WEATHER: Feb. 27 – March 5, 2026

WEATHER: Feb. 27 – March 5, 2026

WEATHER: March 4-10, 2026

Wednesday: 60% chance of rain, mainly before 7 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 6-13 mph. Mostly clear evening, with a low around 36. West wind 10-13 mph.

WEATHER: March 5-11, 2026

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 13-17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Mostly cloudy evening, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 7-11 mph.

Silver Valley Cat Wranglers Auction set for May 13

Michael Glenn LaPlant

1954 - 2026

Michael Glenn LaPlant was born July 9, 1954, to Virgil and Vera (Jerry) LaPlant in Hereford, Texas. When he was two years old, they moved to Moses Lake, Wash., and settled at the family farm outside of Ephrata. He was active in 4-H, raising and showing steers at the Grant County Fair. He graduated from Ephrata High School in 1972.

County appoints Songstad as hearing examiner

After months of operating without a hearing examiner, Bonner County commissioners unanimously approved the appointment of Allan Songstad to fill the position during Tuesday’s business meeting.

Shoshone County Candidate Profile: Melanie Carter (R) PC Kingston

BCASD accepts grant award for summer staffing

Through busy summer months, the Bonner County Ambulance Service District will add an additional paramedic to the Hope and Clark Fork areas in July after accepting a grant for summer staffing.

Watercraft inspection stations see law enforcement presence

Law enforcement officials will now be present at two watercraft invasive species stations after a contract between the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office and the Idaho State Department of Agriculture was approved unanimously by county commissioners.

Bonner, Boundary counties placed on stage 2 fire restrictions

Bonner and Boundary counties have been placed on Stage 2 fire restrictions following a recent wildfire spread and dry conditions that have been sweeping the two northern counties, Idaho Department of Land officials said in a Friday morning announcement.

Grizzly sow with cub had dead whitetail cached nearby when attack occurred

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks released more details on a bear attack in the Cedar Flats area on Aug. 31, noting it was a grizzly sow with a cub and there was a cached whitetail deer carcass about 100 yards off the trail near the incident.

Born Learning Trail opens at West Shoshone Park

Learning happens everywhere a child goes, but parents, grandparents, and caregivers may not always know how to support that learning in everyday situations.

Washington pair charged with trafficking meth in Shoshone

A pair of arrests during a traffic stop on Thursday night yielded trafficking amounts of methamphetamine.

UPDATED: Grant County Jail inmate found dead

EPHRATA – The Grant County Sheriff’s Office announced the death of an inmate at the Grant County Jail Tuesday morning.

Derosa, West help Glacier Twins over Medicine Hat

MEDICINE HAT, Alberta — Trenton Derosa and Amerman West combined to hold Medicine Hat to one hit as the Glacier Twins picked up an 11-0 victory to start their four game Canadian road trip.

BCSD back to school Sept. 3

Boundary County School District returns for the 2024/25 school year on Tuesday, Sept. 3.

As technology evolves, so do "fair chase" hunting practices

Fish and Game is forming a new Hunting and Advanced Technology working group to gauge the public’s perspective on what new technology should— and should not be— considered “fair chase” when hunting big game animals

Montana murder suspect arrested in Coeur d’Alene

Local police have arrested a man suspected of murder in Montana.

Montana murder suspect arrested in Coeur d’Alene

Local police have arrested a man suspected of murder in Montana.

Post Falls man gets prison for aggravated assault

A man who threatened to shoot his former girlfriend will spend time in prison, according to the Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.