Clearwater County's unemployment rate at 7.0 percent for May
May is the 13th month that Clearwater County's unemployment rate has been out of double digits, according to Idaho Department of Labor Regional Economist Kathryn Tacke. See the article...

PLAY to hold ATV rally Saturday, June 27
Riders of all ATVs (all-terrain-vehicles), dirt bikes and side-by-sides 50 inches or less are welcome to participate in the 2015 PLAY (Public Land Access Year-round) rally at Camp 60 on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. See the article...

Forest Travel Management Plan public open houses scheduled
KAMIAH - Cheryl Probert, Forest Supervisor of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, is re-engaging the public on the Nez Perce National Forest travel plan through a series of public meetings. See the article...

Summer Food Service Program available at Weippe Public Library
Joint School District #171 in cooperation with the Weippe Public Library is participating in the Summer Food Service Program that provides meals to all children ages 1-18 without charge. See the article...

Idaho keeping public school timber sale on track despite lawsuit
LEWISTON - The State Board of Land Commissioners (Land Board) and Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) are standing by the U.S. Forest Service and moving forward with plans to auction an Idaho County fire-burned timber sale that is expected to bring in approximately $1.6 million for Idaho's public schools, despite efforts by a neighboring landowner and an environmental group to thwart completion of the sale through litigation against the federal agency. See the article and documents...

Possible plague found in Canyon County rodents
Initial testing of dead voles (commonly called meadow mice) found in an area near Highway 19 immediately west of Caldwell indicates possible plague, according Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. See the article...

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You Could Be a Winner!
Join us for our 479th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the clues...

We Have a Winner!
Join us for our 478th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the answer, winner and clues...

Trivia follow up...answers?
We are still working on the follow up on some Orofino History Trivia topics. Check here to see them...

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...

Catch up on 2014 Fair articles & photos
For those who would like to catch up all at once on Window on the Clearwater coverage of the Clearwater County Fair and Orofino Lumberjack Days, we are providing this page with links to articles, photos and information about happenings in 2014. We will continue to add to the archives on this page as we continue our coverage. See the latest on the home page each day. See the archives here...

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