River otters: playful and fast swimmers

It was just a flash of a furry animal with short brown hair and a long tail by the creek that got my attention. Upon further observation I saw it was an adult river otter. I grabbed my camera and the race was on.

Huckleberry picking is underway!

As summer days become hotter and drier in Boundary County a special treat is brewing in our surrounding forests. Huckleberries! These sweet, finger-staining treats are right under your nose on most hikes in August.

TRAVEL SOFTBALL: The North 16U takes second at Summer River Bash

Overall, Coach Conro noted it was an all-around team effort and that every single player made critical contributions this past weekend.

Mt. Hall Elementary School

Greetings from up north. We have snow on the playground and the first progress reports have been sent home for the year. We made it halfway through the first trimester, and our students and staff have been working hard. It’s not all hard work. One student said it best, “[My teacher] is tricking everyone and it seems like we are playing games (dice, topple blocks, etc…) but we are ACTUALLY LEARNING!” Mt. Hall isn’t all tricks either. We had a great time celebrating Halloween with a creepy STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) science lab. Mrs. Myrna Myers and an army of mad scientists transformed the gym into a science lab, and our students were able to make their way through various STEM related stations (slime, polymer snow, and boo bubbles). A spooktacular time was had by all!

Huckleberries: Boundary County's wild purple gem

I have only lived in Boundary County about two decades, but that time has taught me by late July and early August North Idaho mountain ranges will be crawling with treasure hunters searching for purple gems. Armed with plastic ice cream buckets, grocery store sacks, coffee cans, or other containers, the prospectors comb hillsides from dawn to dusk. In coffee shops and cafes, they speak in hushed tones of finding “gold mines,” “mother lodes,” “bonanzas” or “purple gold!”

'Chariots of Fire' heats up Naples Holiday Festival

Santa will be returning with his firefighter friends for the second annual Santa’s Chariots of Fire event, hosted by South Boundary Fire District, that will be kicked off at the Naples Holiday Festival on Dec. 9.

NIC celebrates GED diploma recipients

NIC celebrates GED diploma recipients

Foster parents needed

Sometimes parents aren’t able to complete the task of nurturing their children to adulthood.  

Boundary County Middle School gearing up for second semester!

I would first like to thank our citizens of the month. For November (Citizenship) BCMS selected: Kaelynn Baisden (sixth), Blake Rice (seventh), Leah Webster (eighth), and Jessica Hanna (staff). For December (Generosity) BCMS selected: Markynn Pluid (sixth), Evelyn Chaney (seventh), Brena Gould (eighth), and Rita Vannoy (staff). These folks showed tremendous citizenship and generosity. We are getting ready to announce our January winners so stay tuned.

Legals January 10, 2019

NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE (Adult or Emancipated Minor) Case No. CV11-18-582 IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BOUNDARY IN RE: Allen Jeff Stafford Legal Name A Petition to change the name of Allen Jeff Stafford, now residing in the City of Moyie Springs, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Boundary County, Idaho. The name will change to Allen Jeff Avery. The reason for the change in name is: I would like to be able to pass on my fathers family name. A Hearing on the petition is scheduled for 9:30 o'clock a.m. on 1-29-2019 at the Boundary County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: December 19, 2018 GLENDA POSTON CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: Jamie Wilson Deputy Clerk BFH Legal 10068 December 27, 2018 January 3, 10, 17, 2019

NW Specialty, Providence expand pregnancy care in NI

Hospitals collaborate for easier access to advanced perinatal care

Northwest Specialty Hospital and Providence are working together to bring advanced imaging and perinatal services to North Idaho so local families won’t have to travel for specialty care.

COVID 'crisis' ends statewide — but not here

Situation in North Idaho deemed 'volatile'

covid ends, but not here

Asian Americans and social justice

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Davis gets probation in battery case

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Roberta May Gibbs

Roberta May Gibbs

PHD outlines COVID-19 quarantine guidelines

In recent weeks, the Panhandle Health District has seen a record number of daily COVID-19 cases. This amount of cases indicates the area has significant community transmission, PHD officials said in a press release.

Many recycle, but more needs done

Recently, the City of Bonners Ferry sent out around 2,000 questionnaires on recycling to city residents who have their garbage picked up on a city route. 

Only way to manage wolves is to get rid of them

The Idaho Anti-Wolf Coalition has said for 10 years that the Canadian wolves “dumped” in Idaho in 1995 and 1996 would never be delisted or hunted.

Boundary County Middle School hitting stride

It is already halfway through this school year? This is the comment I have heard from numerous students as we enter the last couple weeks of first semester. It is always surprising when time passes so quickly. Those of us who have been here a while also know from here on out time will go even faster. BCMS has had a very successful year so far and students and staff alike getting into their stride as we hit the busy season of semester tests and basketball.

PHD awarded $1M grant to help combat opioid use disorder

PHD awarded $1M grant to help combat opioid use disorder