Bonner County Daily Bee

12/11/2025

Historical flooding around North Idaho and Montana has triggered a county-wide flooding state of emergency in Bonner County due to various roads being washed out.

12/11/2025

From Bonner County officials:
East Spring Creek Road has been washed out and is closed effecting residents on it and all of its connecting roads. Affected residents have been contacted and services offered to assist them in leaving the area. Alternate access to the area is extremely limited and we request that people stay out of the area to allow for residents to exit the area and for ingress and egress of emergency services.
The area will be closed for an extended period of time and the Bonner County Sheriff's Office will continue to be working with Clark fork Fire, Sam Owen Fire, Bonner County Emergency Management, Bonner County Board of Commissioners, Bonner County Road and Bridge, Army Corps of Engineers, and Avista throughout the incident. This will be an ongoing incident as additional rain and mountain runoff off are expected.

12/11/2025

A reminder from Christmas Day in the Morning: the best gifts come from love. ❤️ Today, Sandpoint’s love shines bright with $16,072.50 raised for Toys for Tots.

Help the Sandpoint Lions reach their $75,000 goal for Toys for Tots.

12/11/2025

Widespread flooding in Lincoln County washed out multiple bridges and swamped some roadways and neighborhoods around Libby on Thursday, prompting officials to issue emergency travel restrictions.

Widespread flooding in Lincoln County washed out bridges and swamped some roadways and neighborhoods around Libby on Thursday, prompting officials to issue emergency travel restrictions.

12/11/2025

Bonner County will be offering a free, two-day training regarding su***de intervention and prevention Monday, Jan. 12, and Tuesday, Jan. 13.

Bonner County will be offering a free, two-day training regarding su***de intervention and prevention Monday, Jan. 12 and Tuesday, Jan. 13.

12/11/2025

The holiday season wouldn’t be the same without them.

The bright red kettles. Cheery bells. And the smiles — big grins that stretch across the sky.

But volunteers are needed for the Salvation Army to hold its annual kettle drive.

Help make the holidays brighter! The Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle campaign in Sandpoint needs volunteers to ring bells and raise funds for local families.

12/11/2025

An influential conservative think tank is urging the Idaho Legislature to cut Medicaid expansion, public school funding and other programs to balance the state budget.

12/11/2025

The Pend Oreille Arts Council is hosting a special fabric sample sale this weekend.

Hundreds of high-quality samples donated by Joanie Renkert available for creative projects.

12/11/2025

Senior Owen Howard chalked up a game-high 28 points, all in the first three quarters, hauled in a team-high 14 rebounds and recorded seven steals and four blocks as the Wampus Cats used a fast start to capture a 31-point win over the Badgers' junior varsity squad on Tuesday night at Clark Fork High.

Read more about Clark Fork's win and about three other local games ⬇️

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Howard corrals big-time double-double in Wampus Cats’ first win of season

12/11/2025

All Idaho State Police drug-detection dogs are now certified to detect fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid driving a rise in overdoses across the country, according to ISP.

12/10/2025

Pend Oreille Realty, a division of Best Choice Realty, recently announced the off-market sale of the exclusive Buck Quarter Ranch, a nearly 900-acre private estate located in northeastern Washington state.

Buck Quarter Ranch, a nearly 900-acre private estate in northeastern Washington, has been sold in a confidential deal to a Silicon Valley tech billionaire.

12/10/2025

Idahoans for Openness in Government, Idaho State Controller Brandon Woolf and Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane invite the public to attend a free workshop on how to access state and local government financial and meeting data through two key portals, Transparent Idaho and Townhall Idaho.

Learn how to access Idaho government financial and meeting data at free transparency workshops. Sessions cover Transparent Idaho, Townhall Idaho, public records, and open meeting laws. Attend in person or online.