Ponderay News

PONDERAY - After 12 years of service, Slates Restaurant has changed locations and added a host of new amenities.

Idaho State Police have learned that the armed robber killed by police Monday after a vehicle pursuit and shooting, was involved in an additional robbery 20 minutes earlier.

A robbery suspect was shot and killed by police following a brief chase Monday afternoon in North Idaho.

Police shot and killed a suspect in a liquor store robbery after a car pursuit this afternoon in Bonner County, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Stitchin' Sisters, a leading yard and fabric shop in Bonner County, teamed with Beth Weber to create a new section in the store called Beth's Bead Corner.

The body pulled from Lake Pend Oreille on Tuesday night has been positively identified as that of Rene Behrens-Spraggins, a 19-year-old from Sandpoint who capsized his kayak last week.

Donations continue to come in to the Bonner Adult Day Center, and its total balance has climbed to $10,774. The organization still needs an additional $10,000 to meet its goal for the operation of its six month ...

The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation is looking for volunteers to haul rocks and dirt to brush and repair three miles of narrow trail at two sites within the Boise National Forest.

PONDERAY, Idaho - Officials in northern Idaho searching this weekend for a kayaker last seen holding onto his capsized boat in Lake Pend Oreille say he has not been found and may have drowned.

Stitchin' Sisters, a leading yard and fabric shop in Bonner County, teamed with Beth Weber to create a new section in the store called Beth's Bead Corner.

'Tis the season for assessment notices. The assessments for all properties in Bonner County will be mailed on June 2. If you do not receive a notice within a reasonable amount of time after that date please ...

Intermountain Community Bancorp , the holding company for Panhandle State Bank, the largest locally owned state bank in Idaho, announced today it expects to release first quarter 2008 earnings at 4:00 p.m. on ... via Business Wire

“The roving inspectors have been out”

Weight limits are already in effect on Highway 200 and will be put in place on Highway 57 starting Monday, the Idaho Transportation Department said. via Bonner Co. Daily Bee

“Legally, I believe we've done all we can do”

The city of Ponderay is not covered under the National Flood Insurance Program. That lack of coverage makes purchasing flood insurance more difficult and expensive for home and business owners, said state and ... via Bonner Co. Daily Bee

A Bonner County woman accused of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from a former employer is scheduled to be arraigned next month on felony charges.Rachelle Lee Kidney is charged with forgery and grand ... via Bonner Co. Daily Bee

“I don't want to have anybody crashing on my road”

Photo by KEITH KINNAIRD Snow explodes from the side Shannon Thornton's plow as she clears U.S. Highway 95 between Ponderay and the Boundary County line on Tuesday. via Bonner Co. Daily Bee

“Which is a big reason why they charge high interest rates.”

Photo by DAVID GUNTER Community Action Partnership staff members Brenda Hammond, left, and Shirley Paulison recently met with state Sen. via Bonner Co. Daily Bee

“He was a good, tough old individual who would give the shirt off his back if you needed it”

Daily Bee file photo Fairy and Ray Delay Sr. SANDPOINT -- Ray Delay Sr. artificially inseminated his own cows, testified before Congress on conservation and agricultural issues several times and recovered from ... via Bonner Co. Daily Bee

“I can see some pretty tough decisions being made”

Above-average precipitation in Bonner County is threatening to eat through local stockpiles of salt the Idaho Transportation Department uses to keep snow floors from forming on state highways. via Bonner Co. Daily Bee