Petitions Open for Three Sandpoint City Council Seats
City Clerk Dave Easton announced petitions are available for three Sandpoint City Council posts up for November election. Candidates need 40 valid signatures and must be residents 18 or older. Filing runs Sept 25 to Oct 4 with registration at the City Clerk's Office. Election terms are four years. ties settled by lot.
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Sandpoint City
Dave Easton
Bob Kalb
Edna Spearman
George Harper
Lot
Easton
Stranger Warning Issued By Police
Sandpoint police warn residents to be cautious about letting strangers into homes. Detective Chuck Bastian urged verifying visitors and offered police assistance. In a separate case, seven beer cases were stolen from Rainier Beer warehouse on Railroad Avenue. a 17-year-old youth was detained in Spokane and released to parents, with more warrants pending.
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Sandpoint City
Chuck Bastian
Bastian
Rainier
Railroad Avenue
Spokane
Sandpoint Police
Basian
Three Get Sentences In First District Court
Three individuals were sentenced in First District Court on Monday. Harold Stolz of Priest River received one year probation and $150 reimbursement for attorney fees after being convicted of receiving stolen property. Guy Mulanax of Samuels got three years probation with weekend jail time until October 26 after pleading guilty to first degree burglary for a break-in at Farmin School with over $1,200 in meat and office equipment taken. Duane Finney of Colburn received one year probation and a $150 fine for possession of marijuana, with the sentence held.
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First District Court
Harold L. Stolz
Priest River
Stolz
Guy Mulanax
Samuels
Bonner County
Mulanax
Duane Finney
Colburn
Few Fires Reported in Large Forest Region
The Forest Service reported only one lightning caused spot fire in a vast region spanning eastern Washington northern Idaho northeastern Oregon and all of Montana. Information officer Maurice Vogel said fire danger remains high at level three on a five point scale as cool weather and intermittent precipitation kept fires down this year but risk is rising. The single fire near Grangeville in Nezperce National Forest north Idaho was well under an acre.
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Spokane
UPS
US Forest Service
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
Maurice Vogel
Forest Service
Vogel
Grangeville
Nezperce National Forest
North
Defendants Released On Bond In County Drug Bust
Judge Ralph Mills lowered bail for Jon Mason Trudy Jo Mason and Bruce Cushman after a sheriff described the case as the biggest drug bust in county history. Jon Mason and Bruce Cushman posted 1000 each while Trudy Jo Mason posted 250.
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Jon Mason
Trudy Jo Mason
Bruce Cushman
Ralph Mills
Masons
Cushman
Robert Wilcox
No Planning and Zoning Meeting Scheduled
Notice states the city will not hold the Planning and Zoning meeting this Thursday. No agenda items or public hearings are planned for the canceled session.
Pioneer Power Plant Would Meet Standards
An environmental scientist testified that the Pioneer generating plant using low sulfur coal would meet current air quality standards without scrubbers and have little ecological impact. He estimated scrubbers would cost over 80 million dollars and raise household energy costs, while blending coal sources could maintain compliance.
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Boise
UPS
Pioneer
J. L. York
Stearns-Roger, Inc
Denver
Idaho Power Co
Public Utilities Commission
Idaho Power
Pioneer Coal
Wyoming
Stearns-Roger
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Michigan
F Lloyd Allen
Public Works
Jack Lackner
Leckner
Pioneer Power Plant
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