Spring Steelhead Season Opens New Year’s Day

A sure cure for cabin fever, the spring steelhead season opens January 1, but anglers will need a 2013 fishing license and steelhead permit. Spring steelhead seasons open on the: Salmon … [Read more...]

Idaho Recycling will be closed Dec 22

Idaho County Recycling site on Day Road will be closed on December 22 to give all of the volunteers a break before the holiday.  Recycling will resume each Saturday after that from 9-11 … [Read more...]

Ask Fish and Game: 2013 Fishing License good now?

Q.       I just purchased a 2013 Idaho fishing license; can I use it to fish to the end of 2012? A.       No. To fish in December 2012, you must have a valid 2012 fishing license. The … [Read more...]

Idaho County Recycling closed Dec 22

Idaho County Recycling site on Day Road will be closed on December 22nd to give all of the volunteers a break before the holiday. Recycling will resume each Saturday after that from 9-11 … [Read more...]

River Otter Season Closed in Clearwater Region

LEWISTON - - The river otter trapping quota of 20 otters for the Clearwater Region was reached at 10am PST on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.  The otter season for the entire region closes 72 hours … [Read more...]

Schools Celebrate Thanksgiving, Most no school Nov 21-23

Local areas will celebrate Thanksgiving today and most areas will have no school tomorrow. In Riggins, the school would like you to remember that today is a regular school day and students will not … [Read more...]

Car crash in Kooskia leaves driver dead, two injured.

Last night just after midnight, the Idaho County Sheriff's Department, Grangeville Police Department, Tahoe Quick Response Unit and the Kooskia Ambulance responded to a rollover three miles east of … [Read more...]

Polling Places in Idaho County

NOTICE Of General Election NOVEMBER 6, 2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:  The 2012 General Election will be held throughout the County of Idaho, State of Idaho, on the 6th day of November, 2012. The … [Read more...]

Voting

Early voting ends today in many areas. If you have not yet voted, the following sites may be of interest to you. Idaho Votes Idaho Freedom Foundation Ballot information in Idaho My Time to … [Read more...]

Clear/Nez Fire Zone Update

Grangeville, ID— Air Quality Advisory (AQA): Due to continued wildfires in the Nez Perce N.F. and Salmon - Challis N.F., the AQA and Stage 1 Burn Ban will remain in effect for portions of Idaho … [Read more...]

Fatality Crash – Battle Ridge – Kooskia

KOOSKIA - Fatality crash on Battle Ridge Road On July 12, 2012 at 2:05 a.m. Idaho County Sheriff's Deputy Mike Badgley responded to the report of an accident approximately 8 miles up Battle Ridge … [Read more...]

April drowning, body recovered at Kooskia

KOOSKIA- The body of 19 year-old William R. Thomas was recovered yesterday from the Clearwater River at Kooskia.  Thomas was presumed drowned after disappearing in the Clearwater River on April 23, … [Read more...]

Botany 101

- James Floccinni, Kooskia Now that we have had some sunshine and a few days in the 80s, I bet you’ve noticed the dandelions on your lawn screaming their little yellow heads off “Look at me, look … [Read more...]

All Idaho County school districts except Kamiah pass school levies.

School Levies that passed Cottonwood 384-280 Salmon River 297-161 Mountain View 1551-1478 Nez Perce 17-9     DID NOT PASS Kamiah 283-356 … [Read more...]

Deputy Remington Accommodated for Keen Observation

Sheriff Giddings presents Tom Remington with a Certificate of Excellence.

KOOSKIA - At approximately 11:30pm, on April 25, 2012, while on routine patrol, Idaho County Sheriff's Deputy Tom Remington noticed the lights on and the door open at the residence of an elderly … [Read more...]

Election Information in Idaho County

NOTICE  Of   Primary & Consolidated Elections MAY 15, 2012​ Primary, School Levies, Clearwater Water District NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:  The 2012 Primary & Consolidated … [Read more...]