Three Charged in Large Pot Bust at Gold Creek Farm
Banner County deputies seized 730 marijuana plants, lab equipment, and paraphernalia at a Gold Creek Road farm northeast of Sandpoint. Jon D Mason, Trudy J Mason, and Bruce L Cushman, all in their 20s, were jailed after late Monday arrests. bond not set. Authorities may file further charges after identifying an unknown chemical substance found on site.
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Gold Creek Road
Banner County
Robert Wilcox
Jon D
Trudy J. Mason
Bruce L. Cushman
Bill Rice
Andy Anderson
Rice
Lightning Storms Spur Fire Watch Delays in Bonner County
No fires reported by noon as Bonner County weather from last night’s lightning storms prompted forest service firewatch to operate under fog and low clouds. Two strikes were logged amid near zero visibility, hindering air patrols until about 11 a.m. Rain totals varied with Sandpoint Station at 0.04 inches, Lunch Peak Lookout 0.19 inches, and Priest Lake lookout 0.05 inches, keeping delayed fire risk possible.
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Bonner County
Forest Service
Sandpoint
Sandpoint Ranger Station
Lunch Peak
Priest Lake
Wage Talks Continue At Pack River Dover Mill
Pack River Lumber Company officials and union representatives meet again over a wage dispute that left Dover mill workers without a contract since July 1. General manager Bill Woolsey says talks focus on wages with no settlement yet and no strike deadline set by the International Woodworkers of America. Union members previously authorized leadership to strike if negotiations fail.
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Pack River Lumber Company
Dover
Pack River
Bill Woolsey
Woolsey
Inernational Woodworkers of
America
Daily Bee
Idaho AG Plans Dismissal Of Forest Practices Suits
Idaho Attorney General plans to ask federal court to dismiss four injunctive suits challenging the Forest Practices Act and the Land Use Act. The actions, led by Jack A. Williams and Richard Butler, seek to halt enforcement until constitutionality is ruled.
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The
Daily Bee
Boise
Jack A. Williams
Richard Butler
Grand Marshall
Kootenai County
Posse Comitatus
Butler
Williams
Idaho
Department of Lands
Coffin
Attorney General's Office
Sandpoint Weather Outlook With Showers Possible
Weather forecast for Sandpoint and vicinity predicts variable clouds and cooler conditions with a slight chance of showers or thundershowers through tomorrow. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph, 30 percent precipitation through Wednesday, today’s high 75, tonight’s low 50, and Wednesday’s high 70.
Nuclear energy could supply one third of U.S. power in a decade
Former Idaho congressman and now D.C. attorney Orval Hansen told the University of Idaho course that nuclear plants may provide about 33 percent of national electricity in ten years. He noted 55 plants now produce 5 to 7 percent and projected 200 plants would cover a third, urging energy independence and conservation.
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Moscow
Idaho
UPI
Orval Hansen
Washington, D.C
Hansen
University of Idaho
Public Utilities
Local Damage Suit Dismissal Denied
First District Judge Dar Cogswell refused to dismiss a $175,000 lawsuit by Bonner County Sheriff Robert Wilcox and his wife against John V. Strode of Westmond. The judge set aside an earlier default against Strode and denied a motion to make the complaint more definite. The Wilcoxs seek $100,000 punitive damages, $50,000 for wrongful acts and abuse, and $25,000 to Marlene Wilcox for domestic disruption. Strode must answer by Sept 2.
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First District
Dar Cogswell
Bonner County
Robert Wilcox
John V. Strode
Westmond
Cogswell
Strode
Tom Vasseur
Vasseur
Wilcox
Marlene Wilcox
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