Residents experience water outage
Orofino residents between 140th St. and Pink House Hole experienced a water outage Saturday evening while a broken pipe near a residence on 144th St. was repaired. See the article...

Heaven's Gate Complex 50 percent contained
The Heaven's Gate Complex on the Nez Perce National Forest-Salmon River District has increased to a total of 16,600 acres and is at 50 percent containment. See the article...

Evacuations extended with Columbia Complex Fire
About 27 summer cabins were evacuated Wednesday morning in the vicinity of Stentz Spring / Forest Rd. 40 as the Columbia Complex Fire spread eastward toward the area, according to the InciWeb site. See the article...

Fish and Game monitors sage grouse for West Nile
This year, sage grouse deaths from West Nile virus have been reported in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Oregon. Eight sage grouse have tested positive in Idaho. See the article...

Lori Wright writes
Lori Wright relates concerns and needs of fire fighters on Columbia Complex Fire. See the letter...

Offender dies in Pocatello shooting incident
Idaho Department of Correction confirmed today that an offender involved in a shooting incident in Pocatello Thursday was shot and died. See the article...

Oldham named IDOC Administrator of Support
BOISE-Wednesday, Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) Director Vaughn Killeen named Bill Oldham as administrator of support. See the article...

Governor announces Community Collaboration awards
BOISE - Governor Jim Risch announced Wednesday that 36 Community Collaboration Contracts totaling $175,949.85 were awarded to projects that will serve people in 43 counties across Idaho. See the article...

Yellow means caution...Red means STOP!!

School started in Joint School District #171 Wednesday and motorists need to use extra caution around school bus stops, intersections and school zones, especially in the morning just before school begins and in the afternoon when students are getting out of classes. See the safety rules and sponsoring businesses...

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We Have a Winner!
Join us for our 76th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the winner and answer....

We Have Winners!
Join us for our 75th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the winners and answer....

We Have Winners!
Join us for our 74th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the winners and answer....

We Have a Winner!
Join us for our 73rd Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the winner and answer....

We Have a Winner!
Join us for our 72nd Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the winner and answer....

We Have a Winner!
Join us for our 71st Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. This week we need your help with a special project. See the winner and answer....

We Have Winners!
Join us for our 70th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the winners and answer....

Clearwater Creations
We have started a service for Clearwater Country artisans and crafters that would like to advertise their creations on our site in a shopping cart format and for those who would like to purchase items uniquely from Clearwater Country. See the Creations page...