Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Pair do well at rifle competition
Two members of the Kootenai Valley Junior Rifle Team traveled to Spokane on Nov. 2 to participate in the first mat…
Family Fun Night Fair Royalty
Idaho Super Hunt winners picked
BOISE — Winners in the second of two Idaho Super Hunt drawings have been picked. Of the 22,079 entries, 5,673 were for two deer tags, 7,689 were for two elk tags, 1,675 were for two pronghorn tags, 4,504 were for o…
Second drawing offers hunters second chance
BONNERS FERRY — All those hunters who came up short in June’s controlled hunt drawing will have more chances to secure a coveted tag or two this month, according to Idaho Fish and Game. Up for grabs are more than 2…
Water striders are beneficial bugs
By DON BARTLING
Fire season brings camping restrictions
BOUNDARY COUNTY — According to state Fish and Game officials, fire season is in full swing.
What's the buzz? Yellow jackets, wasps
BONNERS FERRY — Yes, I have found through a “stinging” introduction that the yellow jacket is a North Idaho predatory insect that builds a large nest to house …
Reservations available for hunters with disabilities
BOUNDARY COUNTY — Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge constructed a deer hunt blind specifically for disabled big game hunters. The Refuge will conduct a random drawing on August 10, 2016, to award ten hunters a Deer…
Boat and water safety at Farmers Market
BONNERS FERRY -- Saturday during the Farmers Market, representatives from the Boundary County Sheriff's Office was out with their boat educating the public on …
Boat safety event at Farmer's Market
BONNERS FERRY — The Boundary County Sheriff’s Office will be at the Farmer's Market Saturday from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Fair avian flu inspections set
Anyone who plans to exhibit poultry at the Boundary County Fair this year will need to bring their birds (in cages) to the Boundary County Extension Office parking lot on Tuesday, July 26, between 12:30 and 6 p.m. …
Groups join forces to restore creek
BOUNDARY COUNTY — The Kootenai Valley Resource Initiative and the U.S. Forest Service are joining forces for the Boulder Creek project.
Grain, canola crops outlook explored
The outlook for wheat prices is not good for U.S. producers this fall, with a forecast of record high production and the largest ending stocks in 29 years. Our…
Time to enter second Super Hunt drawing, deadline August 10
There’s still time to enter the drawing for the hunt of a lifetime.
Kootenai Tribe to build two river habitats this summer near Bonners Ferry
The Kootenai Tribe of Idaho will build two river habitat restoration projects near Bonners Ferry this summer. The Bonners Ferry Islands and Straight Reach projects are part of the Kootenai Tribe’s ongoing Kootenai …
SWISH! 3-on-3 Tourney attracts local players of all ages
Swish 2016