Wednesday, August 26, 2026
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Idaho downwinders diagnosed with cancer could qualify for compensation

Individuals diagnosed with certain cancers and who lived in Idaho for at least a year between January 1951 and November 1962, or all of July 1962 may be eligible for compensation of $100,000 under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO

Idaho teacher goes from FFA student to national ambassador

Idaho teacher Anthony Jefferies was selected by the national Future Farmers of America organization as one of 88 people from 37 states to serve as a national teacher ambassador for the 2026-2027 school year.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO

Music Conservatory of Sandpoint announces leadership transition

Karin Wedemeyer, founder and executive director of Music Conservatory of Sandpoint, has stepped down from her leadership role with the organization.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO

Idaho teacher goes from FFA student to national ambassador

Idaho teacher Anthony Jefferies was selected by the national Future Farmers of America organization as one of 88 people from 37 states to serve as a national teacher ambassador for the 2026-2027 school year.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO

Idaho downwinders diagnosed with cancer could qualify for compensation

Individuals diagnosed with certain cancers and who lived in Idaho for at least a year between January 1951 and November 1962, or all of July 1962 may be eligible for compensation of $100,000 under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 20 HOURS, 38 MINUTES AGO

Idaho downwinders diagnosed with cancer could qualify for compensation

Individuals diagnosed with certain cancers and who lived in Idaho for at least a year between January 1951 and November 1962, or all of July 1962 may be eligible for compensation of $100,000 under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 20 HOURS, 38 MINUTES AGO

SEPT NIBJ: The challenges of rural healthcare: Transfers, specialists and emergency care

For residents in Boundary and Bonner counties, access to emergency healthcare can be slim. Boundary County Hospital in Bonners Ferry and Bonner General Health in Sandpoint serve as the sole hospitals for each community. For that reason, rural healthcare presents a unique set of challenges.
NIBJ | UPDATED 1 DAY, 20 HOURS AGO

SEPT NIBJ: The challenges of rural healthcare

For residents in Boundary and Bonner counties, access to emergency healthcare can be slim. Boundary County Hospital in Bonners Ferry and Bonner General Health in Sandpoint serve as the sole hospitals for each community. For that reason, rural healthcare presents a unique set of challenges.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 1 DAY, 20 HOURS AGO

SEPT NIBJ: The challenges of rural healthcare: Transfers, specialists and emergency care

For residents in Boundary and Bonner counties, access to emergency healthcare can be slim. Boundary County Hospital in Bonners Ferry and Bonner General Health in Sandpoint serve as the sole hospitals for each community. For that reason, rural healthcare presents a unique set of challenges.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 1 DAY, 20 HOURS AGO

Idaho teacher goes from FFA student to national ambassador

Idaho teacher Anthony Jefferies was selected by the national Future Farmers of America organization as one of 88 people from 37 states to serve as a national teacher ambassador for the 2026-2027 school year.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 1 DAY, 20 HOURS AGO

Council adopts annual budget, discusses wastewater treatment plant construction

The Sandpoint City Council adopted a budget of $92 million for Fiscal Year 2027. The budget, which is the largest adopted in the city’s history, intends to fund a wastewater treatment plant, the city's current highest capital priority.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 DAYS, 20 HOURS AGO

'When in doubt take the safe route': SPOT promotes alternatives to drinking and driving

A lakeside mural on the back of a SPOT bus encourages North Idaho residents to "choose a safe ride" after a night out drinking. The artwork was funded through a grant from the Idaho State Liquor Division awarded to Selkirks Pend Oreille Transit and the North Idaho DUI Task Force.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 DAYS, 20 HOURS AGO

Council addresses parking confusion, confirms kiosk removal

Nearly two weeks after the council voted to remove new on-street parking kiosks, questions remain over whether community members and visitors still need to use them.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 DAYS, 20 HOURS AGO

'When in doubt take the safe route': SPOT promotes alternatives to drinking and driving

A lakeside mural on the back of a SPOT bus encourages North Idaho residents to "choose a safe ride" after a night out drinking. The artwork was funded through a grant from the Idaho State Liquor Division awarded to Selkirks Pend Oreille Transit and the North Idaho DUI Task Force.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 20 HOURS AGO

LPOSD implements strengths program

Some Lake Pend Oreille School District students will take the StrengthsFinder assessment when they begin school this fall. "StrengthsFinder is a 30-minute assessment that helps identify an individual's natural talents and their patterns for thinking, behaving, and feeling," said Sandpoint High School counselor Janay Moore.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 20 HOURS AGO

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