Wildfire season has become a misnomer

In the past, warm spring weather touched off the start of the worst wildfires. Now, unfortunately one fire season essentially runs into the next.

Boundary County businesses fight on during pandemic shutdown

Boundary County was especially hit hard because of the Canadian border closing; this closure caused businesses to lose a lot of tourism in the area, hurting many and even causing some businesses to close.

Boundary County firefighters train for air tanker support

Planning commission says 'no' to storage unit complex

Boundary County Planning and Zoning Commission last week voted 6-1 against the development of a 110-unit storage complex north of Bonners Ferry.

Chimney fire squelched on Westside Road

BONNERS FERRY — On Saturday, Jan. 4, shortly after 8 p.m. North Bench Fire, with auto aid from South Boundary Fire and Paradise Valley Fire, responded to a call about a chimney fire on Westside Road.

Thousands without power Sunday night

Thousands of homes were without power Sunday night after winter storms hit the area hard, Northern Lights Inc. officials said, adding that crews worked tirelessly to restore electricity to Bonner County residents north of Ponderay.

ITA’s first North Idaho Youth Project needs volunteers

Idaho Trails Association is looking for youth volunteers for a three-day trail maintenance project on the Coeur d'Alene River on July 8-10.

Friend saves woman during a fire on Cedar Street

BONNERS FERRY — Adrianne Louviers said she may not have been alive if her friend had not kicked down the door of her apartment when the building caught fire early Monday morning.

Kootenai River Complex Fire Update Sept. 12

The Russell Mountain and Trout Fires burned together and will now be called the Russell Mountain Fire. Fire activity on the Russell Mountain and Katka Fires continues to be a low intensity, backing ground fire that has been slowly moving downhill. The estimated size of the Kootenai River Complex fires is 19,708 acres with 346 personal working on the fires.

Honor our flag, pray for our country

Letter to the Editor, Sept. 24

Bonners Books more than a used bookstore

34 years ago, John O’Connor was just a part-time worker at Bonners Books, working everyday with books, something he had always loved. Little did he know soon he wouldn’t be an employee of the store - he’d be the owner.

Rape suspect admits to assault

A man suspected of raping a 13-year-old girl pled guilty to an amended charge of assault with an intent to commit a serious felony.

KVSA donation brings archery back to the middle school

A $1500 donation from the Kootenai Valley Sportsman Association has revived the archery program at Boundary County Middle School.

Please, people, pray and check your facts

This is in response to the letter urging the Trump sign be taken down (Bonners Ferry Herald, July 20, 2023).

GUEST OPINION: Seasonal arguments

Guest opinion, Nancy Croll

First proof of bear movement

For the first time, movement of a grizzly bear between the Selkirk Mountains and the Cabinet Mountains has been officially documented through DNA analysis.

Largest Idaho Pumpkin Record Squashed By Local Grower

Rick Maggi, who lives just south of Bonners Ferry attended a giant pumpkin weigh off north of Seattle on October 6, his entry weighed in at 1268 pounds with a circumference of over 14 feet. The weight of Maggi’s giant pumpkin surpassed the standing 1219 pound record held by Brett Brown of Peck Idaho. Maggi says this is the third time he has held the record in the past several years but expects his current record to be short lived, having heard that a southern Idaho man expects to weigh in a much larger (grown in a greenhouse) pumpkin in the next week. Maggi says records come and go, that’s all part of hobby.

In the Oct. 25, 2007, edition of the Bonners Ferry Herald, an advertisement was published concerning a film showing of "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib."

In this advertisement the statement was made that St. Ann's Catholic Church was a local sponsor of this film.

Cancer victim: Chemotherapy gave her acute leukemia

I was treated with chemotherapy for breast cancer in 2006.

Search Ongoing for Lost Man in Smith Creek area

On Wednesday, May 31, the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an overdue and possibly lost hiker.