KOOSKIA — What started as a citizen driving complaint report ended in multiple charges, including one for felony eluding, for a Washington State man, alleged to have failed to yield to a county deputy during a low-speed pursuit around Kooskia last week on Thanksgiving eve.
Investigators have determined an Elk City man, who died at his own hand early last month, was responsible for the September murder of LeAnna Maree Bailey.
(Editor’s preface: This is the first in a two-part story on how the court and prosecution have been functioning since COVID-19 safety restrictions have been imposed.)
Did you get a vehicle registration renewal in the notice from the state? Confused on where to send the payment, to whom ... and perhaps thinking this was a scam?
Nov. 22, 2020 - Nov. 28, 2020
The next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the Pizza Factory in Kamiah. This will be our annual Christmas celebration. Anyone with an interest in radio is welcome.
The Harpster Store & RV Park sports a new paint job and a new sign. The property is for sale again.
The walls take shape as construction continues on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest Kamiah Supervisors office. It is located between the cemetery along Highway 64 and behind the existing Forest Service office along U.S. Hghway 12. Quality Contractors, LLC of Deary, Idaho is the contra…
KAMIAH — Due to COVID and the cancellation of Olde-Fashioned Christmas, the event of the season has been reinvented. The holiday sparkle will be brought to the community in a whole new way. Upriver Youth Leadership Council (UYLC) and the Kamiah Teen Center announce the 2020 Festival of Trees…
KAMIAH — The Kamiah Christmas Sharing Tree for the 2020 holiday season is again being sponsored by the Kamiah Kiwanis Club. This is a project that has helped the city for 26 years.
KAMIAH —This Friday, Dec. 4, the Kamiah Museum staff will be selling soups, hot dogs, cocoa and cookies, and will offer free coffee, in the Welcome Center prior the Kamiah Lighted Parade and ceremony at 6 p.m. They will also have a table with a few craft items, baked goods and all their prin…
Winners were announced for the Idaho County Republican Central Committee firearms raffle.
The local Marine Corps Toys for Tots applications are available in Kamiah and Kooskia.
KAMIAH —The Emergency Feeding Outreach (EFO) will again serve struggling families in the Clearwater Valley this Christmas.
KAMIAH — The 2020 Kamiah Merchants Christmas Lighting Contest, open to all businesses within city limits, is on. Judging will be today, Dec. 3, and cash prizes are available for first through fifth places. The Kamiah Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring this event. Upload photos to business Fac…
KAMIAH — The annual Kamiah Lighted Christmas parade is set for Friday Dec. 4, 6 p.m. This year’s theme is, “Don’t be a Grinch ... Build a Float!” Three cash prizes will be awarded. Lineup is 5:30 p.m., at the Kamiah High School football field. Winners will be announced during the parade. Thi…
The Kooskia Recycling Center will be closed Nov. 28. Dec. 26, and Jan. 2.
Bidding closes Friday, Dec. 4, for this year’s Teen Center Festival of the Trees, which began Nov. 20. This year’s popular fund-raiser moved from an indoor event to a window-shopping event on the sidewalks of Kamiah with online bidding. Local artists with business sponsors decorated trees, w…
KOOSKIA — In a classroom festooned with flags of the world, Clearwater Valley Elementary School (CVES) teacher Joe Tosten’s class motto is “get serious.” His third graders encourage each other to focus on school work when they see other students are goofing around in class. Tosten explains t…
Nez Perce Tribe held a virtual general council session on Nov. 19-20. The fall general Council, originally scheduled for Sept. 24-26, postponed until Oct. 15-17, then replaced with the virtual meeting. This was due to rising COVID-19 numbers in the area, according to a Nov. 12 letter from Ju…
Kamiah Community Library:
The Kamiah Valley Historical Society is beginning to awaken after a long nap.
After several months of extensive remodeling, the Wash House laundromat re-opened on Main Street, Kamiah, across from City Hall. Bright white walls, new windows, flooring and new machines await customers. People are excited to see the bright, open new space.
Menu for Dec. 7th
Nov. 23, 2020 - Nov. 29, 2020
KAMIAH — Professional, respectful, integrity, duty and empathy. Those five words serve as the header for the whiteboard in the Kamiah Fire/EMS meeting room. Chief Bill Arsenault, who began his new role on Nov. 2, as Kamiah’s Fire/EMS chief reminds staff and volunteers to keep those words in mind.
STITES — A traffic light has regulated traffic on State Highway 13 at the base of Stites Grade in recent weeks. The Idaho Department of Transportation (ITD) has been replacing two culverts, according to Megan Sausser, public information officer for the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD). …
Will the identity of Mr. Bones finally be discovered? The skeletal remains of Idaho County’s 30-plus-year-old cold case will soon undergo a new forensic examination technique, one of more than 50 cases from across the Gem State to be selected for such by an Idaho State Police (ISP) investiga…
GRANGEVILLE — Tax time during the days of COVID-19: Payments come due next month, and the Idaho County Treasurer’s Office is ensuring residents have options and extended access to make this as convenient and safe as possible.
GRANGEVILLE — Heading to the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office for non-emergency business? Staff asks the public, before they make a trip to the Idaho County Courthouse, to call ahead to ensure personnel will be available or the office will be open. According to Capt. Jim Gorges, recent COVID-19…
LAPWAI — Due to the resignation of vice chairman, Chantel Greene, the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee (NPTEC) will be seeking letters of interest to fill the vacant seat. The individual selected will begin immediately and serve the remainder of Greene’s term. The seat will be up for ele…
KAMIAH — Due to COVID and the cancellation of Olde-Fashioned Christmas, the event of the season has been reinvented. The holiday sparkle will be brought to the community in a whole new way. Upriver Youth Leadership Council (UYLC) and the Kamiah Teen Center announce the 2020 Festival of Trees…
STITES — The Stites Christmas Tree Lighting will be held Saturday, Nov. 28, at 6 p.m., with refreshments following at Stites Grocery.
The local Marine Corps Toys for Tots applications are available in Kamiah and Kooskia.
The Deyo Dam (constructed in 2011) created the 55-acre Deyo Reservoir. It was designed with family-friendly fishing in mind with two large peninsulas. A well-maintained trail circles the pond providing easy access. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game stocks with rainbow trout according to …
On Nov. 4, 2020, LifeNet Health recognized St. Mary’s and Clearwater Valley hospitals (Cottonwood and Orofino, respectively) for their “outstanding support for the gift of tissue donation.”
We held our Annual Meeting and Board of Directors Elections. Continuing their tenure in office are Kelly Lineberry, Jason Davis, Peggy Flerchinger and Sandra Russo, who will all return for another two-year term. Carrie Wiley will fulfill the second half of her two-year term, and new to the b…
Nov. 27th Closed for Thanksgiving
Guests/Presenters: Skip Brandt-Courthouse COVID Protocol.
Nov. 15, 2020 - Nov. 21, 2020
Nov. 16, 2020 - Nov. 22, 2020
KOOSKIA — The Greater Kooskia Chamber of Commerce is setting a Christmas decorating contest with a deadline of Nov. 28.
Idaho County Recycling centers will be closed for certain upcoming holiday weekends.
KAMIAH — The annual Kamiah Lighted Christmas parade is set for Friday Dec. 4, 6 p.m. This year’s theme is, “Don’t be a Grinch ... Build a Float!” Three cash prizes will be awarded. Line up is 5:30 p.m., at the Kamiah High School football field. Winners will be announced during the parade. Th…
KAMIAH —The Emergency Feeding Outreach (EFO) will again serve struggling families in the Clearwater Valley this Christmas.
KAMIAH — The Kamiah Christmas Sharing Tree for the 2020 holiday season is again being sponsored by the Kamiah Kiwanis Club. This is a project that has helped the city for 26 years.
KAMIAH — The 2020 Kamiah Merchants Christmas Lighting Contest, open to all businesses within city limits, is on. Judging will be Dec. 3, and cash prizes are available for first through fifth places. The Kamiah Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring this event. Upload photos to business Facebook p…
KAMIAH — The Kamiah Senior Mealsite reminds the public and patrons that it is still open for both dine-in eating as well as for to-go orders. To order a meal, call before 10 a.m.
Woodland Grade School, fall 1945: Pictured are (front row L-R) Jackie Foley, Wayne Johnson, Martha Lacey, Ray Bacon, Virgil Pfefferkorn and Audrey Finney; (back row) teacher Mrs. Isabelle Foley, Allen Finney, Donnie Simler, Mickie Foley and Dorothy Lacey. Prior to the fall of 1943, the Woodl…
KOOSKIA – “Our staff needs some time to collaborate and work on COVID impacts, training to be digitally prepared,” Mountain View School District (MVSD) 244 Superintendent Todd Fiske told the board at the Nov. 16 meeting at Clearwater Valley High School.
KOOSKIA — The City of Kooskia recently purchased an ultraviolet-C light disinfection system using CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act money, according to Sean Nelson, assistant supervisor for the Kooskia ambulance.
