Badgers boys soccer season comes to an end

The BFHS boys soccer lost to Emmett 5-to-2 on Oct. 23, thus eliminating the Badgers from the state tournament and ending their season. 

Sheriff investigates complaint against Reinbold's absences

The West Bonner County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a criminal complaint against West Bonner School District trustee Troy Reinbold for nonfeasance as a public official. The West Bonner school board has been unable to have a meeting because Reinbold has been absent, and therefore, school business has ground to a halt. The five-member board was reduced to three following the August recall of two board members. The board needs three for a quorum to meet.

Caution! This vehicle stops at all crick crossings

Until I find that bumper sticker, watch out for my rig blocking traffic on bridges and culverts crossing cricks.

Delores Riekena, 77

Delores Riekena passed away on October 26, 2022.

Patricia Ruth Bonnell, 81

Patricia Ruth Bonnell, 81, died peacefully on July 30, 2013, in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Why I love to shop in a small town

I used to dread going shopping.

Entrepreneurship is so 2020

“How do you actually make money?” a bewildered employee asked me after a brief discussion about overhead and cost-of-goods-sold. This young teenager had never seen a profit and loss sheet, much less had to live and budget by one.

December news: An update from Valley View Elementary School

While I was a teenager I remember my mother telling me that the older you get the faster the years will pass by. That was a difficult for me to comprehend has a young man because I had many days that seemed to go on forever. I will admit that I didn’t really believe her then, but boy do I ever now!

Tanagers finds home among Idaho's trees

Several weeks ago I was on the west side of the Kootenai Wildlife Refuge by Myrtle Creek when I noticed a brightly colored bird about 6-7 inches long, with a brilliant red head, bright yellow body, black back, wings and tail. I quickly reviewed my Birds of Idaho field guide to identify this beautiful bird. The guide confirmed it was a male Western Tanager. The female is duller in color than the male, lacking the red head. The juvenile is similar to the female.

Kindergarten readiness needs more attention

Parents and educators hear a lot about how important it is for our young students to be able to read at an early age. Studies show that children still struggling to read by the end of the third grade fall further and further behind and many never catch up before they graduate from high school.

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New Bonners library reading program to start

Adults and young adults are invited to participate in an innovative reading program starting Feb. 4 and ending March 22. 

September focuses on childhood injury prevention

Your 3-year-old child falls from the ladder as he mimics his dad changing a light bulb a few minutes ago … he’s unconscious and has a softball-size swelling on his forehead. Your 6-year-old daughter slips and slices into her tummy while “playing mommy” cutting a zucchini … there’s a lot of blood and she’s barely breathing. What panic just the thought of these cause parents. What fret for friends and relatives. And then, “Where did I put the cellphone so I can call 911?”

Makin' wild things great

Face it ... Living in North Idaho very often involves eating wild critters. From trout to grouse, bear to elk, many times it is the result of a day afield that we serve up in a variety of ways. Here are a few simple tips and techniques to making your next meal from the wild ... taste just the opposite.

COVID-19 has profound impact on region's businesses, governments

There isn’t a business of any size or category that wasn’t impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Whether it was staff shortage prompted by stay-home orders or social distancing restrictions forcing businesses that were deemed non-essential to close, all were affected and all paid a cost

Bald eagle triplets: A rare event in nature

No room for differences on Memorial Day

The last Monday in May has been established by Congress as Memorial Day, the day to remember, honor and mourn the Americans who have died in the country’s wars. We should all put aside our differences on May 27 to thank those who gave their last full measure to protect America’s “government of the people, by the people and for the people” as President Abraham Lincoln described it.

Steven Ray Gorton

Steven Ray Gorton died suddenly on Feb. 4, 2023.

Man testifies about shooting

A judge ruled Friday that enough evidence exists against a Paradise Valley man for allegedly firing a shot at a