Bonners Ferry Herald

09/08/2025

The Idaho Legislature’s new interim government efficiency committee is gearing up to identify more cuts to state government.

At its second meeting Monday, the DOGE Task Force — made up of state lawmakers and named for the federal Department of Government Efficiency previously led by billionaire Elon Musk — paved more of a roadmap for its work.

The task force plans to review state laws to repeal, based on feedback from agencies required under a new state law to clean up state laws. The panel also plans to look into hundreds of tips from the public on government inefficiencies submitted to its online portal, which the task force announced a month ago at its first meeting.

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Cutting Medicaid expansion is worth thinking about, Republican state lawmakers say

09/07/2025

Boundary County Calendar - Sept. 4-14, 2025

Upcoming events, activities, and meetings taking place in Boundary County.

09/07/2025

The community will once again honor those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pa.

The memorial tribute will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Boundary County Fairgrounds pavilion, 6567 Recreation Park Road. The local commemoration is sponsored by the Boundary County Chaplain Corps.

Representatives of emergency services agencies will be in attendance, and the public is urged to attend as the community remembers and reflects upon one of the most momentous days in the nation's history.

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Join the Boundary County community on Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. for a heartfelt memorial honoring 9/11 victims and first responders at the Fairgrounds pavilion.

09/07/2025

A Washington resident is facing up to four years in prison for crimes stemming from a high-speed chase that took place March 21 in Bonner and Boundary counties.

Patrick R. Springer, 35, pleaded guilty Aug. 20 to possession of a controlled substance, driving under the influence (second offense) and attempting to elude a police officer as part of a plea deal.

Springer was sentenced to serve four total years in prison — one year determinate, three years indeterminate. He will get 57 days' credit for time served and will have his license suspended until Aug. 20, 2027. Springer will also be required to pay restitution to Idaho State Police.

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A Washington resident is facing up to four years in prison for crimes stemming from a high-speed chase that took place March 21 in Bonner and Boundary Counties.

09/06/2025

Local history in Boundary County, from Naples to Porthill, and from Bonners Ferry to Moyie Springs.

09/06/2025

Bonners Ferry didn't just dominate on offense, they won this game in the trenches.

Junior Cooper Higgins came away with two interceptions, senior Daric Vincent had a team-high nine tackles, including two sacks and a caused fumble as the Badgers used a 21-0 first quarter to down the Lumberjacks by a 28-point margin in a non-league contest Friday night at St. Maries High.

Junior two-way player Jake Solt made a return to the lineup and added a 71-yard pick six in the second quarter for Bonners Ferry's defense.

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PREP FOOTBALL: Bonners Ferry efficient all-around in victory over St. Maries

09/06/2025

A law requiring parental consent for almost any medical treatment provided to minors went into effect in Idaho in July 2024, and it has been hampering children’s access to care in unintended ways.

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Alexander Copple, who worked at the hotline as a responder as part of a master’s of social work internship between July 2024 and May, 2025, said the law made it difficult to do what he felt was right. “We can hear a little bit, and then we would basically say, ‘we can’t continue the conversa...

09/06/2025

🏈 FINAL: Bonners Ferry 52, St. Maries 24

Go Badgers! 🦡

09/06/2025

From board elections to bingo, September will be a busy month at the Seniors Center.

09/05/2025

Despite slight decreases in scores, the Boundary County School District remained above the state average on the 2025 Idaho Standards Achievement Test.

The ISAT is Idaho’s state test on English Language Arts and math taken by all students in third through eighth grade and 11th grade. There is an additional science test, which is only taken by fifth, eighth and 11th graders.

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Despite slight decreases in scores, the Boundary County School District remained above the state average on the 2025 Idaho Standards Achievement Test.

09/05/2025

Transparency in Idaho isn’t new; North Idaho residents just might not have known how to access it.

Area officials recently met with met with Idaho State Controller Brandon Woolf to give an overview of Transparent Idaho, a decade-old website that lets the public view the financial and operational data for all of Idaho.

Transparent Idaho was originally launched in January 2013, following the appointment and election of Woolf as Idaho State Controller, with the intent to bring more transparency to Idaho citizens. The site began as a collection of PDF pages and reports, making data “hard to find, to slice and dice, to look through and to analyze.”

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Transparency in Idaho isn’t new; county residents just might not have known how to access it.

09/05/2025

𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐋𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬-𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲

A 2022 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Camille ran to a new personal 4,000-meter time of 15 minutes, 33 seconds (6:15 per mile) to finish 31st out of 78 runners at the Clash of the Inland Northwest hosted by Eastern Washington University. The former Badger standout was the second finisher for the No. 16 Lady Warriors and the fifth amongst non-NCAA Division I participants. As a team, Lewis-Clark State was fourth out of eight scoring teams.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐋𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬-𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲

A 2022 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Connor ran to a time of 20 minutes, 50 seconds (5:35 per mile) to finish 64th out of 110 runners in the 6,000-meter race of the Clash of the Inland Northwest hosted by Eastern Washington University. The former Badger standout was the sixth finisher for the No. 15 Warriors, which placed sixth out of eight scoring teams. Lewis-Clark State returns to action Friday, Sept. 12 for the Cougar Classic hosted by Washington State University.

COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Ussher runs new personal best 4,000-meter in Warriors’ season opener