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July 29, 2016 Archives

Pierce, Weippe business owners invited to workshop series on Internet use
With support from USDA Rural Development and the Orofino Rotary Club, Clearwater County Economic Development Council is pleased to announce an upcoming free Workshop Series in Pierce and Weippe to bolster community member awareness of broadband availability and business utilization of the broadband infrastructure. See the article...

Library Friends present 7th Annual Summer Fundraiser Aug. 13
Clearwater Memorial Public Library Friends presents their 7th Annual Summer Fundraiser a Hootenanny at the High Country Inn Saturday, Aug. 13. See the article...

County Commissioners hold bid opening for Refuse Hauling Trailer
Clearwater County Commissioners met on a shortened agenda July 18 and held a public bid opening for the Refuse Hauling Trailer for the county. See the report...

Labrador planning 'Conversations with the Congressman' across First District
Over the next few weeks, First District Congressman Raul Labrador will meet with Idahoans face-to-face as he stops in all 19 counties he represents calling these meetings "Conversations with the Congressman." See the article...

Do not forget to buy controlled hunt tags by Aug. 1
Big game hunters who were successful in drawing controlled hunt tags for deer, elk, pronghorn, and black bear have until midnight Mountain Daylight Time, Monday, Aug. 1 to buy their tags. See the article...

U.S. Attorney will not pursue criminal civil rights charges in rancher's death
BOISE - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Idaho announced Friday that there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against Adams County deputy sheriffs Cody Roland and Brian Wood for the death of Jack Yantis on Nov. 1, 2015. See the info...

In-state students more likely to work in Idaho after graduation
One year after graduation around 77 percent of in-state residency students who graduated from a public Idaho college or university between 2010 and 2014 were working in Idaho jobs compared with 39 percent of out-of-state students according to research conducted by the Idaho Department of Labor. 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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We Have a Winner!
Join us for our 513th History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the answer, winner and clues...

We Have a Winner!
Join us for our 512th 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 Clearwater Country 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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