Ziegwied guilty of vehicular manslaughter

By MIKE WELAND

FFA Districts and State CDE's a success

FFA district CDE’s for the Dairy Foods and Ag. Mechanic competitions were held at Bonners Ferry High School last week. At this event FFA chapters from across the North Idaho District (stretching all the way down to Moscow) attended.

Supports Bonners Ferry Library center

y Aaron Bohachek

North Bench responds to fire caused by lightning strike

North Idaho braced for a strong thunderstorm on Tuesday, June 15, that required North Bench Fire to respond to a wildland fire in the area of Chippewa Street.

Why I love to shop in a small town

I used to dread going shopping.

White-Breasted Nuthatch: A dapper bird!

It was a bright sunny day a few weeks ago and I was walking the Chickadee Trail at the Kootenai Wildlife Refuge north of the district office. I had heard reports that there were white- breasted nuthatches in the tall pine trees north of the district office parking lot. Upon arrival I noticed a group of four white breasted birds in the top of the trees.

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Work in progress

Economist says labor shortage isn't going away anytime soon

Economy faces challenges

Why are some victims compensated?

We honor all who were killed or injured in the 9-11 terrorist attack against our country. 

Environmental groups challenge caribou critical habitat designation

Six environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Sept. 30 stating the USFWS failed to designate enough critical habitat for woodland caribou. The USFWS originally proposed 375,000 acres of critical habitat in northern Idaho and northeastern Washington for the endangered southern Selkirk Mountain population of woodland caribou but made a final decision to designate only 30,010 acres as critical habitat in November 2012.

Nuthatches: The upside-down bird

While woodpeckers search for insects by spiraling up a tree, the nuthatch zig-zags down the trunk head-first. Foraging upside-down may seem unnatural to us but nuthatches have a knack for it.

My style of country music

My style of country music

Fellow Scotchman hikers never fail to inspire

My escape was always to the mountains

City honors officer for drug arrest

On Saturday, March 23, Bonners Ferry police officer Willie Cowell was almost done with his graveyard shift close when his observed a new 2012 Ford pickup without visible registration.

Kirby doesn't represent everyone

Recently, during a Commissioner’s meeting, in front of several witnesses, Walt Kirby stated, “I don’t represent everyone.”

NIC's Swayne placed on administrative leave

The North Idaho College board of trustees voted Thursday to place President Nick Swayne on immediate administrative leave and ask Michael Sebaaly, the former interim president, to return as acting president.

Celebrate Diversity & Promote Human Rights: History of Boundary Co. Human Rights Task Force

Did you know that a charismatic white supremacist once thought Boundary County would be a good place for his message of hate? True story. In 1987, Robert Miles, a former Ku Klux Klan leader convicted of plotting to bomb school buses, announced he would relocate his 2,000-member white separatist “church” from Michigan to Bonners Ferry.

Rock Creek slide repairs continue on U.S. 95

BONNERS FERRY — Final repairs are beginning on U.S. 95 near Rock Creek north of Bonners Ferry to address the failing slope, depending on weather and the completion of the contractor’s other slide repairs at milepost 498 near Naples.

John Albert Brown, 84

John Albert Brown, 84, passed away quickly when the Lord called him home on Feb. 16, 2007. Private Services will be held.

Army sgt. returns from Afghanistan

After a year of serving in Afghanistan, Spc. 4 Ethan McDaniel of the US Army will arrive in Bonners Ferry on Friday, Oct. 1.