Snow load on power lines from a late Sunday winter storm led to an outage that disrupted service to approximately 6,000 utility customers for nearly three hours that night.

Stolen vehicles, a torched home, and a trail of crime across two states.

GRANGEVILLE – In the works since last fall, a cross-control check program goes before the Grangeville City Council next week to establish a process of protections and testing for the municipal water system.

GRANGEVILLE – “Idaho’s too great to hate” and “build a bridge, not a wall!” could be heard Saturday, Jan. 19, as more than 50 people braved rain and cold to march from Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, downtown Grangeville and back.

Tonight is an important night for homeless people and their advocates across the state of Idaho.

The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest is currently applying for state grant funding through three Idaho Parks and Recreation funds: the Recreational Road and Bridge Program, the Recreation Trails Program and the Off Road Motor Vehicle program. The grants would supplement funding for the f…

GREENCREEK — Two Cottonwood women are in custody, following their arrests Thursday, Jan. 24, on criminal solicitation to commit murder.

Idaho County approved budget changes for spending on airport grounds equipment and courthouse records digitization.

Last Monday, the Grangeville City Council had its first look at a draft cross-control policy that would implement state-mandated procedures to protect the municipal water system. The draft remains a work in progress, with suggested changes to be put in a revised draft set for council review later this month.

Idaho County officials who ran unopposed for election in 2018 were sworn in and took the oath of office in a short ceremony preceding the Monday, Jan. 14 commissioners’ meeting at the Idaho County Courthouse in Grangeville.

“The first mid-term report showed we are 59 students down,” chair Lot Smith said at the Dec. 17 Mountain View School District 244 board meeting that about 135 people attended. He explained this decrease in average daily attendance (ADA) would cost the district $615,000.

A White Bird man sought on a Nez Perce County warrant netted felony charges last week after allegedly fleeing from law enforcement and hiding within a north side Grangeville home.

Prison time is pending for a Kamiah man sentenced this month in connection to a 2017 fatality crash.

Dispatch Log-ICSO, GPD, Jan. 7-13, 2019

Court Records:District/Magistrate, Jan. 3-13, 2019

Idaho State Police is seeking the public’s help in locating two unidentified persons to assist its investigation of single-vehicle fatality accident at Riggins last year.

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will maintain the speed status quo on U.S. Highway 95 and retain a 45-mph zone entering south into Grangeville. This determination responds to a citizen petition submitted in November requesting to extend the 35 mph zones to improve highway safety.

Reports of gunfire and fisticuffs ended with one man hospitalized for head wounds, and several others arrested on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges in the aftermath of two unrelated bar fights reported in Elk City and Cottonwood on New Year’s Eve.

Two arrests made last week in connection to a series of reported buTwo arrests made last week in connection to a series of reported burglaries in the Selway Road area are part of an ongoing investigation into additional incidents – including a house fire that may be related.rglaries in the Selway Road area are part of an ongoing investigation into additional incidents – including a house fire that may be related.

Case No. 3:18-CV-541 is a “complaint and demand for jury.” The second lawsuit is a complaint for violation of Public Records Act.

The Syringa Hospital Board meeting Dec. 18, 2018, had nearly its entire focus on “value-based care.” Value-based care is defined as a payment model that rewards healthcare providers for providing quality care to patients by focusing on collaboration and keeping care more affordable through a variety of tasks

Dispatch Log-ICSO, GPD, Dec. 31, 2018-Jan. 6, 2019

Idaho County Commission Notes: December 27, 2018

Court Records:District/Magistrate, Dec. 27, 2018-Jan. 6, 2019

Two men have been arrested as the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office (ICSO) investigation continues into a series of reported burglaries in the Selway Road area. ICSO also stated a suspicious structure fire, reported Dec. 31, is being investigated by the agency and the State Fire Marshal’s Office.

The City of Kooskia is looking toward state grant funding to pay for emergency repairs to one of the municipal wastewater lagoons damaged in November’s earthquake. A special city council meeting is set this Thursday, Jan. 3, starting at 6 p.m. to inform the public about the issue, plans to fix the problem, and to take comment.

The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests put forward a project Dec. 20 aimed at addressing five needs the Forest Service sees for an 8,000-acre area located approximately 15 miles east of Riggins.

You were trained, educated and put that experience to work during your military service. Now as a civilian, wouldn’t it be nice to apply this into college credits that go toward a certification or diploma? Veterans in Idaho County will find out as one of 10 counties in the state recently selected under a pilot program to educate them as to their adult learning opportunities and educational services.

Court Records:District/Magistrate, Dec. 13-23, 2018

Idaho State Police is seeking the public’s help in locating two unidentified persons to assist its investigation of single-vehicle fatality accident at Riggins last year.

The Grangeville City Council has backed up and turned around on supporting a citizen proposal to extend the 35 mph zone on U.S. Highway 95.

Idaho County Commissioners Skip Brandt and Denis Duman last week signed off on a letter to Gov. Otter and the Idaho Land Board which states the county “would not oppose the concept” even though “concerned about the loss of tax dollars that ultimately benefit our schools.”