Probe Report Expected Today on Poplar Death Case
An investigation into police activity surrounding the death of Gerald R. Brown near Poplar Montana is due to conclude today Deputy Prosecutor Gary Finney reports partial findings align with coroner inquest testimony Brown 32 was struck by a truck after Sandpoint officers assisted him to hitchhike to Wolf Point He testified that he faced potential kidnapping risk from his superiors who allegedly directed report edits The trio underwent lie detector tests in Spokane last week
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Poplar
Mont
Man
Gary Finney
Gerald R. Brown
Brown
Colburn
Sandpoint
Wolf Point
Montana
Paul Siem
Siem
Asst
Bill Selby
Guy Gardner
Spokane
Arraignment Slated On Murder Charge
Everett Hofmeister Jr. faces first degree murder arraignment in Sandpoint Idaho set for August 1 at 1 30 p m. He was indicted for the July 1974 death of his wife June Hofmeister whose body was found in a wrecked pickup after an autopsy showed strangulation and a head blow. Judge Edward Lodge ordered the interim appointment after district judges recused themselves.
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Everett Hofmeister, Jr
Bonner County
Hofmeister
June Darlene Hofmeister
Sandpoint
Edward Lodge
The
Daily Bee
Lodge
Idaho
Land Board Named In Federation Suit
A federal suit filed in Boise accuses the Idaho Land Board and the Transportation Department of violating the Idaho Dredge Mining Protection Act and federal river and water acts by allowing eight year dredging leases on the Middle Fork of the Clearwater. Plaintiffs including Kooskia residents and several environmental groups seek an injunction to halt dredging and to nullify the lease, noting a $50 annual lease fee and a 15 cent per cubic yard payment.
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Boise
UPS
The
Idaho Land Board
Middle Fork
Clearwater River
Division of Highways
Clearwater
Transportation Department
Food Stamp Rolls Could Be Doubled in Idaho
Susan Halliday of the Northern Idaho Special Services Association told Bonner County officials that with intensified efforts the Idaho Health and Welfare Dept. could double the number of residents on food stamps. She noted current eligibility underestimates and outlined outreach, budgeting help, and Meals on Wheels as part of the program.
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Dave Tianen
Susan Halliday
Northern Idaho Special Services Association
Bonner County Commission
Idaho Health and Welfare Dept
Halliday
Bonner County
Kootenai
Canyon
Ada
Idaho
H.W
Weather Outlook for Sandpoint Temperatures Rise Early Week
Warmer temperatures expected through Tuesday in Sandpoint with winds from 5 to 15 mph and little rain. Highs reaching the 80s and lows in the 50s accompany a stable spring pattern.
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Sandpoint
Crash Kills Two Near Priest River in Bonner County
Two people died and three were seriously injured in a head-on collision west of Priest River early Sunday on Highway 200 near Alberi Falls Dam. Linda Lee Clark 27 of Priest River and Michael Ray Johnson 18 of Middleton Idaho died.
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Priest River
Bonner County
Linda Lee Clark
Michael Ray Johnson
Middleton
Idaho
Alberi Falls
Highway 200
Johnson
Jeffrey Tepfer
Clark
Tepfer
Shelley Week
Michael Whitmire
Sacred Heart Hospital
Spokane
Few Problems With Drive Loop Closure
Sandpoint moves to close the beach loop for a one year trial after city council approval last May. Parks Superintendent Bob Lindsay reports no major issues, notes unauthorized unloading, and plans added signing. favorable weekend feedback cited. Emergency vehicles retain gate access during the trial.
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City Beach Drive
Bob Linsday
Linsday
Sandpoint
Beach Loop
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Kooskia
Idaho Wildlife Federation
Idaho Environmental Council
Trout Unlimited
American Rivers Conservation Council
Save Our Streams, Inc
Yes
Transportatin Department
Volu
Henley Aerodrome
Joe Hughes
Gordon McCollum
Art Scholl
Whitmire
Billie L. Youngs
Libby
Way 95
Samuels
Young
Youngs
Ron Bruce
Malcolm Paul Hendrickson
Sayles
Hendrickson
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