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PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lady Badgers take down Flathead Valley

Sophomore Taren Bateman poured in a season-best 31 points in the win.

Fair board seeks sponsorships and facilities upgrades

The Boundary County Fair Board is seeking new funding sources to sustain popular events and upgrade aging facilities. Though the fairgrounds get most of its attention during the summer months, its staff is hard at work in the off-season to sustain and improve hallmark community events.

Opportunities and limitations of industrial growth in Boundary County

What local property rights conflicts reveal about county zoning ordinances

The recent dispute over Panhandle Door Inc.'s industrial expansion near residential homes has highlighted a larger issue in Boundary County: where should industrial development go?

PREP BASKETBALL: Bonners Ferry boys reach 5-0 with rout of Logos; girls take down St. Maries

Bonners Ferry's boys (6-0) will not play again until Dec. 27 when they head to Reardan High for the Lions Club Christmas Tournament.

Appellants pledge legal action after Panhandle Door receives new permit

Boundary County commissioners approved a new conditional use permit Dec. 11 for Panhandle Door, Inc., a large-scale manufacturer located near residential county homes. The amended permit, set for adoption in the coming weeks, will resolve a nine-month zoning dispute involving numerous allegations of dangerous and illegal conduct by Panhandle Door over the course of several years. Opposers to the permit have indicated they now intend to take legal action.

Kootenai Tribe buys district office

Contruction plans for a Valley View Elementary replacement will begin after the Kootenai Tribe bought the old school district office building. The tribe won the bid to acquire the office building after placing the sole bid at $611,601.

NICA eyes lot behind fairgrounds as alternative to Boulder Creek

The North Idaho Classical Academy is set to open next fall, though its exact location remains to be seen. An emerging alternative plan to occupying Boulder Creek would place the charter school on the vacant industrial lot behind the fairgrounds, repurposing the sawmill that has been inactive for nearly 20 years.

PREP BASKETBALL: Bonners Ferry boys remain undefeated; girls win two of last three

The Bonners Ferry High boys ands girls basketball teams combined to go 5-1 in the first week and a half of December hoops.

National nonprofit gifts armor to county deputies

On Dec. 5, Shield 616, a nonprofit based in Colorado Springs, donated about $20,000 worth of body armor to Boundary County Sheriff’s deputies.

Boundary Electric team takes cross-country donations to Helene victims

Two months ago, Hurricane Helene laid waste to North Carolina, causing floods that destroyed homes, cars, and claimed 103 lives. When Will and Tammy Hendrix, owners of Boundary Electric, saw the widespread devastation, they knew they had to help in any way possible.