Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests lift forest-wide closure
The Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests have lifted the Forest-wide area closure, however, there are still more localized area closures in effect. See the update...

Clearwater-Municipal-Motorway North Complex at 75 percent containment
With the Clearwater-Municipal-Motorway North Complex at 75 percent containment, air operations personnel on Wednesday flew over individual fires within the complex using infrared cameras and visual observation to identify persistent hot spots and other potential problems. See the report...

Obituary:
Bill 'Wicker' Schmadeka, 54...

Help available for landowners to assess fire-damaged trees
When fire moves through a forest, it burns some trees and spares others, but just because a tree is scorched does not mean it is dead. See the article...

District 7 legislative representatives to discuss recent wildfires
On Aug. 14, tragedy struck Kamiah and the surrounding area and the Idaho Legislative District 7 lawmakers want to explore whether the area was prepared? See the info...

Yellow means caution...Red means STOP!!

School starts in Joint School District #171 Monday, Aug. 31, 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...

Cooler, wetter weather reduces Motorway Complex fire activity
Cooler weather moved into the Motorway Complex fire area late Wednesday afternoon, along with gusty westerly winds. See the report...

Need faster Internet, a new roof, a heating system repair/install or lodging for guests?
Check out our 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 484th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See clues...

We Have a Winner!
Join us for our 483rd 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...

"Decisions are constantly before us which can determine our destiny. In order for us to make the correct decisions, courage is needed-the courage to say no when we should, the courage to say yes when that is appropriate, the courage to do the right thing because it is right."

-----Thomas S. Monson