Priest Lake Fire Near Binardi Mountain Controlled
USFS firefighters and area loggers halted a blaze on the west side of Binardi Mountain near Priest Lake after battling since Monday. The 38 acre fire involved 75 USFS personnel, 20 Missoula smoke jumpers, 16 Sandpoint Ranger District crew members, and several loggers with 8900 gallons of retardant. Fire origin undetermined as of dispatch, with high fire danger reported in the Priest Lake District.
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Forest Service
Binardi Mountain
Priest Lake
Jackson Miller
USFS
Missoula
Miller
Wallace
Sandpoint Ranger District
Sandpoint
Employes Sue Cocolalla Lumber For Back Wages
Twenty four laid off workers at Cocolalla Lumber claim unpaid wages for June 6 to June 25 and seek 13 500 in penalties and wages. The class action alleges a month long mill closure and demand for payment after layoff went unpaid. The suit requests triple damages on unpaid wages plus attorney fees penalties and costs.
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Cocolalla Lumber Company
Cocolalla
Robbers Hold Up Hope Lounge in Early Morning Robbery
Two men robbed the Hope Lounge last night at about 11 55 pm after restraining proprietor Frank Murphy. One suspect, 5 8 with reddish hair, grabbed Murphy from behind. the other, six feet tall with a three inch beard, emptied the till of just under $100. A blue sedan was used and roadblocks were set up but the suspects escaped. Murphy was unharmed except for broken glasses. Deputy Andy Anderson said the robbery lasted about five minutes.
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Hope Lounge
Frank Murphy
Bonner County
Andy Anderson
Murphy
Anderson
Weather Outlook for Sandpoint and Vicinity
Weather today is fair and partly cloudy then cooler Thursday with variable winds five to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near zero tonight and 20 percent Thursday. High today 85, low tonight 55, expected high Thursday 80.
Driver Crashes Into Home After Sleeping at Wheel
A Courtenay man fell asleep at the wheel and crashed his car into a house on Dover Highway 200 last night. Mr and Mrs Elmer Johnson inside the home escaped injury though Mrs Johnson was three feet from the impact wall. The sleeping driver escaped unharmed and police investigated the scene.
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Dover
Courtenay
British Columbia
Elmer Johnson
Johnson
Bonner County
Sherwood Orton
Orton
Sandpoint
Hayden Lake
Candidates Session Format Changed at Hope School
The Hope School meet the candidates session on Thursday at 7 30 p m shifts to each Sheriff candidate delivering a speech followed by audience questions limited to straight questions about sheriff administration The format mirrors a Sandpoint event but aims to keep questions relevant to enforcement of laws rather than legislation.
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Hope School
Dave Reynolds
Clark Fork
Reynolds
Bonner County
Sandpoint
Hope
Second Part Of Chamber Farm Tour Tomorrow
The Bonner County Farm Tour continues with a dairy farm focus on the west end tomorrow Thursday July 29. The Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce sponsors a 9 am tour bus from the Bonner County Courthouse visiting Art Paisley Ranch Doug Yargen Don Roberts Jim Saunders and other dairy operations with exhibits on Holstein judging manure sprinkling and green chop pasture feeding. The event is free to area residents and includes a complimentary lunch by the Bonner County Cowbelles.
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Bonner County
Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce
The
Chamber
Allen
Clark Fork
Raynold Davis
Art Paisley
Spirit Lake
Doug Yargen
Don Roberts
Jim Saunders
Registration To Vote Ends Tonight At 8
Bonner County Clerk Doris Kenney urges voters to register by 8 pm tonight at the clerk’s office or during Saturday hours 9 am to 5 pm for absentee eligibility. Registration is required to vote in the Aug 3 primary. absentee ballots are available for those unable to vote in person.
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Bonner
Doris Kenney
U.S
Kenney
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Northside
Gary Tyler
American Legion
Palmer Fiksdal
William D. Martin
Northside Fire District
Dave Hare
Idaho
Hare
Legion
Bee
Cocolalla Lumber
Raymond P Barton
Barton
Chamber Farm
Bill Rice
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