Emergency Management officials meet to update situation
Clearwater County and City of Orofino Emergency Management officials met Monday afternoon to take reports on the slide, flooding and rock fall issues and work over the weekend. See the info...

Orofino City Council to meet Tuesday evening, discuss KWC
Orofino City Council will meet in regular session Tuesday, March 14, at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 217 First St. and Konkolville Water Company is a major part of their agenda. See the report...

CYA hosting free community dinner, open house
Clearwater Youth Alliance (CYA) is hosting a free community dinner and open house at the ManiYAC Teen Center Wednesday, March 15, from 5-8 p.m. See the article...

Free winter clothing, coats being given away
Nazarene Compassionate Ministries will be giving away winter clothing and coats Thursday and Friday at their downtown Orofino location, 153 Johnson Ave. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. See the article...

Riverside Lanes reports bowling scores
Riverside Lanes has announced the bowling scores for the week March 4. See the scores...

Orofino's average gas prices rises 2 cents per gallon
Average retail price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Orofino has risen this week to $2.58, up 2 cents from last week. See the report...

Update (3-13-17, 7:06 p.m.)
The roadway is now open. Please, use caution while traveling.
Breaking news (3-13-17, 6:20 p.m.)
US Highway 12 is closed around mile marker 37.5, just west of the Clearwater County line, due to a slide. including a tree, coming down on the highway. At this point there is no estimate when it will be reopened.

Weather Bulletin (3-12-17, 8:45 p.m.)
NWS issues forecast for one to three inches of rain early this week
National Weather Service-Missoula is forecast that a storm system may bring one to three inches of rain to Clearwater County early this week. See the forecast...

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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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