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December 31 | |||
Looking for owner of lost money: 2:55 p.m. -- We have a report of a large sum of money found today on Bonners Ferry's south side, likely devastating to whomever the money belongs to. She who found it hopes they who lost it get in touch so they can reclaim it. If it's yours, message April on Facebook. | |||
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December 27 | |||
Sagle man dies at scene of Highway 95 crash: Idaho State Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred at about 9:54 a.m. today in Bonner County on Highway 95 at Dufort Road near Sagle that claimed the life of a Sagle man. According to investigators, the 84-year-old was travelling east in a John Deere utility vehicle, attempting to cross the highway from Dufort Road to East Dufort Road | |||
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![]() Man missing on Schweitzer sought: The Bonner County Sheriffs Office is requesting anyone who has information on missing person Riley Hadeen to contact dispatch at (208) 265-5525. He was last seen at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Schweitzer Mountain area. |
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December 23 | |||
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Winter storm warning issued for North Idaho: The National Weather Service, Spokane, has issued a winter storm warning for North Idaho and northeast Washington for heavy snow, in effect from 4 a.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Monday. Between 10 band 20 inches of new snow is expected. | |||
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Drop in temps, snow expected: The National Weather Service, Missoula, has issued a winter weather advisory in effect until 8 p.m. today for the Kootenai/Cabinet Region for a rapid drop in temperature, wind and possible snow squalls. | |||
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December 20 | |||
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Bonners Ferry City Council meeting, 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 21, city hall, 7232 Main Street, Bonners Ferry. For the agenda, click here. | |||
Winter storm watch for Kootenai/Cabinet: UPDATED -- The National Weather Service, Missoula, has issued a winter storm watch for potentially heavy mixed precipitation in the Kootenai/Cabinet Region from Saturday morning to late Sunday night. Total snow accumulations of five to 10 inches are possible in the valleys, with up to 16-inches in the Purcells and 30-inches falling in the Cabinet Mountains. In addition, sleet and freezing rain could add a glaze of ice, making travel difficult. | |||
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December 15 | |||
Idaho education board shifts way attendance is calculated: The Idaho State Board of Education today approved a temporary rule shifting the methodology for calculating average daily attendance for public school funding from daily attendance to average full-time equivalent student enrollment for the current academic year. The average full-time equivalent student enrollment methodology is based on weekly enrollment reporting and includes restrictions based on student absenteeism. | |||
Customs officials warn of phone scam: A telephone scam is targeting residents nationwide in an attempt to gain banking information from unsuspecting residents. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers nationwide are continuing to receive numerous calls from residents concerned about unsolicited calls from scammers posing as U.S. Border Patrol agents and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers. | |||
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December 13 | |||
Boundary County First Judicial District Court dispositions | |||
December 11 | |||
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December 10 | |||
First half property tax due date nears: Boundary County Treasurer Susan M. Larson reminds all Boundary County taxpayers that the deadline for paying the first half of the 2021 property taxes without penalty is Monday, December 20. Tax notices were mailed in November and may be paid in two installments; the first half by December 20 and the remainder by June 20, 2022. | |||
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December 9 | |||
Heavy snow for the Panhandle Friday night: The National Weather Service, Spokane, has issued a winter storm watch for heavy snow Friday night through early Sunday over North Idaho, with eight inches possible in the valleys, pushed by winds gusting as high as 40 miles per hour. Five to eight inches of fresh snow is forecast for the valleys with nearly two feet possible at higher elevations. | |||
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Senate votes to overturn OSHA vaccine mandate: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch voted Wednesday in support of the Congressional Review Act, Senate Joint Resolution 29, a joint congressional resolution of disapproval to formally nullify the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration vaccine mandate for private businesses. The Senate passed S.J.Res. 29 by a vote of 52-48. | |||
December 8 | |||
Boundary County Commission minutes, week of November 29 | |||
Boundary County Commission minutes, week of November 22 | |||
December 7 | |||
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December 6 | |||
Boundary County First Judicial District Court dispositions | |||
December 5 | |||
County P&Z, commissioners to consider land use apps: Boundary County Commissioners and the county planning and zoning commission will hold public hearings this month to consider a total of five land use applications for a two comprehensive plan map and zoning map amendments, a short plat subdivision, a conditional use permit and a variance. Both meetings at which hearings will be held will take place in the Boundary County Annex, 6566 Main Street, Bonners Ferry. | |||
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December 3 | |||
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Library board set to fill vacant seat: The Boundary County Library District Board of Trustees will meet in special session to meet and interview four candidates for the vacant Zone 5 board seat at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 7, at the library, 6370 Kootenai Street, Bonners Ferry. | |||
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December 17 |
Over-snow vehicles banned in Libby ski area: Over-snow vehicle use in the boundaries of the South Flower Cross Country Ski Area near Libby has been prohibited due to concentrated pedestrian traffic, prohibiting any over-snow vehicle use on any National Forest system within the ski area boundaries including roads and trails. |
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Lady Slippers shine in week 13: The Lady Slippers; Jeanne Osborn, Donna Nystrom and Evelyn Smith, took it all in week 13 of Tuesday's Trouble women's league bowling at AJ's Lanes, with Jeanne taking high scratch game 159, high scratch series 425, third high handicap game 229 and second high handicap series and Donna tying for second high scratch game 149, getting second high scratch series 418 and third high handicap series, helping earn the team high scratch game 425, high scratch series 1,180, high handicap game 658 and high handicap series 1,879. |
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Lupines glow in Tuesday's Trouble week 12: Alice VanGundy bowled highs scratch game 183, high scratch series 485, third high handicap game 242 and third high handicap series 662 to lead the Lupines a good showing in week 12 of ladies' Tuesday Trouble bowling at AJ's Lanes. Kim Haworth took second high scratch game 172, second high scratch series 471, high handicap game 261 and high handicap series 738. |
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Letters |
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December 27 |
In city suit, only the attorney$ win: It’s over. In October, 2019, one year after construction of my permitted carport, the newly self-anointed, self-appointed, mini-mayor of Moyie Springs, Steve Economu, and council members Terry Johnson, Tim Narvaez, Geoff Hollenbeck and newly seated (three minutes prior) Les Love voted to file a lawsuit against me for setback violations. By Rosanne Smith |
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Obituaries |
December 28 |
Robert Mena, 66, passed away on December 22, 2021, at his home in Bonners Ferry. Robert was born in Santa Monica, California, on January 28, 1955, the son of Raphael and Anastasia Torres Mena. No services are planned. Bonners Ferry Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. |
Jo Ann Johnson, 92, passed away on December 27, 2021, at Boundary Community Hospital. Jo Ann was born on August 16, 1929, the daughter of Joe and Eunice Nelson Bunney in Yakima. Services will be held at a later date. Bonners Ferry Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. |
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Douglas Irvine Bennett, 69,Moyie Springs died Thursday, November 18, 2021, at his home. He was born on July 10, 1952 in Bonners Ferry. A full obituary is pending. Arrangements are being cared for by the Bonners Ferry Funeral Home. |
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