Kids Klub recently welcomed Grangeville Police Department’s Sgt. Mike Quintal who taught about 30 kids about bike safety.

KOOSKIA – Federal agencies continue to investigate a fatal plane crash last Sunday, Aug. 11, outside Kooskia.

US 95 is closed between Nora Street in New Meadows and Lake Road, which is about four miles south of Grangeville. 

The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests marked the start of wildfire season last Friday, July 26, with an effort to counter the eruption of a lightning-caused burn six miles east of the Powell Ranger Station, near where Crab Creek meets Colt Killed Creek in the deep woods.

GRANGEVILLE – An early Monday morning structure fire gutted a log home under renovation just outside Grangeville. Cause is suspected to be electrical-related and accidental. The home is reported a total loss, and no injuries were reported.

Hounds have picked up the scent of a Utah man missing in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, his sister says.

BURGDORF -- Shortly after a column of smoke shot up in the Burgdorf area, Burgdorf-French Creek Road was pronounced closed by the Payette National Forest last Sunday afternoon, Aug. 4. The PNF declared the road open later in the evening, even as a “heavy presence of firefighting resources” w…

GRANGEVILLE – A Grangeville man received a misdemeanor citation following a single-vehicle crash on Washington Street last Saturday afternoon that put his vehicle on its top.

WHITE BIRD – While attempting to find a man to serve a protection order, an Idaho County sheriff’s deputy instead found more than two dozen potted marijuana plants. Now, a White Bird man faces a felony trafficking charge.

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.

GRANGEVILLE – Earlier this month, Idaho County Commissioners penciled a 3 percent across-the-board cost-of-living increase to county employee pay as part of the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

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.

MISSOULA, Mont. -- Eleven smokejumpers from 1961 – including Grangeville residents Neil Walstad and Tom Kovalicky -- who were trapped in a forest fire before a daring helicopter rescue saved them from a tragic end, relived the Higgins Ridge fire during a recent public event at the National M…

GRANGEVILLE – Injuries, a power outage and a field fire resulted from a two-vehicle crash on Lukes Gulch Road last Friday, July 12.

KAMIAH – Law enforcement officers are asking for the public’s help in locating three Kamiah residents - two girls and an adult male - who are believed to be in danger.

NEZPERCE – Jail time was ordered for a Syringa man, sentenced earlier this month for felony battery on a law enforcement officer.

KOOSKIA – Longtime Idaho County Sheriff’s Office deputy, Doug Ulmer, is looking to take the next step. Last week, the Kooskia resident formally announced his candidacy for Idaho County Sheriff, which will come up for election next year.

GRANGEVILLE – Possible equipment issues with a lawnmower are a suspected cause of last Saturday’s structure fire that consumed a garage. No injuries were reported, and the wood-framed steel structure, which included a small apartment, was a total loss.

Illegal drug use in popular recreation areas along U.S. Highway 12 came under scrutiny during the Memorial Day weekend with law enforcement emphasis patrols resulting in 30 individual charges, including some felonies.

KOOSKIA – To assist those impacted by recent flooding, a multi-agency resource center (MARC) will be available to the public on Tuesday, April 16, at Kooskia City Hall from 3:30 to 8 p.m.

POWELL – State investigation is ongoing into last week’s fuel tanker truck accident that resulted in the spillage of hundreds of gallons of gasoline and blockage of U.S. Highway 12 for several hours. Fuel cleanup is anticipated to last approximately a week.

Motorists can expect a four-day traffic detour in Kooskia later this month for planned bridge inspection by the Idaho Transportation Department.

GRANGEVILLE -- On Friday, March 29, a 12-person jury in Grangeville found Jessica L. Colpitts, 34, guilty of first-degree murder of Samantha S. Fignani.