Fire restrictions raised to Stage 1

With the threat of wildfire danger increasing rapidly in North Idaho, local land management agencies announced they will implement Stage 1 Fire Restrictions on all lands within the Coeur d’Alene Dispatch area beginning today at 11:59 p.m. Fire restrictions are intended to decrease the chance of any preventable fires in the designated areas.

Illegal cutting, vandalism reported at Thompson Chain of Lakes

Investigations are underway into illegal firewood cutting and vandalism at Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park.

Cigarette likely cause of Highway 37 Fire

A discarded cigarette was the likely cause of a wildfire burning north of Libby along Highway 37, according to fire officials. The blaze was estimated at 51 acres Monday morning and was 10 percent contained.

No post-NExA plans for old Hayden school yet

It will be the end of yet another era for the old Hayden Lake School building when Northwest Expedition Academy (NExA) moves to its new campus next year.

Kyle Hickok, 12, loses battle for life

Kyle Hickok, a young Kalispell boy with a failing liver, died Monday in Seattle Children's Hospital after a hard-fought battle with multiple medical problems following numerous operations.

Officials say radiation levels not harmful

Radiation from Japan has been detected in the U.S.

Recent rainy weather in the Flathead has led to concerns by some residents that radioactive particles escaping from damaged nuclear reactors in Japan could be deposited here and cause health risks.

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Official: Biden moving vaccine eligibility date to April 19

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was set to announce Tuesday that he is shaving about two weeks off his May 1 deadline for states to make all adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines.

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Bigfork group sends care packages to Iraq, Afghanistan

By ALEX STRICKLAND / Bigfork Eagle

Auschwitz Museum upset at scene in Amazon series 'Hunters'

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The museum of the Nazi German Auschwitz death camp is objecting to a scene in a new Amazon TV series that shows a murderous game of human chess being played there, insisting that no such thing took place at the camp.

PLANT NOTES: Blue Elderberry

While late spring brings flat, plate-sized clusters of creamy white flowers to the native Blue Elderberry (Sambucus caerulea, formerly nigra), fall is all about pendulous clusters of dark blue berries.

Asbestos abatement project wrapped up on Lincoln Boulevard

Contractors have completed an asbestos abatement project triggered after construction unearthed W.R. Grace mine tailings and contaminated vermiculite near downtown Libby.

Clear out your medicine cabinet

The Panhandle Health District will be hosting its annual Drug Take-Back Day this weekend inside Kellogg City Park.

Yesterdays: Visiting the Bob Marshall when it had just 3,000 visitors a year

Crews from Wixson and Crowe started clearing 130 acres near Teakettle Mountain for the new Anaconda Aluminum Co. site. The Hungry Horse Dam was nearing completion, with all the concrete nearly placed.

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Natural bridge sawed off, stolen from Ross Creek Cedars

A popular six-foot natural bridge at Ross Creek Cedars has been sawed off at both ends and removed. The bridge was made from braided cedar roots and accessed a small island in the creek.   

Illegal cutting, vandalism reported at Thompson Chain of Lakes

Investigations are underway into illegal firewood cutting and vandalism at Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park.

Cigarette likely cause of Highway 37 Fire

A discarded cigarette was the likely cause of a wildfire burning north of Libby along Highway 37, according to fire officials. The blaze was estimated at 51 acres Monday morning and was 10 percent contained.

Bigfork group sends care packages to Iraq, Afghanistan

By ALEX STRICKLAND / Bigfork Eagle