Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics, St. Mary’s Hospital and Clinics and Kootenai Health have entered into a letter of intent to transfer ownership of the two critical access hospitals from Essentia Health to Kootenai Health.

GRANGEVILLE – Idaho County’s solid waste contractor, Simmons Sanitation Service, Inc., of Kamiah, told the county commission Tuesday, Aug. 6, that garbage collection is once again on pace to total about 4,900 tons this year. That would again trigger an excess tonnage provision in the county’…

GRANGEVILLE – Syringa Hospital and Clinic has gained a familiar face.

Come support your Grangeville Farmers’ Market Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Pioneer Park. This week’s spotlight vendor is “WOW! Fresh Fruit” owned and operated by Hermilo Angeles. Angeles is one of the market’s newest produce vendors. He lives in Kamiah, but brings certified organic fruit …

The Monastery of St. Gertrude at Cottonwood hosted the 27th annual Raspberry Festival last Sunday, Aug. 4. The event featured its signature dessert, an arts and crafts fair, classic car show, art exhibit, chapel tours, and entertainment throughout the day.

COTTONWOOD – It’s In Our Nature is the theme for the Idaho County Fair that runs through Saturday, Aug. 17.

The Idaho County Fair, which features a wide variety of 4-H projects, a parade, talent show, pigtail contest and much more, runs through Saturday, Aug. 17 in Cottonwood.

GRANGEVILLE -- The 2019 Idaho County 4-H Horse Show was held Saturday, July 20, at the Grangeville Border Days Arena. Two dozen 4-H members participated in the show to complete their 4-H project. The judge for the show was Dondi Hilderbrand of Clarkston, Wash., and Klae O’Brien of Moscow was…

COTTONWOOD -- Join in a day of friends, family, and fun at the 27th Annual Raspberry Festival on Sunday, Aug. 4, at the Monastery of St. Gertrude, 465 Keuterville Road in Cottonwood.

A new festival to showcase the community, Cottonwood Summer Fest completed its first run with three days well attended for a variety of events, July 26-28.

Drug-related offenses moved to the top spot of Idaho County crimes last year, which also stood out as the record high in the five-year trend.

COTTONWOOD – Area residents are in for a treat July 26-28: Cottonwood will hold its first Summer Fest event.

COTTONWOOD – Preparedness was the name of the game for Idaho Department of Correction personnel involved in an emergency training exercise at Cottonwood earlier this month.

Sealcoats to preserve existing pavement on several highways across North-Central Idaho will begin Thursday, July 25. All work will be done by September.

Bridge replacements and highway repairs are part of an estimated $70 million in proposed projects for the next several years in Idaho County as part of the draft Idaho Transportation Investment Program (ITIP).

The Knights of Columbus Council 1389 held its annual golf tournament held last Saturday, July 13, at Grangeville Country Club.

Area highway districts on the Camas Prairie will be conducting chip sealing operations during the next two weeks. The anticipated schedule is as follows:

It was a busy Border Days week! Hopefully everyone has recovered. I was happy to have my girls home from Boise. We got my brother, Steve, to participate in his first egg toss. We had a lot of fun!

COTTONWOOD -- At 2 p.m. Sunday, July 14, the Monastery of St. Gertrude will host author Susan Swetnam, who will read from her new book, “In the Mystery’s Shadow: Reflections on Caring for the Elderly and Dying.”

Incorporated cities within Idaho County have seen minor population increases – on average nearly 0.9 percent -- in the past two years, according to estimates for 2010 to 2018 recently released by the U.S Census Bureau.

COTTONWOOD – As the saying goes, it’s not the destination, it’s the journey. For Emile Brager, those are words he’s literally lived by in mule pack travels he’s undergone across thousands of miles and more than a dozen countries, taking months to years to complete.

GRANGEVILLE – Ferdinand resident Pat Alfrey made an online purchase last month.

Idaho County Recycling volunteers will use a portion of the proceeds of the program they’ve run since 2009 to pay $200 monthly stipends to Grangeville and Cottonwood volunteer site managers, with the Idaho County commissioners’ approval Tuesday, June 18. The move keeps the program cost-neutr…

After hearing rumors last week that the Idaho Department of Labor Office in Grangeville was closing its office in the mini-mall on East Main Street, I received this information from IDL director Jani Revier in Boise: