Lewiston Tribune

08/23/2025

ELK CITY — A closure order has been issued for the Selway River Corridor as the Island Creek Fire slowly creeps toward the water, according to a Saturday update from the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest.

The closure has gone into effect from O’Hara to Race Creek and associated areas, according to the update.

Fire north of Elk City has grown to more than 9,400 acres and was 5% contained as of Saturday

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Betty Lou West Jennings, 95, dances along to music at the Lewiston Hot August Nights Show and Shine along Main Street on Saturday morning.

The show will continue until 3 p.m. today.

(August Frank/Lewiston Tribune video)

08/23/2025

AREA ROUNDUP:

HOMEDALE, Idaho — In a rematch of last year’s Idaho Class 2A state football final, the Kendrick Tigers made a roaring start to their season with a 68-0 rout of Butte County in a game played in Homedale on Friday.

The Lewiston Bengals fell to Columbia of Nampa in their opener

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The Bulldogs went punch-for-punch with larger-division Moscow in a 26-20 Grangeville victory on Friday at Bear Field.

Grangeville’s offensive line holds down the fort in 26-20 upset victory

08/23/2025

Dozens of Democratic lawmakers in the Washington Legislature have pushed in recent months to reassess how the state Department of Corrections shares information with federal immigration authorities.

Neither sees a need to change how the state shares info with ICE officers

08/23/2025

MOSCOW — Less than three months away from the general election, a traveling Smithsonian exhibit has made its way to Moscow to encourage college students to participate in democracy.

A traveling exhibit focused on democracy makes a stop in Moscow

08/23/2025

MOSCOW — Chick-fil-A confirmed on Friday that it is opening a new restaurant in Moscow in early 2026.

Fast food chain is apparently working on structure near Palouse Place

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A veteran teacher is taking advantage of Idaho’s new program to reimburse parents with kids in private schools as she starts a new private school in Lewiston.

OWLS Idaho will put K-8 students in same classroom

08/23/2025

WSU arts assistant professor Jiemei Lin is almost finished with a new mural that portrays sisters Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell near the library’s Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections.

Special mural for a special collection

08/23/2025

An unofficial task force is targeting people who view, share or make child po*******hy in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley.

The mission is clear

08/23/2025

Lewiston's Hot August Nights cruise is underway Friday evening in downtown Lewiston. Here is some video taken at the corner of Fifth and Main streets.

The cruise will continue until 10 p.m. Friday.

The festival's Show and Shine is planned for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

(Matt Baney/Lewiston Tribune video)

08/23/2025

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