Council passes new public comment resolution

The Bonners Ferry City Council unanimously approved a motion Tuesday to add guidelines for public comment at city meetings.

A night at the disco with Mr. BFHS

Friday evening Becker Auditorium was filled with family, friends, community members and students to watch eight high school senior gentlemen compete for Mr. Bonners Ferry High School.

Idaho Day at the Museum

March 4, at the Boundary County Museum, began three days filled with hustle, bustle, and the energy that comes with fourth graders.

Don't get fooled this election season

There's an old saying: “You can fool ALL people SOME of the time---you can fool SOME people ALL the time—but you can't fool ALL the people ALL the time!” I don't like to admit it, but I've been fooled. But it's not a disgrace to be misled—we are all deceived occasionally: the problem is if we fall for the scam a second time.

Charlene J. Kalb, 87

Charlene Kalb of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, passed away on March 12, 2024, at the age of 87.

Robert (Bob) Martin, 96

Bob Martin passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2024.

Legals for March, 21 2024

Open house at NICA this Friday

North Idaho Classical Academy is hosting an open house and campus walk on Friday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Critchfield unveils incremental funding formula change

State superintendent Debbie Critchfield and two lawmakers Friday unveiled a late-session proposal to shift a small portion of the K-12 school budget to “per-student” funding. The bill would use student counts rather than support units as a metric for calculating discretionary funds, potentially adding $50 million to the annual allocation. Other areas of the school budget would continue to use support units.

Library bill clears House after tense debate

House Bill 710 would allow lawsuits against libraries that don’t move harmful materials following complaints

A bill requiring Idaho public and school libraries to move materials deemed harmful to children, or face lawsuits, passed the Idaho House on Wednesday.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Journey to a title in Bonners — with a brief stop in Cd’A

“The whole process has been completely amazing,” said Nathan Williams, now in his fourth season as the Badgers boys basketball coach. “And the parents … it’s an hour and a half to Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, when we’d play an AAU game, and an hour and a half back, and there were so many times there was 6, 8 inches of snow. And we’ve got a game at 8 a.m. They’d always schedule us at 8 a.m., coming from Bonners. So we’re waking up at 5 … it was crazy. But the commitment from the parents and the kids has been amazing.”

Red, White, & Blue, This Fair’s For You

The Boundary County Fair may not be taking place until late summer, but organizing and fundraising for the event has already started. Among those efforts are supporter and sponsorship opportunities for 2024, fair officials said.

BCSD spring cleaning, prepping for state testing

Spring is just around the corner and that means it’s time for spring cleaning as the Boundary County School District is cleaning out the old curriculum materials as well as gearing up for the ISAT and IRI testing.

2024 DYW participants 1-3 unveiled

The first three participants of this years Bonners Ferry Distinguished Young Women program have been announced.

SEASON OPENER: Softball triple header against Maniacs

3A Bonners Ferry softball opens the season against the Orofino Maniacs of the 2A Central Idaho League in a triple header, going 0-3.

Seventh grade hoops still undefeated, 6-0

The Boundary County Middle School seventh grade boys basketball team are undefeated at 6-0 with only two more games until districts.

U.S., Canada take steps to address mining pollution in Kootenai Watershed

On Monday, the Ktunaxa Nation, U.S. and Canada took the first step to address mining pollution in the Elk-Kootenai Watershed, by submitting the issues to the International Joint Commission.

75 participants flock to track and field

Seventy-five athletes have come out for track and field. Bonners Ferry head coach Travis Hinthorn said he doesn’t expect all seventy-five participants to stay for the whole season, but many participants show promise and are qualified athletes.

Badger softball up to bat, primed for season

Badger softball has had unprecedented growth over the past three seasons, from being a one team program in 2021, to over 30 girls coming out to play the following years.

Spring snow can’t keep Badger baseball down

Thirty-three participants have come out for Badger baseball, resulting in the program expanding to three teams.