Herdon: Noting group's backers isn't bashing

A recent letter writer asked why the Bonner County Republican Central Committee sent an email “bashing” the local “Idaho Moms PAC”.

BHT receives $15,000 grant

SANDPOINT — Bonner Homeless Transitions is among those groups receiving funds this week from the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund for Idaho.

The role of historians during a time of crisis

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shift, so has our understanding of essential services.

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Panhandle elk biologists have started tagging and collaring elk in Units 4, 6 and 7. Capture work will be conducted as weather permits in the Silver Valley, the North Fork Coeur d’Alene and St. Joe rivers.

Grizzly, tundra swan hunts on IFG commission agenda

A tundra swan hunting season, second deer tags and a discussion on whether Idaho should adopt a grizzly bear hunt are among agenda items at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game Commission meeting this month in Boise.

Day celebrates Idaho's sportsmen, women

Saturday, Sept. 28 marks our nation’s 47th annual National Hunting and Fishing Day. Formalized by Congress in 1971 and signed as an official Presidential Proclamation by President Richard Nixon in 1972, NHFD is a great opportunity to come together and recognize the historical and ongoing contributions of the original conservationists — hunters and anglers.

Legals July 7, 2018

NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE (Adult or Emancipated Minor) CASE NO. CV09-18-0882 IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BONNER. IN RE: MARY ANN BOYD A Petition to change the name of Mary Ann Boyd, now residing in the City of Sandpoint, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Bonner County, Idaho. The Name will change to Mary Ann Rogers. The reason for the change in name is: divorced - returning to maiden name. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 11:00 o'clock A.M. on August 1, 2018 at the Bonner County Courthouse. Objective may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: 6/19/2018. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: /s/ Brandy L. Steiger Deputy Clerk SNP LEGAL 6011 AD# 202608 JUNE 23, 30, JULY 7,14, 2018

Idaho Gives showcases Idahoans' generosity

It’s fair to say that we live in a fairly conservative state, where the values of independence, freedom, and self-reliance tend to shape public policy. Regardless of where you find yourself on the political spectrum, there’s no denying that government in Idaho at the state and local levels is relatively small compared to many places. Where government services and the social safety net are limited, a vibrant nonprofit sector, like the one we have an Idaho, fills the void, touching most people’s lives in a myriad of ways.

Christmas tree hunts endangered in Idaho

An important event for my family is the annual Christmas tree hunt. Up in Idaho’s Panhandle, it can mean a day-trip as far as you can get down a logging road or a short walk beyond your backyard. A handsaw, a cheerful attitude and a small herd of kids post-holing behind you create precious, lifelong memories. These memories would not be possible without our public lands.

North Idaho mom wins Mrs. Idaho crown

She's a mother of six, a farmer, the guest relations manager at Silverwood. She's a 4-H leader, a daughter, a sister and a wife.

Lee Remsburg

Born Edgar Daniel Lee Remsburg on Feb. 11, 1930, in Charbonneau, N.D., to Margaret May (Davis) and George Edgar Remsburg. Lee (as he was known by his family and friends) spent most of his growing years with his grandparents, Daniel Davis and Pearl Delight Davis.Lee passed away on Sept. 1, 2007, while doing what he loved so much in life — roaming around the mountains of northern Idaho in search of wildlife to photograph and reveling in Nature's majesty.Lee loved the outdoors with a passion unparalleled. He spent a career in the outdoors working briefly with the logging industry and then as an employee with the Forest Service where he retired as the roads and trails maintenance manager for the Couer d'Alene National Forest. He also worked earlier in life as a cab driver, a creamery worker, and as a driver for fuel oil deliveries in the Sandpoint area.Lee was always in the outdoors where he loved to fish and hunt. He loved to photograph nature in all its glory, particularly animals and scenery. While living in Sagle, he even developed his own film in his darkroom for pictures he took at weddings, reunions, and such. He briefly took footage for the news services in Spokane and many of his photographs that he took while on the job were used by the Forest Service.His desire was to have his ashes divided among his children to be spread by each in a place of shared happiness where the elk roam.He was preceded in life by his longtime companion, Bobbi Burnside of Post Falls, Idaho, in the fall of 2005.He is survived by the mother of his children, Edna Lindstrom of Lewiston, Idaho, and seven children, Leanna Goodrow of Bovill, Idaho, Daniel Remsburg of Woodland Park, Colo., Dale Remsburg of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, David Remsburg of Culdesac, Idaho, Donald Remsburg of Spirit Lake, Idaho, Dana Remsburg of Moscow, and Leona Blaker of Lewiston. He is also survived by three sisters, Ida Jansen in Washington, Betty McCarville in Wisconsin and Angie Bartlett in Idaho; and sister in-law Anna Remsburg in North Dakota along with 39 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the English Funeral Chapel in Couer d'Alene, 1133 North Fourth St.

Little: Tax relief on the way

Idahoans to receive $300 million in property tax

Little praises property tax relief success

'It’s time to get back to work'

Gov. Little ends Idaho’s participation in all federal pandemic unemployment compensation programs

Costs for the past 1.5 months of session $500,000

Woodward one of two senators to decline per diem

Costs for the final two weeks of action during the longest legislative session in Idaho history cost taxpayers an additional $68,695.

Spring, summer, or fall – what’s the difference for Idaho’s salmon?

Salmon swimming back to Idaho rivers are often named by season.

Attorney General candidates disagree on emergency room medical care

On August 2, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its first-in-the-nation suit against a state law preventing women from receiving necessary emergency care when their lives are threatened by dangerous pregnancy complications. The Idaho law makes it a felony offense, with a mandatory minimum prison sentence of two years, for anyone to perform or assist with an abortion. The DOJ correctly asserts that the Idaho law “preemptively criminalizes all abortions…even where a denial of care will likely result in the death of the patient.

Little prepares the state for the coronavirus, says Idaho’s risk is very low

Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has surmounted to be a global boogeyman. Originating from Wuhan, China, at the turn of the new year, the virus has spread to almost every continent with reported cases in 37 countries.

COVID-19 in Idaho: What you need to know

Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has surmounted to be a global boogeyman. Originating from Wuhan, China, at the turn of the new year, the virus has spread to almost every continent with reported cases in 37 countries.

Fish & Game proposes price lock plan

SANDPOINT — Idaho Fish and Game will ask Idaho lawmakers this legislative session to consider a proposal to increase resident Idaho license and tag fees

Education voucher bill lacks accountability

The current state senator from Idaho Legislative District 1 claims to know what makes people intelligent. He is currently supporting an Idaho education bill that would send $45 million of Idaho taxpayer money to an amorphous void that he labels vouchers.