Author: Mike Weland

The Moyie Springs waterline is fixed and they are running water! Thanks go out to all on the system for your patience and for conserving water. “We all owe a […]

By Sheriff David Kramer To help clarify some of the issues with huckleberry pickers that appear to be picking commercially in Boundary County, I share the following information. The Boundary […]

By Clarice M. McKenney Two Boundary County voters of different party persuasions recently met Karen Matthee on their doorsteps. Both told this reporter that they were impressed enough to vote […]

Alderson Lane is closed just north of the Paradise Valley Road intersection in Bonners Ferry until 5 p.m. today for work on a water main. Passenger vehicles can access Paradise […]

Personnel at the Boundary County Fairgrounds are shifting into overdrive as the 2024 Boundary County Fair draws near, and one thing they truly don’t have time for is vandalism, but […]

Starting Monday, July 8, through Thursday, July 11, road crews will close lanes of traffic on Highway 95 in two areas north of Bonners Ferry to repair the road surface. […]

By Mike Weland If official records were kept, today’s 2024 Independence Day parade could quite possibly have swept multiple records … few in attendance recall one of its duration, its […]

An old scam is once again being perpetrated in Bonners Ferry, this one targeting the elderly. A Bonners Ferry grandmother received a call today that came up on caller ID […]

Photos by Sue Kemmis As part of the reclamation and clean-up of Ambush Rock, the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, working with Goodfellow Bros. and Boundary County Search and Dive Rescue, […]

It is shaping up to be a deadly summer on Idaho roads. As many Idahoans make Fourth of July travel plans, the Idaho Office of Highway Safety (OHS) encourages caution […]

Nationwide, there are 60 large wildfires and complexes. Idaho Department of Lands firefighters and support staff are in Alaska assisting with the 172 active wildfires across that state. Currently, Idaho […]

Did you know that the Boundary County Fair operates with only five employees? Two are hired specifically for the summer months leading up to the fair. The rest of our […]

Alleged threats against Boundary County Prosecutor Andrakay Pluid and her children, made to a probation officer administering a court-ordered urinalysis on a Bonners Ferry woman facing two recent misdemeanor charges […]

It has come to the attention of the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office that a person claiming to be Deputy John Lund is advising people that they have a warrant for […]

As part of the reclamation and clean-up of Ambush Rock, the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho is working with Goodfellow Bros. to remove the car bodies that are located along the […]

When sheriff’s deputy Michael Valenzuela arrived at Three Mile at about 3 p.m. Friday, June 21, in response to a report of a man down with no pulse and not […]

A body found Sunday morning and recovered from the Kootenai River in Lincoln County has been identified as Jessica Prado, who had been reported missing Wednesday, June 26, while kayaking […]

By Mike Weland Publisher President, Restorium Resident’s Council The rain held off long enough today to make for a pleasantly cool Community Restorium Annual BBQ, but came with a rush […]

JaMisha Nevarez was taken into custody for the third time Friday since being fired, as Misha Davis, as CEO of the Bonners Ferry Seniors Center on May 31, this time […]

By Mike Weland Piper Banning was resuscitated at birth and has overcome hardships that would bow the lesser spirit to become a “typical” 16-year-old few would imagine has faced and […]

Friends of the Restorium vice president Donna Jo Dirks presented facility maintenance supervisor Kevin Schnuerle a “Maintenance Superhero” photo today at a coffee reception in his honor at the Restorium […]

Roosevelt Road, east of North Idaho Energy Logs and west of Zimmerman Road, will be closed July 8-11 while TC Energy/GTN works on the pipeline. During this closure, residents west […]

At approximately 7:58 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call of a missing person in the Kootenai River. It was reported that Jared Satterlund and Jessica […]

Updated 11:50 a.m. June 26 — Work will get underway tomorrow to repair and restore the Moyie Springs water system after a major line breach March 24 forced the system […]

Maas Loop just north of Pine Street will be temporarily closed from July 1 – 3 while TC energy/GTN works on the pipeline. During this closure, residents north of Pine […]

Concerns are being raised that a June 18 arrest warrant issued against Jamisha Nevarez, 46, Bonners Ferry, that culminated in her arrest and a two-day jail stay before her release […]

Mountain West Bank is closed on Juneteenth each year, but for the employees, it’s an ideal day to give back to their communities, and it’s become a bank tradition in […]

Isaac Gorman is the young man I write about in the article, “Last week tough, but it had bright moments.” He submitted this original poem as a letter to the editor, which is not the proper section for such work. I’m instead running it as a news item as there isn’t an alternative … yet. Isaac’s poem may turn out to be the premier entry in an entirely new section, tentatively titled “Your Voice,” an outlet for all the creative writers in our Boundary County communities!

By Clarice McKenney Legislative candidate Kathryn Larson, running for Idaho House of Representatives Seat 1B, discussed issues with residents from the towns and rural areas of Boundary County during a […]

By Mike Weland Publisher It’s been over a week since the 9B.News website and my Facebook sites went wonky June 7, and it’s been by turns exhausting, excruciating, exhilarating, It […]

An arrest warrant was issued today for Jamesha Nevarez, better known as Misha Davis, who was hired as CEO of the Bonners Ferry Seniors Center April l and fired May […]

Our bloodhound mix is missing. He took off scared during the thunderstorms and hasn’t made it back home. Please call or message me if you see him (208) 603-1477. The […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Northern Region is investing $1 million to expand the collaborative work with the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) to reduce wildfire risk and […]

Blume Hill Road will be closed between Arrowleaf Drive and French Point Drive from Monday, June 24, until about Thursday, June 27, while TC energy/GTN works on the pipeline. There […]

Beverly Krichbaum was driving through the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge June 6 when she spotted this doe and her fawn scant moments after the birth … Momma was still cleaning the newborn! Beverly was and to get a number of good shots before mother and child bounded off together.

By Jessica Tingley The Pearl Theater In response to Steve Tanner’s letter of June 13. The Bonners Ferry Pride event is a rental. The Pearl Board could not cancel it […]

The Board of Directors of the North Bench Fire District is pleased to announce the appointment of Ken Baker as Chief of the North Bench Volunteer Fire Department. The appointment […]

Boundary County Soil Conservation District is set to open an Idaho State Department of Agriculture watercraft inspection station in Bonners Ferry. Starting June 12, the station will serve as a […]

The Bonners Ferry City Pool, 7040 Helena Street, will open for the 2024 season this Sunday, June 9, offering free swimming through August 31, plus swimming lessons for ages four […]

Kenny Mendenhall Stadium will once again be the final setting for another class of Bonners Ferry High School graduates, their work done, their games played, tests taken. At 11 a.m. […]

Sulet Hiatt and her dog Molly were walking back to the car in the high school parking lot from their morning run on the track Thursday when Molly sniffed out […]

As of July 1, Idaho libraries will have to adhere to the “Children’s School and Library Protection Act,” otherwise known as HB-710 that amends section 18-1514 and creates 18-1517B in […]

It’s been two months and six days since a Moyie Springs water main breach March 24 took down the city’s water and the speed at which the water system was […]

Boundary County Commissioners will meet in special session at 1 p.m. today, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Commissioner’s Chambers, Room 28 in the courthouse at 6452 Kootenai Street, Bonners Ferry, […]

With quiet dignity and little fanfare, Boundary County veterans in American Legion Post 55, Veterans of Foreign War Post 3622 and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 28, joined by other veterans […]

Erik Ketner is the new Director of Panhandle Health District. The District’s Board of Health made the announcement Thursday after the decision was confirmed at their Board of Health meeting. […]

  Memorial Day, which is observed on the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service. In observance of Memorial Day, fly […]

The Idaho Democratic Party announced the final statewide results of the Idaho Democratic presidential caucus held today. With 2,412 votes cast in the Idaho Democratic presidential caucus, President Biden won […]

By Mike Weland A repudiation of sorts Tuesday in North Idaho of the extremist “conservative” sect of the the GOP, and a John Bircher’s attempt to return the Democrats to […]

While investigation continues, it is now confirmed after weeks of speculation that Boundary County Sheriff candidate Dave Schuman is under investigation by the Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training Academy […]

By Mike Weland Naples Elementary Principal Robin Merrifield emailed today asking that I help spread word that each of Boundary County School District 101’s three elementary schools are accepting not […]

By Laura Roady Naturally North Idaho Do you have expired bear spray sitting around? Not sure how to dispose of bear spray properly? Boundary and Bonner County residents and visitors […]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a severe geomagnetic storm warning from a solar outburst due to reach Earth this afternoon, possibly disrupting power, radio and television. The […]

If you’ve driven Boundary County’s highways and byways much at all in the last several years, you have likely seen a blue Dodge Ram pulled well off the roadway. You […]