Damages Paid From Water Fund in Molstead Case
A court awarded the Molsteads 3500 in punitive damages against six officials including Lester Brown and George Harper. The city paid general and punitive damages totaling 3500 from the water fund, prompting debate over proper use of funds and council oversight.
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Brian Moe
Sandpoint City Water Fund
Lester Brown
Water Department
Ozie Valliers
George Harper
J.C. Benoit
Edna Spearman
Robert Kalb
Ed Kitzman
Richard and
Anita Molstead
Main Street
Burlington Northern Railroad
Svringa Creek
Molsteads
David High
Hook
Easton
Molstead
Weather outlook for area tonight and Saturday
Area residents can expect partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of showers tonight decreasing Saturday. Highs should be near 35 to 45 and lows in the 20s and 30s.
Drug Raids Net 16 Arrests in Northern Idaho
State narcotics officers arrested 16 people this week in northern Idaho drug raids. Authorities charged them with delivery of narcotics and confiscated amphetamines marijuana and LSD. The arrests cap months of investigations dating back to last May in Clearwater and Nez Perce counties.
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United Press International
Jury rules shooting of Burley teen accident
A coroner's jury in Burley Idaho finds the shooting of 17 year old James L Tegan by his father an accident. Prosecutor Al Barrus says no charges will be filed. Paul Tegan testified he fired a .357 Magnum as a joke to see how high his son would jump.
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United Press International
Burley
Idaho
Corsoner’s
James L Tegan
al Barrus
Paul Tegan
Extension Sought for Longet Negligent Homicide Appeal
An attorney for Claudine Longet requested more time to appeal her negligent homicide conviction in the death of Vladimir Sabich. Longet, former wife of Andy Williams, is reported to have returned to tutoring French and was skiing Wednesday, amid press attention on the trial.
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Aspen
Cole
Claudine Longet
Proski Vladimir
Spider
Sabich
Miss Longet
Andy Williams
Austin
Rocky Mountain
Spokane Prison Inmate Sues Over Assault and Abuse
Larry Storseth, an inmate at a Washington state prison, sues United States District Court seeking $30,000 for failure to protect him from stabbing beating and sexual assault after arrival last year He alleges he asked for protective custody which was denied and says he was later stabbed and tortured He requests a jury trial.
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United Press Inernatioves
Spokane
Washington
Larry Storseth
US District Court
Storseth
Christmas Returns Twice as Rohrbach Family Recovers
Melody Creeger brightens a Sandpoint home with Christmas lights as Dick and Nancy Rohrbach recover from cancer and heart problems. The family faced hospital stays from October through December, with neighbors and churches providing meals, gifts, and care while Melody helped her siblings at home. Dick anticipates a future operation, but kindness from the community created a lasting holiday memory.
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Mike Dalen
Melody Creeger
Dick and
Nancy Rohrbach
Sandpoint
Idaho
West
Monroe
Pam
Melody
Spokane
Bonner General
Deaconess
Rohrbach
Art
Adna Cavender
Pari
Atole
Psull
Meteds
Lions Club
Pan
Arnie Benda
Arnie
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Emma Lou Hook
David Easton
Molsteads Water Service
Ed Bitzman
Bjitzman
Bee
Eran Moe
Sandpoint Community Hall
Greg Parker
Jack
Jim Austin
Jim Jr
Robbie Hindberg
Allen Decker
Sandpoint & Vicinity
Yuletide
Deaconess Hospital
Mike Daren
Rohrbachs
Dick Melody
Nancy
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