NIC board hires Boyles, keeps Macomber on as well

North Idaho College has two attorneys for the foreseeable future.

Lawsuits filed against Kellogg School District

The Kellogg School District is facing two different lawsuits stemming from a highly publicized incident earlier this year after a student made a controversial statement during an assembly.

Initial WBCSD forensic audit delayed

SOS non-profit filing draws concern

Initial results from a forensic audit of the West Bonner County School District have been postponed as the auditing firm waits for additional documentation. To prepare the preliminary report, Waldren said the firm needed all data for the audit period of 2018 to 2023 by Aug. 1. However, as of Aug. 25 — the date Eide Bailly planned to deliver the report — some of the data needed had yet to be given to the firm. Also, a Secretary of State filing listing the district as a non-profit has raised concern that some on the WBCSD board are attempting to convert at least part of the district into a charter school. District officials said that is not the case and is merely an effort to move the audit forward.

Voter turnout expected to double in West Bonner recall election

Bonner County officials expect twice the voter turnout for next week’s recall election than two years ago, when the school board trustees were first elected. “There’s huge interest in this,” said Bonner County Clerk Michael Rosedale. Embattled West Bonner chairman Keith Rutledge and vice chairwoman Susan Brown will learn their fate Tuesday when five voting precincts close at 8 p.m. Displeased patrons and parents mounted an effort to recall them following the controversial hiring of new superintendent Branden Durst.

NIC board hires Boyles, keeps Macomber on as well

North Idaho College has two attorneys for the foreseeable future.

Boundary County Court Records---August 24

Court Records for the Week of August 24.

Calvin Ray McCalmant, 72

Calvin Ray McCalmant passed away on August 13, 2023, in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, at Boundary Community Hospital with his family at his side.

Supporting Idaho's men and women in uniform

Congress created the precursor for what became the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) when it passed the National Security Act of 1947 and later amended it in 1949.

37 nonprofits in Boundary and Bonner counties receive Innovia Foundation grants

Thirty-seven nonprofit organizations serving Bonner and Boundary Counties of North Idaho have recently been awarded $374,538 in grants from the Equinox Foundation Fund at Innovia Foundation.

Homestead Harvesters Conference 2023 Coming to Town

Homesteader and business owner Kody Hanner is bringing the homesteading community together for the upcoming, first-annual Homestead Harvesters Conference.

Legals for August, 24 2023

19 lot subdivision to go before P&Z Thursday

A proposed urban 62-acre subdivision is scheduled to go before Boundary County Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday. Called Poulton Pines, the subdivision would create 19 lots from two parcels adjacent to 822 Chokecherry Drive.

'A game-changer'

Local consortium seeks to establish world-class tech hub for production, commercialization

About 50 local and regional workforce training, venture capital, economic development, labor, education, tribal and government groups have formed a consortium to support establishing the American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Center.

Durst: WBCSD neutral on recall election

The West Bonner County School District is committed to maintaining a neutral position on an upcoming recall election against two board trustees. The district's stance came in a short press release posted to West Bonner's Facebook page.

Court Records — August 17, 2023

Boundary County Court Records for the Week of August 17, 2023.

BOUNDARY COUNTY EXCELLENCE: Trio makes Eagle Scout

Johnny Upshaw, Josiah Martin, and Jason Colgrove, three members of Bonners Ferry Boy Scout Troop 114, received their Eagle Scout rank at the Tango Cafe in Sandpoint on July 22.

Kellie Nelson, 58

Kellie R. (Hayden) Nelson, age 58, of Townsend, passed away on August 13, 2023.

BCSO announces SRO

The Boundary County Sheriff’s Office has a school resource officer to work in county schools.

Alice Agnes Neumayer, 90

Alice Agnes Neumayer, 90, was embraced into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on August 9, 2023.

Initiative drive is good news for voters

Friday, August 18, Luke Mayville, head of non-partisan Reclaim Idaho, will be in Bonners Ferry to kick off the initiative petition drive to give all Idaho voters freedom to vote in one open primary which combines all parties and independent candidates. Currently, a quarter million independent voters are unable to vote in a closed party primary. Many signatures from a majority of the districts are required to get this initiative onto the 2024 general election ballot; once on this ballot, a majority of the voters need to approve, then it becomes law.