Federal agencies to hold scoping meetings for Columbia River Operations EIS
PORTLAND, OR -Nine more scoping meetings and two webinars regarding the operation of 14 federal hydropower projects in the Columbia Basin are scheduled before the public comment period closes Jan. 17, 2017 on the Columbia River System Operations (CRSO) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). See the article...

Veterans to eat free at annual VFW Chili/Stew Feed
Veterans eat free at the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3296 and Auxiliary Chili/Stew Feed Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at their building, 330 Michigan Ave. in Orofino. See the article...

Red Cross holding blood drive in Weippe Nov. 22
A Blood Drive is scheduled in Weippe at the Hilltop Senior Center, 215 1st Ave. W., Nov. 22 from 12:30-6 p.m. See the article...

Government offices, banks, credit unions to close for Veterans Day
Friday, Veterans Day, federal, state and city governmental offices will be closed, including US Forest Service and Dworshak Dam Visitor Center. See the article...

Conservation officer gets rare footage of a mountain lion encounter
Smartphones allow people to shoot video when something unexpected happens, but ironically, that same phone not working allowed Idaho Fish and Game Conservation Rob Howe to get some amazing footage of a mountain lion. See the article and link to video...

Two injured in one-vehicle accident on Idaho Highway 8
Two men were injured in a one-vehicle crash on Idaho Highway 8 at McKinney Rd., Deary Tuesday, according Idaho State Police. See the report...

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Join us for our 519th History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the clues...

We Have 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 winner, 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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