This Week In History - March 28, 2024

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

This Week in History - May 18, 2023

The events, activities and meetings taking place in Boundary County over the coming week.

Legals for June, 27 2024

Legals for January, 23 2025

A conversation with Roy

A conversation with Roy Knecht (September 8, 1953 - August 4, 2021)

Durst escalates dispute with state education leaders

While West Bonner considers legal action against the state, superintendent Branden Durst is delaying his promise to lead the district with an emergency certificate. Durst disagrees with the opinion of state education leaders. He surmised that a district cannot have two superintendents with emergency certificates — his certificate (if granted) and the one held by his predecessor Susan Luckey, who was appointed interim superintendent from March through June, following the resignation of Jackie Branum.

Idaho governor calls for funding for public schools, tax cuts and investments in wildfire fighting

Gov. Brad Little outlines budget, policy priorities in annual State of the State address

Legals for August, 15 2024

Resident volunteers to run for school board

I would like to thank Debbie Musial for the suggestion in her letter to the editor in the Bonners Ferry Herald on Feb. 21, and the same by Susan Stolley on Feb 28, for me to become more involved as a volunteer in the Boundary County School District.

Fire

The cause of an Aug. 3 fire that destroyed Riverside Auto Center remains undetermined, however it may have been triggered by an extension cord, said Bonners Ferry Fire Chief Pat Warkentin.

$53 million property value error to delay tax notices

Some taxing districts are affected by the mistake

A typo resulting in a multimillion dollar property value assessment error is expected to affect multiple taxing districts in Kootenai County and delay the distribution of property tax notices.

No benefit to Bonner annexation plan

What is it that causes these decisive positions to make decisions that ate against the will of the people?

Letter to the Editor

SCHOOL LEVY: Time to vote no

Letter to the Editor

SMART METER: We weren’t notified

Commission seeks advice on P&Z proposal

BONNERS FERRY With the potential of discriminating against businesses, Boundary County Commissioners decided to seek legal advice on a zoning amendment before closing a public hearing.

KVRI backs Boulder Creek Restoration Project

Board members of the Kootenai Valley River Initiative (KVRI) met on Tuesday, Jan. 10 to discuss any concerns regarding the proposal of the Boulder Creek Restoration Project, as well as to examine other land management projects that are being proposed in the Kootenai Valley over the next five to 10 years.

Cast away ... with no strings attached

Idaho Fish and Game’s Free Fishing Day on June 10 is exactly as it sounds: a chance for anyone to grab a rod and go fishing with no license required.

Q&A about North Zone fire danger

Questions are coming up about the fire danger at this point in the year and where we might be headed given a warm and drier forecast predicted the next couple of weeks. Here is some insight into how things are shaping up.

$700 billion taken by bankers

When the stock market crashed in 1929, the wealth in America did not evaporate. It just changed hands.

Michael Lee Vogl

As the autumn chill set in on Sunday, Oct. 25,  2020, Michael Lee Vogl went full speed to heaven and skidded to a stop, into the arms of his Lord and Savior.