Girls Hoops Season Review: All league, Bateman MVP

It was a season of ups and downs, of victories, defeats and breaking personal and program records for the Bonners Ferry girls basketball team.

Legals for March, 7 2024

Trump has become the last Republican standing in the 2024 primary

Here's how he bulldozed the field

Sandpoint man dies in avalanche, GoFundMe set up

A GoFundMe campaign has been created for the family of a Sandpoint man killed in a Friday avalanche.

Trains collide near Mirror Lake Road

Boundary County Dispatch was notified of the head-on collision between the two trains on the road, located about a half-mile west of Bonners Ferry, shortly after noon, Andrew O'Neel, Boundary County public information officer, said.

Supreme Court rejects state attempts to ban Trump over Capitol attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says the Supreme Court opinion unanimously restoring him to 2024 presidential primary ballots is a "BIG WIN" for America. The court Monday rejected state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for the Capitol riot. The justices ruled a day before the Super Tuesday primaries that states cannot invoke a post-Civil War constitutional provision to keep presidential candidates from appearing on ballots. The court wrote in an unsigned opinion that that power resides with Congress. The court's move ends efforts in Colorado, Illinois, Maine and elsewhere to kick Trump off the ballot because of his attempts to undo his loss in the 2020 election to Democrat Joe Biden.

Sandpoint man dies in avalanche

Searchers recovered the body Saturday of a snowmobiler who was caught in an avalanche the day before in the upper mountainous area of Pack River near Hunt Lake.

STATE 3A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP: At last — Bonners Ferry captures first state boys basketball title

“It’s unbelievable,” said Badger senior Trey Bateman, Thomas’ cousin. “We fought; we’ve earned it, we’ve done everything we can as a basketball team. Mr. Williams (Nathan, the Bonners coach) has helped us so much throughout life and basketball. My brothers (Brady and Seth) won a state championship in baseball in 2018, and that was so huge for our community, and it showed. We are unbelievably grateful and blessed to have this state championship here.”

Matthee announces representative campaign

Former long-time journalist Karen Matthee recently announced her candidacy for the Idaho House of Representatives, District 1A seat.

Marjorie Stanley, 95

Marjorie Stanley recently passed away.

Funding, taxes and the Idaho Legislature

We have finished seven weeks of the 2024 legislative session. It looks like we have four to five weeks to go.

From the Archives — Feb. 29, 2024

After serving in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946, Orval E. Fredericksen went to work at the Bonners Ferry post office.

This Week In History - Feb. 29, 2024

Local history in Boundary County, from Naples to Porthill, and from Bonners Ferry to Moyie Springs.

Partners sought for summer lunch program

While the calendar reminds us that we’re in the heart of winter, the warmth of summer will be upon us before we know it. For many of us, that means backyard cookouts and fresh produce from the garden. But for some Idaho children, summers can mean a lack of food. When they’re dismissed from class on the last day of school, students lose access to regular lunchroom meals. In some cases, these school-day vitamins and nutrients are their most reliable source of nutrition.

Boundary County Calendar - Feb. 29-March 10, 2024

Upcomimg events, activities, and meetings taking place in Boundary County.

State Wrestling: Girls take third, five Badgers place

13 Badger boys wrestling qualified for state, with freshman heavyweight Taylor Dodd taking fourth. Bonners Ferry girls wrestling finished third at the Idaho All Girls wrestling state championship, senior Aubrey Wells (165) and freshman Eva Willis (185) taking second place.

‘Leap Year’ steeped in traditions, history

For some, the fact that there is an extra day in the year has no significance. For others, Feb. 29, or Leap Day, is a chance to explore history, traditions, and celebrations from around the world.

Zimmerman retires from BFPD, Cowell new chief

Brian Zimmerman signed off for the last time on Feb. 26 as Bonners Ferry Police Chief nearly 40 years of law enforcement service.

North Bench without a chief

It was standing room only at the North Bench Volunteer Fire District annual meeting on Saturday as many district members wanted to know why Chief Tony Shope had been fired.

Festival of Hearts raises over $53,000 for BCC

The Fry Healthcare Foundation’s annual Festival of Hearts gala was a resounding success, raising a total of $53,047.50 to support the purchase of a new EKG machine for Boundary Community Clinics.