Additional Stage 1 Fire Restrictions to take effect in northern, central Idaho
COEUR D'ALENE- With the threat of wildfire danger increasing rapidly throughout many parts of northern and central Idaho, local land management agencies will implement additional Stage 1 Fire Restrictions inclusive of all land in the Coeur d'Alene and Grangeville Dispatch areas and Zone 4 of the Payette Dispatch area beginning at 11:59 p.m. on July 7. See the restrictions...

CCSO responds to three ATV crashes over the weekend
The Clearwater County Sheriff's Office responded to three different injury, ATV (all-terrain-vehicle) crashes this weekend. See the report...

Orofino has nine straight days of highs at or above 100 degrees
Orofino officially reached nine straight days of high temperatures at or above 100 degrees ending with only 98 degrees on Sunday, reported Don Gardner. See the info...

Orofino and Timberline High School students named to honor rolls
Grades for the third quarter of the 2014-15 school year have been issued and schools have determined which students are on the honor rolls. OHS & THS Honor Rolls...   OJHS & TJHS Honor Rolls...   OES, Peck, Cavendish & Timberline Elementary Honor Rolls...

Elk tags go on sale Friday for capped zones
Resident general season tags for elk zones subject to a cap go on sale Friday, July 10 at 12:00 a.m. Mountain Time. See the info...

Orofino gas prices increase with added gas tax
Average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is at $3.08 after the 7 cent additional gas tax went into effect July 1. See the report...

Need faster Internet, a new roof, a heating system repair/install or lodging for guests?
Check out our newly revised 'Directory Page' and see who might have the remedies for holes in your roof, faster Internet and great places to stay. See the page...

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You Could Be a Winner!
Join us for our 480th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the clues...

We Have Winners!
Join us for our 479th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the answer, winners 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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