Orofino Dispatch

What's up: Top news in Orofino

2021-09-25

(OROFINO, ID) Here are today’s top stories from the Orofino area.

Pulled from contributors around the region, here’s a glimpse of what’s going on nearby. For more stories from the Orofino area, click here.

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Lewiston / lmtribune.com

Blast from the Past / 1979: Trying their luck on the North Fork

Three anglers stand and watch their lines intently as they fish in this Barry Kough photo published in the March 5, 1979, Lewiston Tribune. The trio were fishing the waters of the North Fork of the Clearwater River below Cwarshak Dam near Orofino. Readers who would like to share their historical photos (20 years or older) from throughout the region may do so by emailing them to blasts@lmtribune.com or submitting them to: Blast from the Past, P.O. Box 957, Lewiston, ID 83501. Questions? Call Jeanne M. DePaul at (208) 848-2221. Read more

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Orofino / bigcountrynewsconnection.com

Public Health Advisory Issued For Dworshak Reservoir Due to Presence of Harmful Algal Bloom

OROFINO - In cooperation with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Idaho North Central District of Public Health has issued a health advisory for Dworshak Reservoir due to the presence of a harmful algal bloom. Recent samples taken indicate concentrations of toxin-producing blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) present that may cause illness to humans and animals. Read more

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it's in kooskie and kamiah as well yet they have yet to make a comment about that so people are still fishing there and letting pets and animals play in it

Vehicle rolled down embankment, resulted in two injured

On Sept. 18, at about 2155 hours (9:55 p.m.), the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office, Orofino Ambulance and Rescue 3 responded to a single vehicle accident around Crow Bench Road. It was later determined a vehicle rolled off the top of Crow Bench, down the embankment, almost to Berry Drive. John Balthrop, 53, of Arizona had stepped out of the vehicle before it rolled over the bank, while his wife, La Rinda, was in the passenger's seat. They had been driving a white 2021 Ford F150, company pickup. Mrs. Balthrop was not wearing a seatbelt. She was transported to Clearwater Valley Hospital with serious injuries. Mr. Balthrop received minor injuries while trying to stop the vehicle. He was charged with driving under the influence. Read more

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