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Care-N-Share now accepting applications

The Senior Hospitality Center is accepting applications for its Care-N-Share Christmas Program, now through Dec. 4. Applications can be picked up from the Senior Hospitality Center or accessed from its Facebook page.

Governor’s office takes notice of grassroots push to replace Valley View

District officials met with local contractors on Wednesday to brainstorm a grassroots effort to replace Valley View Elementary. District 1A State Rep. Mark Sauter attended the closed-door meeting via Zoom. Last week, Sauter and Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke toured Valley View in the wake of the district's third failed bond measure to replace the deteriorating school.

New command at the sheriff’s office

Boundary County Sheriff-elect Travis Stolley announced Tuesday that Sgt. Mike Valenzuela will replace Rich Stephens as undersheriff once he is sworn into office in January.

BFHS hosts drug education event as statewide overdose deaths decline

Idaho’s overdose death decrease last year in a region of the nation that has been particularly challenged shows how events like the one held at BFHS Wednesday night have a positive effect on the health and safety of Boundary County and other regions throughout Idaho.

Sheriff’s office warns of scam

The Boundary County Sheriff’s Office urges anyone who receives a phone call from the department asking for money to immediately call the office, (208) 267-3151.

Bonners Ferry pays tribute to veterans

In 1954 the townsfolk of Emporia, Kansas, chipped in to pay for a humble shoe cobbler’s trip to meet the president. It was then that Alvin King shook hands with Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Nov. 11 became officially recognized as Veterans Day. In the spirit of the holiday, Bonners Ferry community members held a poignant ceremony on Monday to pay tribute to the community’s veterans.

What's next for Valley View

A new elementary school will cost taxpayers whether a bond passes or not.

Since November 1989, only one bond measure to improve schools in Boundary County has passed. The latest attempt – one to replace Valley View Elementary – failed last Tuesday, adding to a long list of setbacks.

New staff reporter at the Herald

Hello to the kind folks of Boundary County! My name is Ned Newton. I have big shoes to fill as the new staff reporter at the Bonners Ferry Herald.