BOISE — Idaho District 6 state senator Dan Johnson said he is concerned with the language of Senate Bill-SB 1110, which would change the threshold for a citizens’ initiative to get on the ballot in Idaho.

KAMIAH — Preschool kids are wild about puppets.

KAMIAH — With a change in the ownership of The Clearwater Progress in 2020, along came a change with the people who are the faces of the longtime business and community advocate.

KAMIAH — The Feb. 22 Kamiah Joint School District 304 board meeting had the minimum of three trustees present for a quorum. Rikki Simler, Jesse Hunt and Don Skinner attended the meeting, while vice chair Brandaan DeGroot and Damon Keen were absent, although Keen participated remotely in the …

NEZPERCE — Nathan Riggers of Nezperce was recently recognized for his outstanding and dedicated leadership to the grass seed industry at the 2021 annual meeting of the Nezperce Prairie Grass Growers Association (NPGGA).

Notes from the Idaho County Commission Feb. 16, 2021

Several miles of US-12 east of Kooskia will close today at 4 p.m. PT due to considerable avalanche hazard. Given that the forecast calls for heavy precipitation—including a mix of snow and rain—the closure is anticipated to last for an extended time.

KAMIAH — “The children have been touched by the horses. They are developing a relationship with their horses,” said Michelle Sonnen, an early childhood education teacher for the Kamiah School District.

BOISE — Residents within North Central Idaho have already started seeing improvements to broadband Internet, thanks to infrastructure additions implemented across the region late last year. More work is planned for this year, through a $35 million bill to be brought before a house committee …

Residents throughout the region have probably seen the Facebook posts about a litter of puppies recently left at a dumpster near Nezperce. Unfortunately, this is an all-too-often occurrence, according to local animal advocacy volunteers.

KAMIAH — Sandy Johnson said the “best thing about being a teacher is helping my students achieve success.”

Jace Johnson, 18, of Kamiah, and Christopher Jones, 12, of Boise, were named Idaho’s top youth volunteers of 2021, by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a national youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer service.

Craigmont Library is open 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The library is hosting a monthly book club and the pick for Feb. 12 was ‘Remote: Finding Home in the Bitterroots’ by DJ Lee. Take-home five bean soup jars and children’s take-home kits will be available this month. Cal…

KAMIAH — “400, 500, 800...,” yells out one firefighter as the thermal imaging camera (TIC) still sees the seat of the fire, while the firefighters cannot even see a foot in front of them.

KAMIAH — When early arriving Kamiah Middle School teachers noticed a bad odor last Thursday, Feb. 11, they immediately contacted superintendent Ben Merrill and principal Peggy Flerchinger. As students arrived they also noticed the smell, which was bad enough to disrupt classwork, according t…

U.S. Representative Mike Simpson released his plan this month to help rejuvenate and save Idaho’s steelhead and salmon populations by removing the four dams on the Snake River.

UPDATE - A correction to this story is Rep. Vito Barbieri and Rep. Bruce Skaug voted against this bill. The story has been edited.

GRANGEVILLE — “As essential workers, our team is now slated for vaccines,” said Mountain View School District (MVSD) 244 Superintendent Todd Fiske. Fiske gave a COVID-19 update and administrative report at the Jan. 18 board meeting.

After last spring’s school shutdown of in-person schooling due to COVID-19, families needed to decide how to approach their children’s education last fall. Some chose in-person school, some online school through Clearwater Valley High School, while others chose different online school progra…

KAMIAH — Kamiah Fire-Rescue (KFR) Chief Arsenault has hosted two public information sessions in recent weeks to provide background on the district and answer questions about the emergency service. He provided each participant with an information packet including reports of past expenditures …

KAMIAH — A wooden sign in the front entrance of the new Tiny Tots Learning says T’ac eetx papaayn’ (welcome) in Nez Perce language. Owners Bobbie Jo and Santee Penney recently celebrated the opening of their new facility at 413 Main Street with an open house on Saturday, Jan. 23, after movin…

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BOISE — Despite a challenging year, another example of “local does well” surfaced in 2020.