Wildfire recovery efforts discussed at County Commissioners' session
The Forest Service and Idaho Department of Lands are holding a meeting to debrief the counties and fire agencies on the fire recovery efforts this week in Boise according to information shared at the Clearwater County Commissioners meeting Nov. 2. See the report...

Workshop planned to answer questions related to fire recovery
Landowners who suffered timber losses from the 2015 wildfires are asking questions about the property and income tax implications of those losses, as well as the tax implications of various land recovery options. See the info...

Crapo recognizes Lenore woman for volunteer efforts
WASHINGTON, DC-A Lenore woman is among those honored by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo with his Spirit of Freedom Award at ceremonies held throughout Idaho Tuesday, Veterans Day. See the article...

Idaho auctions 20 Payette Lake lots for $7 million
BOISE - The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) auctioned 20 lots at Payette Lake for deeded ownership at a public auction in Boise Friday. See the article...

Boy bags big black bear with his bow
Harvesting the biggest black bear taken in the state this year may seem like a pretty ambitious goal for a first-year bowhunter, but 10-year-old Sam Sherman of Eagle just may have pulled it off. See the column...

Drive safe this Thanksgiving, buckle up
BOISE -- Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel times of the year, with more people on the road increasing likelihood of crashes and the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) encourages everyone to drive safe and buckle up. See the article...

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We Have a Winner!
Join us for our 489th 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 488th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the winners, answer 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 2015 Clearwater County Fair and Orofino Lumberjack Days 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 2015. 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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