KAMIAH — Identifications have been released by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office of all three individuals involved in Monday’s shooting at the Sundown Motel in Kamiah.

KAMIAH — “...a great loss and tragedy,” for the community of Kamiah, commented Mayor Betty Heater following Monday evening’s shooting incident at a local motel that resulted in three people dead.

KOOSKIA — At the July 14 Kooskia City Council meeting, councilors approved a request from the Chamber of Commerce for Kooskia Days, the last weekend of July. This includes closing off both side of A Avenue for the band and the dance, using the south end of the park for the logging show, the …

KAMIAH — Last Saturday, a highway-based motorcycle poker run, organized by Kamiah Kiwanis Club, ended at Kamiah’s Riverside Park where Music in the Valley hosted three bands throughout the afternoon. The event also included a show-and-shine opportunity for classic car owners. The park, reope…

CLEARWATER — Elk City Wagon Road Days were held July 17-18, and included activities for all ages. Despite smoke and heat, the events were well-attended.

Red flag warnings were in effect across most of North Central Idaho and Western Montana Monday, July 19, for thunderstorm activity and associated high winds. Firefighting has been fully engaged for three weeks, which has Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests leadership looking for the best w…

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UPDATE: Tuesday, July 20, 10:15 a.m. – According to a prepared statement, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred at a motel on the 1000 block of 3rd Street in Kamiah. Lewis County deputies responded to the motel at approximately 5 p.m. Monday, July 19, af…

The Too Kush 2 and Big Horse wildfires were started by lightning on July 2, 2021. Both fires are located east of Kooskia, Idaho, along the middle fork of the Clearwater River south of U.S. Highway 12 on the Idaho Department of Lands Maggie Creek & Clearwater Forest Protective District. T…

The Grangeville Fire Restrictions Area entered Stage II fire restrictions at 12:01 a.m. this morning. With no forecasted relief in sight for our current fire conditions, fire managers are urging the public to be aware of the potential for new and emerging incidents that any thunderstorms acc…

The public’s participation in preventing human-caused wildfires is critical during the current extreme fire conditions which are in some cases exceeding all-time maximum levels in Idaho. To help make it easy to find fire restricted areas, the Idaho Department of Lands has launched a new onli…

KAMIAH — “Awesome, epic, fun, pretty cool, I want to do that again,” exclaimed children after flying in a small plane through the Young Eagle flight program. Approximately 80 young people, ages 8-17 participated in the free, 15-20-minute flights offered by various pilots. The flights were th…

It was a warm day for the annual Stites Days parade as temperatures hovered around 90 degrees. It was also a smoky, hazy day with forest fires burning nearby. Despite the heat and smoke, a good crowd came out for the parade and a variety of community activities including food, water fun, hor…

The Too Kush 2 Fire located about two miles east of Kooskia grew to 1,150 acres leading into Monday, July 12, due to burnout acres within the containment lines fire managers are establishing. The total was anticipated to increase to 1,300 acres when a burnout on the east flank is completed. …

KAMIAH — At the July 7 general meeting, Kamiah Chamber of Commerce members discussed the recent destruction of the large toy wooden trains at both the Riverfront Park (late June) and Pine Ridge parks (July 1). These were built by volunteers and donated for the children of Kamiah. Dave Robers…

BOISE — Statewide results from the spring Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI) show that about two-thirds of all Idaho students in kindergarten through third grade were reading at grade level, despite the pandemic disruptions in the school year, Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra said.

Firefighters are preparing and bracing for increased fire activity as thunderstorms move through the area. Containment lines will be tested, and fires will likely see perimeter growth as the weather changes. The public should also be aware of new and emerging incidents as the thunderstorms a…

As of Thursday, July 15, the Too Kush 2 Fire was listed at 85 percent contained and 1,341 acres, which is slightly larger than the acreage listed yesterday, but which arose from better mapping rather than any growth of the wildfire, according to the incident management team in charge.

With 232 structures under threat from the Dixie Fire, 422 firefighting personnel under command of a national Type 1 IMT (Incident Management Team) were on the job July 12.

The Grangeville Interagency Dispatch Zone, which includes lands and fire response areas for the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Department of Lands, Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association, and Nez Perce Tribe, has coordinated initial attack responses for the …

KAMIAH — The City of Kamiah, Upper Clearwater Community Foundation (UCCF) and Save the Pool group met on July 7 to consolidate their funds into one account. UCCF presented a check to Kamiah Mayor Betty Heater for $161,000 raised from various grants and fund-raisers in recent years. Joanne Ke…