June Ripatti, 88

June Ripatti, 88, passed away at her home in Copeland, Idaho, on Dec. 30, 2013.

New Initiative Launches to Cover 100% of Idaho Children

Idaho Voices for Children recently announced a new advocacy initiative focused on ensuring that 100% of Idaho kids have access to health coverage. Known as Idaho Kids Covered, this effort taps the state’s top children’s health experts to push forward a number of public policy goals focused on ensuring kids reach their full potential.

New Initiative Launches to Cover 100% of Idaho Children

Idaho Voices for Children recently announced a new advocacy initiative focused on ensuring that 100% of Idaho kids have access to health coverage. Known as Idaho Kids Covered, this effort taps the state’s top children’s health experts to push forward a number of public policy goals focused on ensuring kids reach their full potential.

Firefighters extinguish fire on Westside Road

On July 16, shortly after 11 a.m. Hall Mountain Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call on Westside Road. A hay baler had caught on fire, igniting the field immediately around it. By the time Hall Mountain firefighters arrived the farmer had already ejected the bale of hay, unhooked the tractor from the baler, and was containing the fire with fire extinguishers.

The four bad boy fawns of Boundary County

A few weeks ago my wife, Debbie and I came home from an eight-day vacation to Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming. We found our property to be in good standing as we entered the house and did a quick once-over upstairs and downstairs.

This Week In History- Dec. 8, 2022

Local History provided by the Boundary County Museum.

Five ways to help your local economy, and why it’s important

So, what’s the deal with the “support small business” trend? Aren’t businesses getting support from all those loans and grants that the government is offering? After all, everyone is struggling right now, why would businesses need more support than anyone else?

Red budget + white teeth = blue teeth

Red budget + white teeth = Blue Christmas

Speed leads to crash

Speed was the cause of a one-car accident Friday that resulted in a sport utility vehicle flying over a guard rail and down a 35-foot embankment on Peterson Hill.

Grama J’s Cafe final farewell before closing⠀⠀

Grama J’s Cafe will be closing with owner Judy Sowards saying she wants to concentrate on her family.

More COVID cases in North Idaho; none in Boundary County

BONNERS FERRY — While additional confirmed cases novel coronavirus have turned up in the region, none are in Boundary County the Panhandle Health District said on Wednesday.

A day in the life: The Deputy

BONNERS FERRY — With an office consisting of more than 1,200 square miles, the Boundary County Sheriff Deputies spend a lot of time on the road, keeping the citizens of Boundary County safe.

Legislators host trio of town hall talks

Sauter, Woodward address concerns, issues

Education, Medicaid expansion and the initiative process were among the top discussion points at a trio of Saturday town halls held by a pair of District 1 legislators. With just the first week of the session under legislators' collective belt, Idaho House 1A Rep. Mark Sauter and Idaho Sen. Jim Woodward told the several dozen people gathered at the Sandpoint town hall that education was shaping up to be a big issue during the 2025 legislative session.

Broken windows, graffiti send a message

The broken window theory was first introduced in a 1982 article by James Wilson and George Kelling. A successful strategy for preventing vandalism is to address the problems when they are small. Repair the broken windows, paint over the graffiti within a short time and the tendency is for the problems are less likely to escalate.

So you say that you're a patriot

So, you say you are a patriot. Are you also an Oath Keeper? Do you believe in the concepts of governance put forth in the Constitution? Do you believe in the American way of basic rights, rule of law, and respect for governmental institutions?

Problems with Paradise Valley Fire Department

To the Editor:

Phyllis Ann Wester, 91

Phyllis Ann Wester passed away on Sept. 20, 2021.

Suzi Guy

Suzi Guy entered this world on Feb. 16, 1966 to Donald Guy and Kathy Guy in Edmonton, Wash. She left this world on Oct. 30, 2016 in Shafter, Calif. after a life-long battle with heart and lung complications she endured since birth.

From the Archives for Jan 20, 2022

Did you know that in 1935, the city snow removal crew piled the snow in the middle of the street?

Walleye aren't bad fish, just the wrong fish for Idaho

Fish and Game provides them in three reservoirs, but they keep showing up elsewhere.