Council Releases Statement On Firing Chief Elliot
Five Sandpoint city council members released a comprehensive statement explaining the firing of Police Chief George Elliot for mismanagement. The memo notes parking meter and revenue concerns, a city hall soda machine, an impounded vehicle, and other incidents while reaffirming the recall drive against Mayor Les Brown and Councilman Bud Benoit.
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George Elliot
Jim Judd
Judd
Les Brown
Bud Benoit
Brown
Elliot
Barge Sinking Threatens Alaska Fertilizer Supply
The Kenai barge sank in the Gulf of Alaska with 9 300 tons of liquid an hydrous ammonia and 4 500 tons of urea pellets on board. The ship connected Kenai Alaska to Portland Oregon carrying fertilizer for Northwest farms and its loss could strain reserve stocks and Eastern Washington crops.
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Atnee Press International
Gulf of Alaska
Northwest Farms
L. Gerald Sheffles
Washington Association of Wheat Growers
Collier Carbon & Chemical Corp
Collier’s
Alaska
Northwest
U.S
Stewart Bledsoe
Washington
Irvin Mann
Oregon
Richard Sabin
St. Helens
Reichold Chemicals Corp
Collier
Portland
Kenai
Columbia River
County Adopts Sani-Stations for Two Lakes
Bonner County will install four sani stations at marinas on Priest Lake and Lake Pend Oreille. Phil Peterson helped secure funding, Pend Oreille Plumbers bid the units, and installation will begin after the lake level allows pipe laying with operation expected by spring.
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Bonner County
the Waterways Committee
Priest Lake
Lake
Pend Oreille
Phil Peterson
State Parks and Recreation Department
Jim Brockway
Fred Darnell
Harold Anselmo
Jack Popplewell
Lake Pend Oreille
Weather Outlook for Coeur d Alene and Vicinity
Mostly sunny today and Saturday with continued warmth. Light winds and near zero percent rain chance. Highs near 75, lows around 35, with Saturday also reaching 75.
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Coeur d’Alene
Idaho Fish and Game defends agency amid auditor criticism
Idaho Fish and Game Commissioner Pete Thompson defended the department at a State Land Board meeting after State Auditor Joe Williams questioned reports and confidence. The debate focused on a proposed 320 acre sale north of Mackay that could threaten sage grouse nesting, with Thompson accusing the auditor of a cheap shot and urging support for habitat preservation and licensing revenue used for wildlife areas.
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Idaho Fish and Game
Fish and Game Department
Joe R. Williams
Williams
State Land Board
Bubois
Clark County
Pete Thompson
IFG
Thomson
Idaho
Fish and Game
Thompson
Idaho Fish and Game Department
Indians Claim Fight Victory
Kootenai Indians of North Idaho say they are gaining in their bid to regain ancestral lands. Spokesman Doug Wheaton reports solid commitments of more than 200000 dollars in federal money, including 150000 for road repairs, 18000 for economic development, and 100000 for community building at Bonners Ferry, while demanding 120000 acres be returned.
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Bonners Ferry, Idaho
UPI
North Idaho
Doug Wheaton
Bonners Ferry
United States
North
Idaho
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