A jury trial has been tentatively set Feb. 8 for a Grangeville man arrested on a federal warrant last month on drug charges.
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WHITE BIRD — No injuries were reported from a vehicle fire last weekend that destroyed a pickup.
SYRINGA — Investigation is continuing for single-vehicle crash near Syringa on U.S. Highway 12 that resulted in injuries for an Idaho Falls man.
Beginning Friday, Jan. 1, drivers reported in violation of Idaho’s “hands-free” device code risk receiving a citation.
RIGGINS — Idaho State Police (ISP) is investigating last week’s two-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of a Michigan man.
Court proceedings are on hold for a Grangeville man — who is charged with felonies in the alleged beating of a woman earlier this summer — due to mental incompetency.
GRANGEVILLE — Prison time is pending for a Stites man sentenced this month on felony charges related to an August shooting incident.
COEUR D’ALENE — Idaho County Light and Power Cooperative is not to blame for a 2012 wildfire near Lucile that burned nearly 50,000 acres. This according to a jury that — following an eight-day trial in U.S. District Court in Coeur d’Alene — found ICLP not negligent.
The Idaho County Sheriff’s Office will be one of 53 law enforcement agencies statewide partnering with the Idaho Transportation Department’s Office of Highway Safety (OHS) to increase impaired-driving enforcement and education from Dec. 11 to Jan. 3, 2021, surrounding the holiday season. The…
GRANGEVILLE — A Washington State man charged with a low-speed pursuit incident in Kooskia last month faces new felonies for allegedly physically assaulting an Idaho County jailer.
COTTONWOOD— Responding to a residential burglary in progress, law enforcement were led on a chase near Cottonwood late last month that resulted in the arrest of a 35-year-old man on felony charges.
KOOSKIA — What started as a citizen driving complaint report ended in multiple charges, including one for felony eluding, for a Washington State man, alleged to have failed to yield to a county deputy during a low-speed pursuit around Kooskia last week on Thanksgiving eve.
Investigators have determined an Elk City man, who died at his own hand early last month, was responsible for the September murder of LeAnna Maree Bailey.
(Editor’s preface: This is the first in a two-part story on how the court and prosecution have been functioning since COVID-19 safety restrictions have been imposed.)
Investigators have determined an Elk City man, who died at his own hand early last month, was responsible for the September murder of LeAnna Maree Bailey.
GRANGEVILLE — Heading to the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office for non-emergency business? Staff asks the public, before they make a trip to the Idaho County Courthouse, to call ahead to ensure personnel will be available or the office will be open. According to Capt. Jim Gorges, recent COVID-19…
KAMIAH — Travis D. Ellenwood, 43, has been indicted on one count of strangulation, a felony, in connection with last month’s death of an adult female at a Kamiah residence.
Substantial damages and losses from a structure fire earlier this month could have been much worse, say officials, if not for infrastructure and equipment improvements provided earlier this year to the Ridgerunner Volunteer Fire Department through the generosity of its community.
GRANGEVILLE — Trial set this month for a 2019 felony battery case has been canceled, with a rescheduled date as yet undetermined, due to COVID-19 concerns.
GRANGEVILLE — It’s a smooth transition as outgoing Grangeville police chief Morgan Drew works beside incoming new chief Joe Newman. With about 30 years of law enforcement background, Newman takes charge of a six-person department overseeing city law enforcement when Drew steps down in mid-De…
STITES — Cause is undetermined and under investigation for a structure fire last week that substantially damaged a Stites residence. According to Chief Mark Anderson, Kooskia Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD), the state fire marshal’s office is handling the investigation.
KAMIAH — The possible murder of a Kamiah woman is under investigation by federal, tribal and county law enforcement.
Two Idaho County positions — for sheriff and commission — will be contested in next Tuesday’s Nov. 3 general election.
KAMIAH — Idaho Falls firefighter Bill Arsenault was appointed last week as the Kamiah area’s new fire/EMS chief. This selection follows the retirement of Dan Musgrave who served in Kamiah for 41 years.
ELK CITY -- Nearly a month into the investigation, the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office is releasing preliminary information into a homicide investigation in Elk City.
GRANGEVILLE -- Idaho County Sheriff’s Office (ICSO) were suspended on Tuesday, Oct. 13, following notification that a currently incarcerated inmate has tested positive for Covid-19.
SPOKANE, Wash. – Prison time was ordered for a Lenore man last week who was convicted of assaulting a woman within the Nez Perce Tribe Reservation.
ELK CITY -- The Idaho County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a death reported last weekend, Sept. 19-20, in Elk City.
A California man died in a motorcycle accident on the Magruder Road last week.
GRANGEVILLE – With Grangeville Police Chief Morgan Drew’s announced retirement, the city council Monday night accepted his resignation, effective on Dec. 11.
The Idaho County Republican Party Central Committee, shocked by the nationwide abuse of police departments, decided they needed to take a stand. Three billboards -- two in Grangeville and one in Riggins -- make their case to passing motorists: “Idaho County Backs The Blue.”
Fire crews continue to respond to active wildfires on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests while assisting our state, federal, tribal, and local partners in responding to other significant fires in the area.
STITES – A preliminary hearing is set for this Thursday, Sept. 10, for a Stites man, alleged to have shot at a person who, as a result, was injured from subsequent flying glass debris.
AHSAHKA -- Cooler temperatures and Monday night's rain aided in fire suppression efforts on the Whitetail Loop Fire, which is currently mapped at 450 acres.
Idaho State Police expanding its use of Twitter to keep public informed of hazardous road conditions
Though threatened, no structures have been lost to the Shissler Fire near Elk City, which as of press time is nearly 2,400 acres. In fact, the Forest Service reports the firs continues to move east away from structures
CLEARWATER -- A fire broke out in a hayfield on Brotnov Road, near Clearwater, mid-morning last Friday, Aug 21. According to Dave Baldwin of the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office it is believed that the fire was started by a hay bailing machine, and some seven acres were consumed before fire fig…
A 62-year-old Clarkston, Wash., man died Sunday afternoon following his being swept underwater on the Selway River.
Public meeting this Friday evening, Aug. 21, to update the public on the Shissler Fire.
The lightning-caused fire is currently 770 acres, located two miles south of Red River Hot Springs near Elk City.
Wildfire season picked up last week, with 32 acres of grass and timber catching fire at the top of a creek near Kelly Mountain, east of Riggins, on the afternoon and evening of Aug. 6. While smokejumpers and other air- and ground-based firefighters hit it last Thursday, another fire popped u…
Trial dates have been moved back to fall for two Grangeville men facing federal felony charges related to methamphetamine distribution.
Extradition from Washington State is pending for Sean L. Anderson, charged with felony aggravated assault upon a peace officer, resulting from a July 18 incident in Ferdinand, in which he is alleged to have fired upon law enforcement following a pursuit.
Sentenced last week in the 2019 case for attempting to contract the murder of their neighbor, sisters Debra and Doris Wensman were placed on probation, with a maximum 10-year prison sentence suspended.
A Riggins man was charged today with aggravated assault upon a peace officer, a felony, resulting from last week’s pursuit that ended with his being shot after stopped in Ferdinand.
The Idaho County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a July 4 fatal motorcycle crash involving a Kamiah resident.
Search efforts continue for a missing Kooskia man, David Wolfe, 73, who was last heard from July 19.
FERDINAND – A Riggins man remains hospitalized following a shooting incident last Saturday morning, and a joint state and federal investigation continues concerning the incident.
FERDINAND -- Idaho State Police is leading a multi-agency investigation into an early Saturday morning shooting incident in Ferdinand that injured one male subject.
Criminal offenses for Idaho County were at a five-year low last year, according to the 2019 Crime in Idaho report, with drug-related crimes at the top for the second year running.
Leading up to the July 4 celebration, the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office made several felony arrests of individuals in connection to the Rainbow Family of Living Light gathering outside Lucile.
GRANGEVILLE – “I walked up and heard some woman pleading for her life,” said Captain, Jim Gorges, Idaho County Sheriff’s Office.
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