National Guardsmen Mobilized Over Idaho Fires Near Mt Casey
National Guardsmen have been called in to assist firefighters battling two wildfires near Mt Casey five miles northwest of Schweitzer Basin and Keoke Creek. The Mt Casey blaze expanded to 110 acres and remains uncontained while the Keoke Creek fire has been contained. Governor John Evans declared a state of emergency to mobilize guardsmen as flames spread across 140 acres in rugged high alpine timber between Sandpoint and Priest Lake.
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Schweitzer Basin
Keoke Creek
Mt Casey
Boise
John Evans
Idaho Panhandle
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Priest Lake
State Land Board
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State Fire District
Kooskia
Gillette
Sandpoint Faces Critical Water Supply as Drought Bites
Mayor Ed Britzman urged residents to avoid daylight watering and asked city staff including police to promote the restriction. Reservoirs are under half full due to drought, though officials say no emergency yet as a lake intake extension could be used if levels drop further.
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Sandpoint
Ed Britzman
Pont
Council
Om Ae Oeall
Eitzman
Partly cloudy warm day with light winds
Partly cloudy and not very hot today with variable winds 5 to 15 miles per hour, increasing to 10 to 20 mph this afternoon. A 10 percent chance of rain through Saturday. High today around 9, low tonight 60, and high Saturday near 85.
Protesting Brand Lumber Mill in Laclede Residents Gather
A small group of Laclede residents led by Mrs. W G Moore protested Brand Lumber Company over logging truck hazards and smoke. They urged mill management to reduce smoke and noise while noting cooperation from the mill but citing dangerous highway turns and a lack of sidewalks. Sheriff Guthrie ensured peaceful conduct.
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Mike Anderson
Laclede
Brand § Lumber Company
W. G. Moore
David Thompson
Thompson
U.S
Mill Yard
Owen Bentley
Bentley
Moore
Brand S
Bill Enos
Willow Bay Marina
Pend Oreille River
Brand Lumber
Gene Kurrus
W. G Moore
Sandpoint approves 1.5 million bond plan for water system
Sandpoint City Council voted unanimously to issue 1.5 million in revenue bonds to partly fund a 5 million water system upgrade with a September 20 bond election. Residents within city limits face a 5 dollar monthly rate hike to repay a 13 year loan while Farmers Home Administration provides 1.4 million and a 1.3 million EDA grant is noted.
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Gary Palmer Bee
Sandpoint
Bud Benoit
Farmers Home Administration
Ed Eitzman
EDA
JUB
FEHA
Economic Development Administration
Northside
Syringa Heights
Gene Holt
Doug Ward
Auto repair bids vary wildly across six Sandpoint shops
A Daily Bee experiment comparing six Sandpoint body shops showed dent repair estimates for a front fender ranging from 30 to 98.14 dollars. Owners cite variables from parts used to insurance pressure and courtesy bids, with pay structures and market conditions shaping the wide spread.
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Amstutz
Sandpoint Motor Company
Jack Parker
Parker
Sandpoint Motors
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Evergreen
Ford
Dave
Wall
Reed
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