Boundary County News

A 48 year old Bonners Ferry man died in a single car rollover wreck late Sunday night.

As more school districts consider switching to four-day school weeks to save money, officials with the Boundary County School District in north Idaho say the shorter week has been working for them.

One woman, and possibly seven other people visiting Bonner and Boundary counties, has tested positive for the H1N1 virus, commonly known as the swine flu.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- One person with a confirmed case of swine flu and seven others with possible cases were recently visiting Bonner and Boundary counties in the Idaho Panhandle.

A growing number of school districts are looking at switching to a four-day school week to save money, and Boundary County School District officials say the short week has been successful for them.

A growing number of school districts are looking at switching to a 4-day school week to save money, and Boundary County School District officials say the short week has been successful for them.

Valley View Elementary kindergartner Emily Palmer smiles at her parents during the end of the year celebration at her school in Bonners Ferry on Wednesday.

" At least a dozen Idaho school districts have declared financial emergencies under a new state law, and more are considering the move as they face their first-ever cut in state funding for schools next year.

Post-Memorial Day holiday checklist: Get the kids back to school, recover from the long weekend, pack up the gear - and go vote? Idaho has held its primary election on the fourth Tuesday in May since 1980, which means that 45 percent of the time, it falls on the day after Memorial Day.

A line of job applicants snakes through a rope line to attend the CUNY Big Apple Job Fair last week in New York.

If Idaho comes under a state of "extreme emergency" including martial law, invasion or insurrection, the state still shouldn't be able to take away anyone's guns, the Idaho House declared Tuesday.

The General Services Administration on Friday announced that it is raising the per diem rates for government travel to parts of three states, effective April 1. The hotel rate in Frederick, Md., will rise from $89 to $90. In Idaho, the hotel rate for Boundary and Bonner counties will increase from $70 to $76 on April 1 and increase to $104 for July ...

Idaho may be able to use federal economic stimulus money for high-priority needs like paving roads, state lawmakers learned Friday, rather than just for big "shovel-ready" construction projects.

Officials say none of the drug tests administered this school year to 50 Bonners Ferry High School students have come back positive.

In the scenic scenic international region where Idaho's Panhandle meets British Columbia, polygamy is a way of life for hundreds - the open secret that's gone untouched by authorities until now.

The Oregon City school district this week heard from furious parents and community members who oppose the districts options for closing a six million dollar budget shortfall.

COEUR d'ALENE -- It's bee season again in North Idaho. Students throughout the region are practicing putting letters together to form words as they gear up for district spelling bees this month.

More than 2,300 Boundary County residences and businesses served by Avista can expect a 4.7 percent decrease in their heating bills.

Like many kids growing up in Naples, a younger Chad Kimball was a frequent visitor to Naples General Store.

A fire apparently triggered by a goat knocking over a heater destroyed a home early New Year's Eve, said Curley Creek Fire Chief Brad Stalcup.