The science of smoke
How and why air pollution affects both man and machine By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Bonner County was able to avoid the summer haze for quite a while; but, recently, a cloud of smoke blowing...
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The children just want to breathe
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff As fires rage in Idaho’s forests, the smoke hangs so thick sometimes in Sandpoint that its famous views take on a muted, ghostly pallor. Summer vacation, every kid’s dream,...
Cougar fire grows, area fires remain active
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Cougar Fire was an estimated 6,626 acres and 26- percent contained on Wednesday afternoon, with wind gusts of up to 20 mph near the fire through Thursday, according...
Heat and wind fan regional flames
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Cougar Fire made substantial moves this weekend, as the blaze jumped Lightning Creek headed northeast and tripled in size. The fire, located five miles east of Hope, was...
Feeling the heat? Relief could be in sight
By Ben Olson Reader Staff With temperatures lingering in the 90s for the past ten days and smoke from wildfires in British Columbia and Montana throwing a haze in the sky, August 2017 has...
