Carter aides weigh ORV controls on federal lands
Reports say the Council on Environmental Quality aims to draft recommendations on off road vehicle use on federal lands. The plan would require Forest Service and BLM to mark areas of concern and could lead to an executive order within ten days of an announcement.
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Carter
Neuenschwander
Forest Service
BLM
Barry Slamm
Division of Public Lands
Council On Environmental Quality
Washington, D.C
International Snowmobile Industry Association
Orvs
Nancy ‘Strole
Chuck Wells
Sen. Church
Church
Richard Nixon
Agencies switch to federal emergency channel on CB radio
Bonner County Sheriffs department and Sandpoint police swap to channel 9 the federally designated emergency frequency. CB marine channel 13 used to be the Lake Pend Oreille emergency channel. Both departments will monitor channel 9 now to align with national standards.
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Bonner County
PR Man Arrested on DWI and Resisting Arrest
Priest River resident Duane E. Hammeren was arrested around 3 30 a m Tuesday on charges of driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest. He pleaded not guilty at a hearing and bond was set at $600.
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Duane E. Hammeren
Parking meter head found after street sweeper sweep
Sandpoint police report a parking meter head torn from its post at the 4th and Cedar intersection after a street sweep. A bent meter post was found and police say a car likely struck it. No clues or witnesses were located.
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City
Art Bourassa
4Th and
Cedar
Sandpoint
Priest River district acts with suspensions and bids
Idaho Hill Elementary teacher Victoria Hughes remains suspended with pay as board notifies of the action. Four students receive early graduations Don Pettit Mike Pettit Maria Daniels and Diana Bostock. The board approves bid resubmissions for federal funding and advances Priest River High School project, with plans for a metal gym roof and a new walk in freezer request for 7800 dollars.
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Idaho Hill
Priest River
Wayne Likens
Victoria Hughes
Hughes
Mike Patanno
Morris Moore
Patanno
Gary Gomick
Gornick
Southside
Kootenai
Clark Fork
Don
Mike Pettit
Priest River High School
Maria Daniels
Diana Bostock
Sandpoint High School
Ja Edwards
Jeanne Coburn
Northside School
Sidney Culver
Colburn
Gwendolyn Foster
Arson Suspected in Sandpoint Judo Club Fire
March 19 fire destroyed Sandpoint Judo Club with investigators probing a suspicious origin. Sheriff deputy Ron Beach says no arrests yet but multiple leads exist. evidence sent to lab as Fire Chief Wade Brown leads the probe with sheriff and city police assistance.
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Sandpoint
Botiner County
Ron Beach
The
Daily Bee
Beach
Wade Brown
PUC President cites budget limits on power plant siting expansion
Idaho Public Utilities Commission head says staff and budget constraints will hinder a bid to apply the siting law as intended. Senate leaders urged the commission to follow the act, but the House did not act before adjournment. The bill would give the PUC authority over plants above 50 megawatts and lines above 138 kilovolts.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho Public Utilities
Commission
Idaho
House
Senate
Phil Batt
R-Wilder
Cy’ Chase
Rili Maries
PAC
Robert Lenaghen
PUC
Lena
Idaho Tax Commission Seeks Court to Restart Reevaluation in Gooding
Idaho State Tax Commission plans to seek a district court order to compel Gooding County Assessor Wes Trounson to conduct a full scale property reevaluation. Trounson cites ongoing county program and opposition to a rushed process. A public hearing is requested by Trounson and some residents back him while commissioners and officials debate legality and costs.
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Gooding, Idaho
UPI
Idaho State Tax Commission
Gooting
Wes Trounson
Gooding County
Trounson
Idaho
Gooding County Commission
Rhatter Tax Commission
Clint Jacob
Gooding
Jim Wilkins
Don Loveland
Loveland
Trourson
Drought Threatens Summer Chinook and Hatchery Plans in Idaho
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission discussed drought risks to the summer Chinook Salmon and the possible destruction of fingerling releases in the Salmon River. They approved funding to start design of a new Melall hatchery, with a $3.5 million project, while aiming to keep construction simple and speed up lead time.
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Robert van Buskirk
BOISE
UPI
Idaho Fish and Game Commission
Lay
Terry Holubetz
Idaho Fish and Game Department
Holubetz
Christensen
Commission
Corps of Engineers
Pacific Northwest Regional Commission
Corps
Dworshak Dam
North
Idaho
Payette Lake
Payette
Horseshoe Bend
Banks
Boise River
Department
Joseph Greenley
Nature Conservancy
Burdette Prince
Nez Perce County
Peregrine Fund Association
Valley Creek
Stanley Basin
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Brian Moe
Bee
United Press
Jim McClure
Council On
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Forest Services
Bureau of Land Management
Ted Neuensean
McClure
Idaho State Park and Recreation Department
Wells
Church “of ‘God
Lawrence
May
Warren Pomeroy
Church Board of Trustees
Ralph Plank
Thelma
Ron Palmer
Rss
Oldtown
Likens
University of Idaho
State Board of Education
Elizabeth Stuart
Stuart
Mike Dalen
Cooperative Extension Service
Sandpoint Vfw
Kathy Schnuerle
Boundary County
State Tax Commission
Chinook
Secon
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