Samuels Criticizes Brockway On Bonner County Reappraisal
Bonner County Commissioner Henry Samuels sharply disagreed with Commission Chairman Jim Brockway over reappraisal. He warned that taxes rise despite levy cuts, citing inflation and market value assessments, and warned that farmers and timber land owners would suffer most.
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Samuels
Brockway
Bonner County
Henry Samuels
Commission
Jim Brockway
Idaho
District Three
Concrete Wall Replaces Collapsed Steel Wall Near Hope
Federal officials report completion of a concrete retaining wall at the west end of the Hope bypass near Hope. The steel wall collapsed in June due to fractured rock and heavy rains. the new wall cost and funding will be handled by the federal government and replaces the prior structure to protect the Hope cemetery above the highway.
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Hope
Jack Gleason
Vancouver
Gleason
Old Hope Cemetery
Gleson
Gene Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Audit flags Idaho Health and Welfare funding gaps and weak controls
Interim audit finds Health and Welfare lacking consistent timely state aid, poor accounting, fragmented district records, and use of district funds to finance department operations. It cites a $40,390 owed to Central District and signaled weak contracting practices. The Joint Committee moves to consolidate state funds, creating 17 funds from over 400.
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Boise
APJ
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Clyde Kooniz
Joint Finance Appropriations Committee
Central District Health Department
Koontz
Area Man Dies In Idaho Two Car Crash
Clarence Bragg 78 of Blanchard Idaho was killed Wednesday night in a two car collision just outside Spirit Taken State Heb as 41 State police said Bragg apparently failed to stop at a stop sign and was struck by a vehicle driven by James Firkinson of Lewiston.
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Dennis ’Benda
Idaho Tax Commission
Bill Bolen
Daily Bee
Inda
Bonner County
Norma Strecker
Benda
Spirtp Park
Idaho
UPI
Clarence Bragg
Blanchard
Son
James Firkinson
Lewiston
Investment earns $1 million for Idaho in local funds
State Treasurer Marjorie Ruth Moon announced that Idaho will begin earning interest Friday on a $32 million deposit of idle funds placed with 34 Idaho banks. The time certificates run to June 16, 1976, and are expected to produce about $1 million in interest for the state.
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Agriculture and Timber Funds
Samuels
Oampang
Idaho
Boise
UPI
Marjorie Ruth Moon
Idali
Miss Moon
Weather forecast for Coeur d Alene area
Cloudy with occasional snow through Friday and seasonal temperatures. Northeasterly winds 5-15 mph. Snow chances 30 percent today 40 percent tonight and 60 percent tomorrow. High today 35.
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Coeur D‘alene
Sandpoint
Lions Club Toys for Tots drive boosts total to 2035
The Sandpoint Lions Club raised 55 more dollars from five contributions and Idaho Nu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi added 25 for the Toys for Tots program. Other gifts included 10 from James and Betty Steinhouse, 10 from Pack River Thimble Sub, 5 from Robert and Dorothy Johnson, and 5 from Olen and Bera Meeker. The drive aims to reach 5000 to fund toys and food for Sandpoint families this Christmas. Cash donations go to Sandpoint Daily Bee Box 579 or the drive committee. repairable toy donations are accepted at the Sandpoint Fire Station.
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Sandpoint Lions Club
Idaho Nu
Beta Sigma Phi
James
Betty Steinhouse
Robert
Dorothy Johnson
Olen
Bera Meeker
Lions Lub Net
Sandpoint Area
Sandpoint
Daily Bee
Dick Whittaker
Don Reach
Lowell Spickelmire
Kootenai Man Charged With Assault
Richard Inman 27 of Kootenai was arrested by Sandpoint City Police and charged with assault and battery after finding a man in a motel parking lot around 4 am and aiding him to a room. The injured man, Gary Merkle, was taken to Bonner General Hospital. Additional charges and investigations were ongoing.
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Kootenai
Richard Inman
Sandpoint City
Guy Gardner
Inman
Gardner
Gary Merkle
Bonner General Hospital
Tamat
Bonner County
Son Bordoon
Three Area Roads Closed by Sandpoint Ranger District
The Sandpoint Ranger District closes three area roads effective immediately due to frost and weather damage. Ranger Dave Ssatpsan notes roads Creek Sand Vieuntair and Frit will be treated but roadbed frost has weakened surfaces, creating hazardous travel conditions.
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Sandpoint
Plank
Sath Oresd
Dave
Viareis 8
Oranda
Plague Tied to Idaho Rodents Warns Health Official
Idaho health officials warn that rodents in Idaho can carry bubonic plague and advise avoiding handling or keeping dead animals. Studies in Oregon seek infected rodent locations, with Valhallier County showing active plague areas across the Snake River from Idaho. The state says human cases are not occurring and emphasizes precautions when dealing with rodents and pets.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Oregon
Valheur County
Snake River
John Mather
Idaho Department of Health
Mather
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