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Boundary County Court Records–July 4, 2024
Derrick Lane Bell (DOB 1973) of Bonners Ferry, charged with operating a vehicle without current or valid operator's license, an infraction, on June 5, 2024, by BCSO. Disposition: Default infraction, with fines of $150 and costs of $157.50. Genevieve Chestnut (DOB 1964) of San Diego, charged with exceeding the speed...
KVRI grizzly bear subcommittee meeting July 11
BONNERS FERRY — The Kootenai Valley Resource Initiative grizzly bear subcommittee will meet on July 11 at 10 a.m. at the Boundary County Annex. KVRI is a collaboration between local governments and agencies focused on maintaining, enhancing, and restoring the social, cultural, economic, and natural resource bases within the community.
BCH offering free sports physicals for students July 10
BONNERS FERRY— Boundary Community Hospital is hosting free sports physicals for local students on July 10 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. BCH has again partnered with Boundary County School District to host the annual Free Sports Physicals event. This event ensures all Boundary County students have the opportunity to participate in athletics without the financial barrier of a physical exam.
North Idaho forests get $4.8M investment in wildfire mitigation
COEUR d’ALENE — A new wildfire mitigation project will seek to improve overall forest health here, Idaho Panhandle National Forests announced. Called the Highway 95 Hazardous Fuels Project, it will bring $2.2 million to state and private lands and $2.8 million to federal lands in North Idaho. One of 10 projects selected nationwide through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership, the project will address 829,453 acres of high-risk forestlands in Kootenai, Bonner, and Boundary counties over the next three years, aiming to mitigate hazardous fuels with active treatment of more than 7,700 acres.
One dead after three-car collision on US Highway 95
BOUNDARY COUNTY, Idaho — Idaho State Police (ISP) is investigating a three-car crash that killed an elderly man on Highway 95 near Naples, Idaho, Saturday evening. According to ISP, the crash happened just before 4:57 p.m. on June 29, 2024, in Boundary County, Idaho. ISP said a commercial vehicle driven by a 24-year-old man was driving a 2023 red Freightliner with a reefer trailer northbound on US Highway 95.
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