Legals for April, 6 2023

Vehicle strikes school district office

Jan Bayer, Boundary County School District Superintendent was working late on Tuesday night when the district office was struck by a vehicle—right against her office.

Another Idaho hospital to stop delivering babies, cites ‘labor and delivery staffing’

Valor Health, the only hospital in Emmett, announced Wednesday that starting in a couple of months, it no longer will provide labor and delivery services to the city of nearly 8,000 people.

Freight train derails into Clark Fork River

A Montana Rail Link freight train derailed in Sanders County on Sunday morning, sending multiple railcars into the Clark Fork River.

DNA technology solves 41-year-old mystery

Montana woman identified

( ▶️ Audio story available.) Mildred Hubertz was 59 when she went missing from St. Ignatius, Mont., in 1968. In November 1982, hunters near Newport, Wash., — an almost four-hour drive from the small town 40 miles from Missoula — found a partial human skull in a remote wooded area north of the small Pend Oreille County community. Friday, Pend Oreille County officials announced the skull was Mildred's — a discovery they said was made possible through investigative genetic genealogy.

Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime

Tacopina said in a statement: “He did not commit any crime. We will vigorously fight this political prosecution in court.”

Recreating records at Paradise Valley Cemetery

The caretaker of the Paradise Valley Cemetery is in the process of recreating all the records for the cemetery that were previously destroyed.

Badger baseball: The boys are back

“It’s a great turnout this year,” Bonners Ferry Badger baseball coach Tom Turpin told the Herald. “Freshmen came out, we’ve got some guys that can really play and have good arms.”

From the Archives-March 30, 2023

Between 1915 and 1923, high school students of Boundary County attended the brick school next to the wooden grade school on upper Oak Street (Cemetery Hill).

BCMS 8th grade basketball teams take first in league

Both eighth-grade basketball teams at Boundary County Middle School are league champs after the 75th middle school basketball tournament.

Stolley seeking sheriff’s post

With Boundary County Sheriff Dave Kramer planning to retire, Travis Stolley seeks to run for Sheriff in 2024, as a Republican.

Badger golf: Driving for another state title

Despite poor green conditions as spring inches near, Badger golf teams are out swinging.

Softball, full rooster and new coach

Badger softball is back at it, with a full rooster and a new head coach.

Track and field: Youthful team with big turnout

Badger Track and Field returns with a state champion and several state placers. The program maintains its size, despite seeing a loss in upperclassmen.

Porthill POE hours temporarily expanded

Hours at the Porthill border crossing will be a little bit longer for the next few months.

Free traumatic brain injury seminar offered

On Friday evening, April 7, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Chaplain Corps is hosting a free public seminar where participants will learn basic information about TBI, and why Veterans and First Responders can be unique and might require specialized care.

County moving forward trademarking seal

Boundary County Commissioners will proceed with trademarking the County Seal, provided that it is allowed by the Idaho Secretary of State office.

This Week in History - March 30, 2023

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

Health care in North Idaho and Uganda

This summer I was in Bwindi, Uganda. A very small rural village up in the mountains, a long windy dirt road to get there. As a nurse practitioner, I visited the community hospital. They are staffed 24/7 with nurse midwives who deliver all the babies. A general surgeon is available if a c-section is required. Because of the distance, women with high-risk pregnancies stay at a cottage by the hospital. While there, they have health education and education about caring for a baby.

Session's last days focus on women's health

District 1 legislators discuss local issues, legislations, and concerns in the weekly Notes From Boise column.