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Wayne R. Johnson

Wayne R. Johnson, 71, of Bonners Ferry Idaho passed away November 21, 2015 in Post Falls, ID, after a courageous struggle against Hamman-Rich Syndrome.  Wayne was born June 27, 1944 in Whittier, Ca to Gunner & Caroline (Hollerbach) Johnson.  He attended Northrop Technical Institute, and served in the US Coast Guard during the Vietnam War.  After his military service, as a civilian employee of the federal government, he contributed to the security of our nation during the cold war.  

Sheila Marie Peterson

Sheila Marie Peterson,74, passed away November 18, 2015 in Seattle, Washington.  . Funeral services will be held November 28, 2015 at 11:00 am in the  St Ann’s Church, Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho. Interment will follow at Grandview Cemetery, Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho

Rohrer seeking Republican nomination for Senate

2nd Annual Hometown Holiday event set for Nov. 27-28

Local businesses, with support from the Bonners Ferry Chamber of Commerce, are joining together to offer folks a chance to stay home during the biggest shopping weekend of the year with abundant local sales and specials for the second Annual Hometown Holiday Event on Nov. 27 and Nov. 28. From storewide sales to fresh-baked cookies, this weekend promises to give everyone a shopping experience that will be both pleasurable and easy on the wallet. Best of all, every dollar spent at home is one more dollar that stays local, helping boost our local economy. On Friday, November 27 from 4 to 5:30 p.m., everyone is welcome to the Annual Lighting of the Community Christmas Tree at the Georgia Mae Plaza, along with the arrival of Santa Claus to greet all the Boundary County children and their families. Come down for this special event, complete with hot cocoa, cookies and treats for the kids. Watch Bonners Ferry, Idaho’s and other local Facebook pages for more details. 

Diana J. Watters

Diana J. Watters, 66, passed to be with her Master on Friday, November 20, 2015 at her home in Troy of cancer. She was born on October 1, 1949 at Bonners Ferry, Idaho to Harold J and Norma I. (Lamberson) Dehlbom.

Bonners Ferry woman pleads guilty to stolen mail

COEUR D’ALENE - Nicole Lynn Abraham, 30, of Bonners Ferry pleaded guilty to possession of stolen mail, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.  Abraham was indicted by a federal grand jury in Coeur d’Alene on March 17, 2015.

Rotary, Food Bank, others work to insure a Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a holiday where Americans can be grateful for what they have, and take pleasure in helping as much as they can for those in need.

Larry Cruthers

Larry Cruthers passed away at his home near Bonners Ferry, Idaho on November 18, 2015.  Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the Mountain Springs Church in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

Rev. Lowell O. Carlson

Rev. Lowell O. Carlson (86) passed away on November 12, 2015 at Bonner Health in Sandpoint, Idaho. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 1:00pm at Becker Auditorium with private interment followed.

Heather Scott helps many constituents

Heather Scott Helps Many Constituents

A thank you to the Kootenai Casino from veterans

Owl pellets provide clues to owl's diet

Even though most owls are nocturnal hunters and we can’t see what they hunt, we know a surprising amount of information about their diet. An owl’s feces look like any other bird dropping, so we can’t tell what they eat. The clues to an owl’s diet lay in owl pellets--regurgitated pellets of indigestible material such as bones, fur, fish scales and teeth--because owls swallow their prey whole.

Badgers football celebrates a successful season

The 2015 Badgers football team is coming off their best season in years, culminating in a trip to the state playoffs.

Velda North

Velda North, a lifelong resident of Bonners Ferry, passed away on Tuesday, November 10 surrounded by family and friends.  

Lowell O. Carlson

Voter turnout in local election up slightly from 2011 in Bonners

In what seems to be a national trend, voter turnout for last week’s local elections skewed low, with 32 percent of registered voters in Bonners Ferry showing up at the polls to vote for the offices of mayor and city council. Moyie Springs was even lower, with a 22 percent showing.

Birthdays for Nov. 12-Nov. 16

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Darold Ray Bryan

Darold Ray Bryan (84) passed away at his home on November 1, 2015.  Private arrangements will be held.

Earlier deadlines for Thanksgiving week at Herald

The Herald will be closed on Thanksgiving Day; Thursday, Nov. 26. Deadlines that week will be earlier. 

Scrutiny needed for Council on Foreign Relations

Tiny salamander delivers big surprise to predators

What has large bulbous eyes, a blunt snout, a long fourth toe on its hind foot and is three to four inches long? A long-toed salamander.

Evelyn Lorriene Eby

Evelyn Lorriene Eby 86, went to be with the Lord on Nov. 5th 2015. She passed away peacefully in the Boundary Community Hospital surrounded by her family. Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 7th at the Bonners Ferry Trinity Lutheran Church, with interment in Grandview Cemetery.

Wehner back in MT, half-pound of meth found in car

Thomas Wehner of Bonners Ferry is back in Cascade County as of Oct. 28 after fleeing to Idaho and violating the terms of his original $100,000 bond. Wehner is connected to a suspicious death investigation and facing criminal drug distribution and possession charges. 

Closing the armory a bad idea for Bonners Ferry