Breaking news (10-26, 2 a.m)
Elk City woman dies, three others injured in crash east of Kamiah on US 12
A 75-year-old Elk City woman died and three other people were injured Tuesday evening in a three-vehicle accident at mile post 71.2 on U.S. Highway 12, about four miles east of Kamiah, according to Idaho State Police. See the report...

Owners of three properties requesting de-annexation from City of Orofino
Owners of three properties on Forest Loop are asking that they be de-annexed from the City of Orofino because of the limited services they receive from the city. See the article...

Cardboard collection receptacles available around county
There are numerous cardboard collection receptacles in various locations throughout the county for depositing cardboard and they are not intended for anything other than cardboard. See the article and photo...

Obituary:
Nannie Bessie Carrico, 97, Orofino...

Obituary:
Edward Heinecke, 69, born in Orofino...

North Fork District successfully applies prescribed fire for wildlife habitat
KAMIAH - Under set conditions, the North Fork Ranger District, on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, took advantage of a narrow window of opportunity to ignite a prescribed fire treatment in an area that has not seen disturbance since the fires of the early 1900's. See the article and photos...

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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 520th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the clues...

No One Got This One!
Join us for our 519th History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the answer 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 2016 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 2016. 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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--John F. Kennedy