2024 Year in Review
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
We’ve been publishing the “Year in Review” for a while now, and every installment seems to get bigger and bigger. Maybe that’s because there’s always …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
We’ve been publishing the “Year in Review” for a while now, and every installment seems to get bigger and bigger. Maybe that’s because there’s always …
By Reader Staff
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials from Albeni Falls Dam will perform aquatic herbicide treatments at six locations on Lake Pend Oreille, totaling a minimum of 28 …
By Reader Staff
An extensive paving project at the Priest River Recreation Area known as “The Mudhole” will result in further delays to opening the campground for the 2024 season.…
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In the first of two public meetings offered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to explain restricted operations at Albeni Falls Dam, representatives engaged …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Lakes Commission Chair Ford Elsaesser issued a statement expressing concerns regarding the slow refill of Lake Pend Oreille due to maintenance issues at Albeni Falls …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Idaho Department of Lands Director Dustin Miller handed down a decision Oct. 27 approving the Idaho Club’s request for an encroachment permit for its 105-slip …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The fall drawdown of Lake Pend Oreille will commence on Monday, Sept. 19, marking the beginning of the slow season for local waterways.
According to …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The sun is shining, birds are chirping and the muddy shoreline of Lake Pend Oreille will soon start slowly disappearing beneath the waves. Lake Pend …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning boaters on Lake Pend Oreille to be aware of new bendway weirs in the Clark Fork Delta.…
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration released several alternatives being considered for the Columbia River System Operations Update …
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