County Holding Man Wanted for 1974 Kidnapping
Michael J. Morgan, 22, held on 100000 bond after FBI arrest at Spokane airport on a warrant for unlawful flight. He faces two counts of second degree kidnapping and a robbery charge tied to a 1974 Spring Creek Summer home incident near Clark Fork.
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Clark Fork
Michael J. Morgan
Bonner County
FBI
Spokane International
Morgan
Spring Creek
William Leslie Morgan
William Are
Michael Morgan
Canada
Spokane
Hope
British Columbia
Michael E. Je .Casey
William Morgan
Are
West Virginia
Jane
Idaho
Idaho State Penitentiary
Stephen Staskiewicz
Oregon
Staskiewicz
California
Sandpoint
Arc Group
LaBella
Quebec
Four Kidnappers Escape After Father and Son Report
A father and son told police they were kidnapped but escaped as a large ground and air search followed. Investigators say four men were involved, not three, and the duo managed to flee during the ordeal.
Hare to finish term as Bonner County Sheriff
Bonner County Sheriff Dave Hare says he will complete the unexpired term of former Sheriff Robert Wilcox after being appointed interim sheriff in June. He lost the Democratic primary to Deputy Mike Guthrie by 65 votes, as Guthrie advances to face Ralph Lex Harper in November. Hare will consider job opportunities after the term ends and may work for the new sheriff if qualifications align.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonner County
Dave Hare
Robert Wilcox
Hare
Wilcox
Democratic Party
Mike Guthrie
Guthrie
Ralph Lex Harper
Harper
Sunshine costs rise for Idaho Sunshine election law
Idaho secretary of state reports nearly 8 000 spent this year to administer the Sunshine election law with a projected 40 000 budget increase by next January. Deputy secretary Ben Ysursa calls the program costly as it consumes nine percent of the office budget and requires substantial staff time and expenses.
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Boise
UPI
Secretary of State
Idaho
Ben Ysursa
Ysursa
Secretary of State's Office
Sunshine Division
Official Canvass Adjusts Bonner County Primary Totals
Bonner County Clerk Doris Kenney declared official the state primary results after a vote canvass. The only major change added 100 votes to Kermit Kiebert’s total, and small shifts occurred in the sheriff and representative races including Mike Guthrie, W Curtis Snyder, Don Maynard, and Marion Davidson whose totals were adjusted.
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Bonner County
Doris Kenney
Kermit Kiebert
Kiebert
Hope
Dave Hare
Robert Eddy
Mike Guthrie
Curtis Snyder
Don Maynard
Marion Davidson
Plumbers Face Possible Strike in Southern Idaho
A federal mediator may be needed to avert a strike next week by 600 Local 296 plumbers against about 25 Idaho mechanical firms. Contractors offered a $3.25 raise to $13.88 over three years. union seeks $14.92 in one year. Meetings planned in Boise, Pocatello, and Twin Falls.
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Boise
UPS
Idaho
Idaho Mechanical Contractors
Carlton Crane
Crane
Pocatello
Twin Falls
Butte
Mont
Oregon
Welfare investigator targets fraud in Bonner and Boundary counties
Bill Kern, a CETA funded investigator, works with the Bonner and Boundary Counties Health and Welfare Office to reduce welfare fraud. He handles suspected cases, follows up on examiner concerns, and leads food stamp investigations while staff expand to curb overpayments and improve eligibility enforcement.
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Michael Guilfoil
Berkeley Barb
North Idaho
America
Bonner
Boundary
Ron Beecher
Health and Welfare Department
Bill Kern
Ceta Prgram
Kern
Bonner, County Health and Welfare Office
Naval Intelligence
Oakland Police Department
Beecher
Idaho
Kern and
District 1
District 3
Henry Samuels
Bill
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Betsy Ross
Toussaint Charboneau
George Washington
Toussaint
Los Angeles
Sursa
Dover
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