Conservation Stewardship deadline Feb. 7

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has extended the deadline for new enrollments in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) for fiscal year 2014. Producers interested in participating in the program can submit applications to NRCS through Feb. 7, 2014 for fiscal year 2014 funding.

Support your local Penguin Plunge

My name is Squire Thomas Fields and I am the new 4-H Program Coordinator for Boundary County. On Saturday, March 3, I will be representing the Boundary County 4-H Program to "take the plunge" and show our support for the Idaho Special Olympics program and athletes.

Participants sought for 2020 DYW program

BONNERS FERRY — The Bonners Ferry Distinguished Young Women Scholarship Program will soon be underway for 2020-21. This scholarship and honors program recognizes, rewards, and encourages excellence while promoting self-esteem among young women.

Boundary County Calendar - Aug. 25, 2022

The events, activities and meetings taking place in Boundary County over the coming week.

Calendar for July 7 to 14

The events, activities and meetings taking place in Boundary County over the coming week.

Boundary County Calendar - Oct. 6, 2022

The events, activities and meetings taking place in Boundary County over the coming week.

Couple's 40 to 50 cats trigger concerns

A Bonners Ferry couple, whose 400 cats were taken from their Bonner County home in 2006, are now living in Boundary County, where they are getting complaints from neighbors for having 40 to 50 cats.

Washington state sues to block proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery chains

Kroger, which owns QFC and Fred Meyer and is based in Cincinnati, is seeking to acquire Albertsons, which owns Safeway and Haggen and is based in Boise

Fish and Wildlife Program hearing set for tonight

Today, Thursday Aug. 22, from 5-6:30 p.m., the Northwest Power and Conservation Council will hold a public hearing in Bonners Ferry on a revision of its Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. The hearing will be at the Best Western Plus Kootenai River Inn, 7169 Plaza Street.

Advancing Idaho's nuclear energy

Idaho is home to the world-leading Idaho National Laboratory (INL), a facility responsible for promoting international nuclear competitiveness through research, innovation and workforce development. The U.S. Senate’s recent passage of the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act, and its now enactment into law, will support the work of the INL and other labs in strengthening national security, diversifying our energy portfolio and growing the economy.

President chooses not to release photographs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he’s decided not to release death photos of terrorist Osama bin Laden because their graphic nature could incite violence and create national security risks for the United States.

Graduating Badgers and their future plans

Congratulations to all graduating Badgers!

County officials don’t have authority to enforce commercial picking

While they share residents’ concerns about out-of-state and commercial pickers plundering huckleberry crops and damaging forest land, there is little they can do, commissioners said Tuesday

Decisions made in anger, fear not best ones

I have found through life when I make a decision about anything with anger and fear, those decisions come back to haunt me. When I make a decision with thoughts of compassion all things seem to fall into place.

Joshua Richard Peters, 29

Joshua Richard Peters, 29, died in a car accident near Libby, Mont., on Friday, July 15, 2011. 

Personnel cuts likely to have negative effect

In a time when Boundary County is desperately trying to maintain school enrollment and offer quality education with limited funding, two more blows are being threatened to one of our elementary schools.

From the Archives - Jan. 8, 2025

"In this week's issue of the Herald we commence the publication of a new feature known the nation over as the Crossword Puzzle.... in 1924 the world was scratching its head over the Crossword Puzzle. Everybody's doing it, and we don't want the Herald's readers to miss the sport. The world has suddenly gone crazy over the puzzles. On trains, in cars and on the streets dignified men talk about them and compare notes. Children do them with their homework and mothers do them after the children have gone to bed."

Tickets on sale for DYW program

Camille Neuder to emcee April 24 event

Tickets for this year’s show on April 24 are currently on sale.

Pay it forward: Hay Drive

BONNERS FERRY — Shawn Watt, who resides in Kalispell, but grew up and spent most of her life in Bonners Ferry, calling it her “Idahome,” suffered a barn fire about ten years ago. “The barn and contents were a complete loss,” said Watt.

New pastor joins church

Bonners Ferry United Methodist Church joyfully welcomed Pastor Karen Davison and her husband Bill to their church family Sunday, July 8.