Another vote planned for animal shelter

The controversial decision to sell a partially-built animal shelter south of Bonners Ferry could be reversed.

Marjorie Unruh, 90

Funeral services for Marjorie Unruh, 90, were held on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at the Mountain View Mennonite Church near Bonners Ferry, Idaho, followed by internment in the Mountain View Mennonite Cemetery.

Spoil yourself at Picturesque

BONNERS FERRY — Nissa Henslee purchased the 104-year-old, two-story brick building at 7196 Main St. with a ‘Picturesque’ vision in mind.

P-Tech route to higher education

Plans to make Sandpoint program statewide

SANDPOINT — North Idaho will be the testing ground for a program that could connect graduating high schoolers with jobs right out of the gate.

Molt, snowfall don't always coincide for hares

 A flash of white darts across the road into a brown thicket of leafless vegetation.

Animals prepare for winter by caching nature's bounty

As gardeners were harvesting the bounty of their summer’s garden before the first frost, animals were harvesting nature’s bounty.

Best yet: A real jammin' Borders 3 Jamboree

Classic cars filled Main Street in Bonners Ferry and overflowed into the Arizona street parking lot, down Bonner street and into the Larson’s Department Store parking lot June 7 for the 2014 Borders 3 Jamboree.

Summer serenaded by insect chorus

Have you taken the time to listen on a warm, summer evening? Trains, trucks and lawn mowers are the first sounds you may hear but if you tune them out you may hear a chorus of clicking, buzzing, chirping and creaking. You probably won’t see who is playing the sounds coming from the grasses, fields, trees and shrubs. As soon as you approach, the musicians--crickets, katydids and cicadas--will stop playing.

Robert F. (Bob) Gunter

Robert F. (Bob) Gunter was born in Whites Chapel, Ala., on Jan. 20, 1926.

Kootenai may flood for 4-8 weeks

The US Army Corp of Engineers said Tuesday the Kootenai River will be at flood stage for four to eight weeks.

The 2011 Penguin Plunge

The  two inches of fresh snow didn’t stop the 2011 Penguin Plunge plungers from jumping into Deep Creek Saturday.

Man quits $100,000 job to walk

Joel Bivens gave up working for walking.

Local

A Sandpoint log truck driver, reported as critically injured after a July 2 crash outside Libby, Mont., has improved to satisfactory condition, according to a spokeswoman with a hospital in Seattle.

Hiatt takes 1st place at Kellogg Invitational

Bonners Ferry junior Erin Hiatt won the girls race for the invitational in Kellogg with a time of 21:27, helping the Lady Badgers to a second-place finish.

Little League wins league tournament, 19-0

The Bonners Ferry Yankees Little League 13U team finished undefeated in league and won their League Tournament. Their record now stands 19-0.

BADGERS CLAIM DISTRICT TITLE

Badger pitcher Zack Roberts shut down Orofino Maniacs  10-0 in six innings to help Bonners Ferry claim the 3A District Title.  Bonners Ferry plays American Falls at 9 a.m. today, May 14, in the 3A State Baseball Tournament in Ontario, Ore.

Badgers host Kellogg Friday

Bonners Ferry’s playoff hopes remain alive, despite Friday’s 47-20 loss to league leader Timberlake.

Old Timer's Column

Bonners Ferry HeraldMay 22, 2009

Paul Flinn

Guns, immigration, federal money on constituents' minds

Guns, immigration, federal funding are on Idahoans's minds

New Clinical Trial May Lead to Less Chemo in HER-2+ Breast Cancer Patients

A study of a new therapeutic strategy to avoid chemotherapy in patients with early HER-2+ breast cancer