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LEWISTON - The Nez Perce Sheriff's Office has been informed of a scam in which an individual, claiming to represent the Sheriff’s Office, makes phone calls from a local number. The caller may employ threats, implying that failure to pay a fine will result in arrest. They might instruct...

LEWISTON, ID – The Nez Perce Sheriff’s Office is warning area residents of another scam where a person calls from the agency’s local phone number stating they are from the sheriff’s office. “The caller may make threats indicating you will go to jail if you do...

I have owned and lived in my Lewiston home for more than 20 years and paid ever-increasing property taxes that entire time. I am adamantly opposed to our Nez Perce County commissioners forcing homeowners to pay to subsidize Northwest Fourslide’s (NWF) property taxes.

Greetings on this beautiful day. Fall weather has arrived. Nice crisp weather. Getting close to Halloween and already seeing decorations on some of the lawns. Shout out to the Kamiah Kubs girls volleyball team as they continue playing some awesome games! Go Lady Kubs! Loving these fall sports! Kub Football, Friday night lights. My favorite time of year.

The Nez Perce County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning Thursday about a scam in which a person calls from a local number and claims to be from the sheriff’s office. The caller threatens the person who answers with jail if they don’t pay a fine, according to a sheriff’s office news release. The caller may direct the person who answers to pay with an app like Pay Pal or Cash App.

Another company wants the Nez Perce County Commission to fork over tax breaks in order to do business in Lewiston. This time, it’s Northwest Fourslide, which broke ground in July on a 43,000-square-foot plant in Lewiston. From the face of it, this is everything a community would want — a non-polluting, high-tech manufacturer that would, among other things, provide components for Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories.

This week in Nez Perce County, Idaho, several incidents occurred that require attention in the weekly safety report. These incidents include a car crash resulting in a fire on US 95, a Lewiston man found guilty of drug trafficking, a Lewiston man being extradited for murder in Illinois, a woman arrested in Lewiston for assault and property damage, firefighters responding to a grass fire in Lapwai, and a fatal motorcycle crash in Lewiston.

Juvenile Services Director Alana Curtis presented the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Nez Perce County and Clearwater County for the detainment of juveniles in the Region II Juvenile Detention Center at the Board of Clearwater County Commissioners Sept. 18 meeting. The Board approved and signed the Memorandum of Agreement. The...

Future Farmers of America from Colton judge Kristin Hohnsbehn, left, and Ashley Harber, right, and their goats Saturday morning at the Nez Perce County Fair in Lewiston. The fair wraps up with one last session from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.

LEWISTON, Idaho – Citizens Against Poaching was officially chartered in Idaho in 1981, incentivizing Idaho sportsmen and women to report poachers with monetary reward. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game uses its Citizens Against Poaching trailer to attract eyes to their cause. Senior Conservation Officer John McLain says...

NEZ PERCE COUNTY, Idaho – Cows, pigs, rabbits, and poultry are just a few things to see at the Nez Perce Co. Fairgrounds. This year is the first time Jacob Wentworth from Sunrise Livestock 4-H showed an animal at a fair, and he's here with his pig with a familiar name.

The gray, drizzly skies Thursday morning did nothing to slow the long line of cars waiting to pull into the Nez Perce County Fairgrounds for the first day of activities open to the public. Neither did the weather dampen the enthusiasm of scores of wide-eyed, squealing youngsters piling out of...

NEZ PERCE COUNTY, Idaho – It is “A Big Wheel Affair” at the Nez Perce County Fair. Wednesday is the calm before the storm at the Nez Perce County Fair. One of the largest parts of today is the 4-H animals made their way to the fairgrounds.

A manufacturer relocating to Lewiston is seeking a tax break from Nez Perce County that will be negotiated in the coming weeks. The Nez Perce County Commission declared its intent Monday to enter into an agreement with Northwest Fourslide in a unanimous vote.

A study that will determine if the terminal at the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport should be remodeled or replaced will be completed in coming months. The airport authority board that oversees the transportation hub Tuesday approved the $99,999 study that will be paid for with Federal Aviation Administration money.

LAPWAI - At 6:30 am on September 17th, Lapwai Fire and Nez Perce County swiftly responded to a vehicle collision on US Highway 95 at mile marker 305. The incident resulted in a vehicle catching fire, prompting immediate action. Lapwai Fire deployed two trucks and five personnel to the scene,...

LAPWAI, ID – A vehicle collision resulted in a car fire this morning. Lapwai Fire along with Nez Perce County Fire crews responded to the scene at around 6:30 a.m. on US 95 near milepost 305, about halfway between Lewiston and Lapwai. Lapwai Fire Chief William Skiles says a...

A Lewiston man has been convicted of trafficking methampetamine. According to a press release from the Nez Perce County Prosecutors Office, after a two day jury trial in Nez Perce County District Court, 49-year-old Nickolas Jacobson was found guilty for trafficking methamphetamine....

Things get rolling today at the 79th annual Nez Perce County Fair, “A Big Wheel Affair” that runs through Sunday chock full of contests, a variety of entertainment and other activities at the fairgrounds in the Lewiston Orchards. Today all open class exhibits will be entered from noon...