Morning Tractor-Trailer Collision Closes Highway 95 Near Sandpoint
A cattle rig driven by Larry Smith slid into a ditch on Highway 95 two miles north of Sandpoint around 5:25. Traffic was rerouted through an A&W Parking Lot while a logging truck swerved to avoid the wreck. No injuries reported and two tow trucks worked to free the trailer carrying 97 cattle. Smith had prior overweight and flare posting citations.
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Larry Smith
Redmond
Oregon
Sandpoint
A&w
Smith
Idaho
Marvin Kovatch
Coeur d'Alene
Bonners Ferry
First
Superior
William Wesp
Donna Hayward
Samuels
Idaho Wins Permission to Sue Over Columbia River Apportionment
The Supreme Court allowed Idaho to sue Oregon and Washington in the U S in a dispute over apportioning salmon and other anadromous fish in the Columbia River Basin. The suit focuses on fishing quotas and dam impacts with potential two year plus hearings and a special master.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Idaho
Oregon
High Court
Columbia River
Reappraisal Misunderstanding Stirs Bonner County
Bonner County assessor Dennis Benda notes residents misunderstand reappraisal impact. New constructions and recently altered homes will be taxed at 1979 values based on cost per square foot and depreciation, while older, unchanged properties stay at prior market values until full county reappraisal completes by 1979.
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Dennis Bend
Bonner
Itax
Benda
Bonner’ County
County
Campgrounds face 30 percent budget cut in Idaho forests
Idaho Panhandle National Forests plan a 30 percent cut to Recreation and Campground Maintenance for 1977 per a news release from Senator Frank Church. The move would reduce personnel funding, raising questions about future operations in the Panhandle districts and prompting meetings in Coeur d Alene to seek alternatives. Church criticized the reduction as inadequate and asked for rationale and comparisons with other Idaho forests.
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Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Idaho
Frank ‘Church
John McGuire
U.S
Forest Service
Jerry
Stern
Sandpoint
The
Daily Bee
Coeur d’ Alene
Tll
Panhandle
Tme
Church
Idaho Democrat
McGuire
Fire report misidentified house location corrected
A Friday dawn blaze near Baldy Road was at the Phillip DeBoard residence not the Galen Denio home. Northside Fire Department chief Bob Lyons reported the 12:45 a.m. fire started in a smoke pipe from the furnace, likely caused by foreign material in the pipe. The house had no structural damage but suffered extensive heat and smoke damage. The Bee notes the correction.
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Baldy Road
Phillip DeBoard
Galen Denio
Daily Bee
Northside Fire Department
Bob Lyons
Lyons
The
Bee
Oregon official criticizes Supreme Court on fish apportionment ruling
A Oregon Fish and Wildlife official said the court should not decide fish shares in the Columbia River Basin. Deputy Director Robert Mace cited past court allocations between Indian and non Indian users as ineffective. He noted Oregon supports Idaho joining the Columbia River Compact and urged Congress or inter state agreement to resolve dam passage issues.
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Portland
Ore
UPI
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department
U.S. Supreme Court
Idaho
Columbia River
Robert Mace
Mace
Oregon
Lee Johnson
Supreme Court
Congress
Washington
Evans Hopes Idaho Wins Supreme Court Suit
Governor Dan Evans said he hopes Idaho wins a UPI report about a US Supreme Court lawsuit. The filing concerns a dispute affecting Idaho policy and state interests as the case moves through legal channels.
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Evans
Idaho
Supreme Court
Idaho Faces Salmon Mitigation Shifts and Legal Showdown
Idaho Power will be urged to drop full Chinook mitigation and boost spring Chinook and steelhead production at its hatcheries. The push includes funding approval for McCall hatchery programs and a stream classification project, as Idaho seeks greater say in Columbia River fish management amid a Supreme Court dispute with Washington and Oregon. Governor Evans criticizes legislature for inaction.
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Snake River
Idaho
Pacific
Washington
Oregon
BOISE
API
Idaho Power Company
State Fish and Game Commission
Terry Holubetz
Idaho Fish and Game Department
Holubetz
Idaho Power
Dave Ortman
Corps of Engineers
McCall
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Mike Dalen
U.S. 95
Wee
Columbia
High
Lions
Roger Vallieres
Pate
Matsaa
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