State returns to Stage I fire restrictions
By Reader Staff
As a spate of regional wildfires and numerous smoke-filled days have given way to cooler, wetter weather, the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation announced Aug. 30 …
By Reader Staff
As a spate of regional wildfires and numerous smoke-filled days have given way to cooler, wetter weather, the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation announced Aug. 30 …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Wildland firefighters breathed a sigh of relief earlier this week as substantial rain fell across the region, resulting in the return of blue skies and …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Fire bosses provided an update on the Ridge Creek blaze Aug. 16, burning on 3,124 acres 3.5 miles northeast of Hayden Lake in Kootenai County, …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
This article is Part 2 of the conclusion to a series of articles supported by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council and sponsored by …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The advisory vote may be over, but the proposed Scotchman Peaks wilderness was still at the forefront of discussion Tuesday at the Bonner County Commissioners’ …
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