy festive Fourth

By AARON BOHACHEK

ONGOING EVENTS

NEW EVENTS

Sondra Smith, 48

On the morning of June 26, Sondra Smith, 48, a beautiful wife, mother, and heartfelt friend of many folks, left this life to be with her Heavenly Father. With her husband and children by her side, she slipped peacefully into the arms of Jesus.

Shannan Jo Boyenger-Roldan

Shannan Jo Boyenger-Roldan died at Hospice House of North Idaho in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on May 23, 2014.

Theodore Roosevelt Crabb, 92

Richard 'Dick' Butterfield, 68

Richard “Dick” Butterfield, 68, of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, passed away July 5, 2014, at Life Care Center in Sandpoint, Idaho, at the age of 68 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy Bodies.

Arthur Day Girton

Arthur Day Girton passed away suddenly at his home on June 7, 2014.

Magnitude of beargrass blooms unpredictable

While on the Parker Ridge trail below Parker Peak last summer, I rounded a corner and was surprised by the hundreds of beargrass blooms filling the avalanche chute in front of me. The magnitude of blooms was the largest I had ever seen and one I won’t forget. Will the blooms be of the same magnitude this summer?