Seen 'n Heard

n Joe W.... next time leave the ant hill alone.

Flickers like their bugs

Living with wildlife takes on a new meaning when they begin to share your house. Ants and insects commonly infiltrate into a house and can be tolerated, but a larger, nosier animal can be annoying.

Kyalynn Grace Comer

A daughter was born on July 26, 2009, at Daysprings Midwifery Services in Hayden, to Amy and Ryan Comer of Bonners Ferry.

PHD: Boundary County in 'red' COVID-19 risk category

Shoshone County has joined Boundary and Kootenai counties in the red, or substantial risk, category for COVID-19, according to Panhandle Health District officials. Bonner and Benewah counties have been moved into the orange, or moderate risk, category for the novel coronavirus.

Congress writes laws, not bureaucrats

Idaho was among 27 states that jointly implored the U.S. Supreme Court to scrap the Chevron doctrine.

Super 1 Foods raffle supports Shriners

BONNERS FERRY — The Boundary County Shriners hosted a raffle for a food shopping spree at the Boundary County Fair, and the winner was Amy Comer.

Tax changes: What you need to know

A three-week late start to the IRS tax filing season was only one of many changes we would see in the 2020 tax season affecting taxpayers this year.

Tax changes: What you need to know

A three-week late start to the IRS tax filing season was only one of many changes we would see in the 2020 tax season affecting taxpayers this year.

Aphids: 'They're baaaaack'

The smokey-winged ash aphids are back by the thousands and they are driving us to distraction. A friend of mine asked me to report on the bothersome aphids that had shown up in clouds recently and were becoming more than a nuisance. I became more curious about these tiny bugs when I was out at the grill cooking dinner.

Boundary County 4-H Horse Leaders host show

The Boundary County 4-H Horse Leaders put on their Mid-Summer Horse Show on July 15-16 at the Boundary County Fairgrounds. Judges were Tiffany Corson and Nicole Dunn.

Comer and Harris, A-class shooters at Washington state shooting contest

Two members of the Kootenai Valley Junior Rifle Team traveled to the Spokane Gun Club on Nov. 4 to compete in the Washington State Indoor three position International Rifle Championships..

Shooting News: Comer takes 8th at WA Junior Indoor Rifle Championships

Kootenai Valley Jr Rifle team member Kyalynn Comer took eighth at the Washington State Junior Indoor Rifle Championships on March 9.

Let's do away with federal overreach — vaccine mandates a good place to start

One of my priorities as U.S. Senator representing the great people of Idaho has been to prevent federal overreach

Legals for December, 1 2022

Alta Forest Products remains timber industry leader

NAPLES — Alta Forest Products, Naples Mill, has successfully survived more than 100 years and remains leaders in the timber industry, with energy efficiency at the forefront of their goals.

Grace Bible Fellowship Church hosts Awana Grand Prix

Anticipation was high and fun contagious for Grace Bible Fellowship’s 23rd Annual Awana Grand Prix when GBF along with Springs of Living Water Free Methodist Awana clubbers took time out from reciting Bible verses, playing fast–action games and participating in Bible/Gospel based lessons in order to design and race their hand-crafted pinewood racers.

Biden budget is unaffordable

The White House recently released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget proposal a month late, and it would run our country deeper in debt. It would drive up federal spending to $6.9 trillion, while deficits would rise to more than $2 trillion by FY 2033. Interest on federal debt will skyrocket from $661 billion this year to more than $10 trillion over the next ten years. To make matters worse, the President’s budget calls for nearly $5 trillion in new and increased taxes to help fuel tax-and-spend proposals. We simply cannot afford this.

KC Pest and Weed Control

BONNERS FERRY-KC Pest and Weed Control, owned by Kyle Cady who has been a certified sprayer since 2001. The busy season is now – spring to fall. Cady’s business is not only weed, but also pests; stink bugs and ants to general weeds and noxious weeds. Cady utilizes a broad leaf herbicide that is selective to only the problem areas, and not grass. It allows for the competition for the grass to be destroyed. Knapweed for instance, is an area that Cady deals with in area pastures.

KVRC members compete at George Conner Rifle Match

On Saturday, May 6, four members of the Kootenai Valley Rifle Club traveled to Spokane to participate in the 52nd annual George Conner Rifle Match. This match is held on the outdoor range at the Spokane Rifle Club. Using .22 small-bore, single-shot rifles, the course of fire is a Dewar Course, consisting of 20 shots prone at 100 yards and 20 shots prone at 50 yards. Then the shooters continue to shoot a position match at 50 meters, shooting 20 shots in the prone, standing, and kneeling positions.

Be wary of tax scams, says local resident

Area residents might want to watch their mail boxes for Internal Revenue Service collection or lien settlement scams. Recently, collection notices appearing to be from the IRS or the state of Idaho have been found in mail boxes in Boundary County.