Saturday, December 13, 2025

Man faces 8 years for DUI

Robert Moir, 66, Moyie Springs, could face up to eight years in prison if he doesn't successfully complete a six-month boot camp program at Cottonwood after being convicted for felony DUI; his ninth conviction for DUI dating back to 1973.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Weapons cache nets felon prison time

A 28-year old registered sex offender will spend up to four years in prison after violating felony probation provisions by possessing seven weapons.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

City proposes increasing water rates

The city of Bonners Ferry will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, to take public comment on a proposal to raise city water rates by $17 to $21 per dwelling unit to keep up with increased costs.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

September is Disaster Preparedness Month

Boundary County Emergency Management Director Dave Kramer would like to remind everyone in Boundary County that proper planning can minimize the impact when disaster strikes as September is Disaster Preparedness Month.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Many recycle, but more needs done

Recently, the City of Bonners Ferry sent out around 2,000 questionnaires on recycling to city residents who have their garbage picked up on a city route.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Wife charged after man shot in shin

BONNERS FERRY — A call from Boundary Community Hospital last Saturday night reporting a shooting resulted in the arrest of a Solomon Lake Road woman on a charge of aggravated battery.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Getting ready for the fair

I don't know how so few do so much for so many. Saturday was the day for fair superintendents and other volunteers to get together and get ready for what would happen Tuesday night … the grand opening of this years Boundary County Fair.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Sponsors sought for Festival of Trees

The Fry Healthcare Foundation has been at work almost since last year's event ended, and they're seeking sponsors to make this year's 2010 Festival of Trees, “A Victorian Christmas,” another huge success.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Golf tourney to benefit BVA

A four-person scramble golf tournament, sponsored by Boundary Abstract and Mountain West Bank, will take place with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27 at Mirror Lake Golf Course.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Man collapses behind wheel, wife steers RV to safety

Two couples were returning to their homes in Canada Wednesday after a family reunion in the U.S., when the driver of the RV they were traveling in apparently suffered a heart attack behind the wheel.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

'Bulls of Terror' coming to fairgrounds

Cowboy and cowgirl action returns to the Boundary County Fairgrounds at 7 p.m. this Saturday, with bulls and barrels, a calf scramble and more.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Documentary tells story of 'Idaho's Forgotten War'

“Idaho’s Forgotten War, A Lost Tale of Courage,” an hour-long documentary on Amy Trice, the 1974 Kootenai War and what it’s done for the tribe will air on Idaho Public Television at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Gardiner glad bandit caught

A Washington teenager accused in a series of international crimes was captured Sunday in the Bahamas, and the local man whose $340,000 Cessna T182T airplane was stolen last year from its hangar at the Boundary County Airport is relieved the so-called “Barefoot Bandit,” Colton A. Harris-Moore, is in custody.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Traditions to highlight fair

BONNERS FERRY — While no big changes are in store, this year's Boundary County Fair is going to be something special.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Farmers Market celebrates 30 years

BONNERS FERRY — It began as the idea of three men; Boundary County Extension Agent Ben Studer and two Forest Service officials, Bob Klarich, a garlic grower, and Tad Plank, who began a nursery. In June, 1980, the county's Farmer's Market opened for the first time with a handful of …
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Kootenai River Run a spectacular success

After days of rain and chilly temperatures, Saturday morning dawned bright and sunny and perfect for a run, and over 250 people showed up at the fairgrounds ready to do just that.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Light turnout, close races

Only 30 percent of registered county voters turned out for the primary election Tuesday, but several of the races were surprisingly close.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

National Guard working with local officials on deployment

BONNERS FERRY — Idaho’s National Guard second deployment to Iraq will be shorter than the previous one.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Zimmerman being promoted to ISP captain

The Idaho State Police will promote Bonners Ferry native Brian Zimmerman to captain in a Friday ceremony in Boise.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Kopas bound for Cottonwood

BONNERS FERRY A man whose meth lab prompted a full-scale haz mat response when family members who found it was sentenced to two to six years in prison May 4.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Moyie Mud Bog attracts 3,000

BONNERS FERRY — An estimated 3,000 people from as far away as New Jersey gathered for the 10th annual spring Moyie Mud Bog, an event founder Bruce Behrman said gets better every year.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

District may close Naples

BONNERS FERRY — A throng of parents turned out Tuesday for the Boundary County School Board meeting wanting to know why the board is considering closure of Naples Elementary School.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Bonners Ferry H&W office closing soon

BONNERS FERRY — The local office of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare will close its doors on Thursday.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

New rule adds federal requirements for some renovation

BONNERS FERRY — A little-known federal rule enacted in 2008 requiring EPA compliance for most remodel work that could stir up lead dust.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Health and Welfare to close office may 13

BONNERS FERRY — The Bonners Ferry office of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare will close its doors on May 13.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Johnson out as fire chief

BONNERS FERRY — Paradise Valley Fire Chief Jock Johnson was ousted with little fanfare April 16 and temporarily replaced by former deputy chief Doug Ladely Jr.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Legislature a challenge-Kerby

BONNERS FERRY — Serving Bonners Ferry as mayor and councilman for 28 years did not prepare Darrell Kerby to be a temporary Idaho senator.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Granary theft nets jail time

BONNERS FERRY — A couple of fact-seeking phone calls and a surreptitious weekend visit to General Feed and Grain landed a Bonners Ferry man behind bars, but a plea agreement saved him from time in prison.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Fire department use practice burn to test skills

BONNERS FERRY — Firefighters from both Paradise Valley Fire District and the Bonners Ferry Fire Department spent a busy day Saturday taking advantage of a rare live-fire training opportunity that was months in the making.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Forecast calling for unusually dry summer

BONNERS FERRY — While much of the East Coast and Great Plains suffered their worst winter in decades, with record snowfalls followed by torrential floods, Idaho was largely missed by the season’s winter storms, and that could bode an unusually dry summer.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Bonners Ferry Health and Welfare to be shuttered

BONNERS FERRY — Bad fiscal news continues to beset the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, and Boundary County is going to suffer.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

BFHS evacuated by bomb threat

BONNERS FERRY — A bomb threat written on the wall of a boys restroom at Bonners Ferry High School March 22 forced the evacuation of the school and a major activation of the Boundary County emergency operations plan.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Badger girls softball

BONNERS FERRY — The Badger softball season opened with a big win March 24 as the girls downed the Sandpoint JV squad 13-3 in five innings.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

badger track

BONNERS FERRY — While Timberlake dominated, the Badger harriers kicked off their season in style Saturday at the Bonners Ferry Invitational, with the girls finishing the tourney in second place among nine participating teams and the boys finishing third out of ten teams.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

County awarded $7,759, shelter grant

BONNERS FERRY — Boundary County was recently awarded a $7,759 federal grant to assist with emergency food and shelter programs in the county.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Local Panhandle Health office may close

BONNERS FERRY — In the face of state budget shortfalls, the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare may close a dozen of its 30 statewide offices.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

H&W may close BF office

BONNERS FERRY — In the face of state budget shortfalls, the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare may close a dozen of its 30 statewide offices.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Sports

Bonners Ferry Badgers got on the scoreboard quickly against St. Maries at home on Friday, but it would be their only trip to the end zone as the Lumberjacks capitalized on Badger errors to dominate the game for a 27-6 win.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Fulton Quality Construction

After years working in more traditional jobs, watching and depending on the ebb and tide of industries, Tim Fulton now depends on himself and his family.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Badgers clinch IML championship

As expected, the Bonners Ferry Badger boys clinched the Intermountain League Championship on Tuesday, Feb. 20, for the chance to compete at state. What was unexpected was who they played.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO