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OHS Forestry Team Earns 3rd Place Recognition at Idaho State Forestry Contest
OROFINO - On May 9, 2024, eight students from Orofino High School’s Introduction to Fisheries, Wildlife, and Forestry (FWF) class participated in the 41st Idaho State Forestry Contest in Farragut State Park (Athol, ID). There were nearly 200 student participants from all over the state. The annual contest assesses students' forestry skills and resource management knowledge. Each student must complete nine assessments on the following topics: Map Reading, Tree Measurement, Noxious Weeds, Log Scaling, Native Tree/Shrub Identification, Tree Health, Soil and Water Quality, Compass and Pacing, and Silviculture.
LC State holds commencement ceremony at Orofino prison
Orofino, IDAHO (KLEW) — Two Idaho Correctional Institution inmates have graduated from Lewis Clark State College. Lewis-Clark State College held a commencement ceremony on Monday, May 13th. They celebrated two graduates at the Idaho Correctional Institution in Orofino as part of their prison education program. According to LC State,...
Baseball Game Preview: Firth Takes on Orofino
The Firth Cougars will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Orofino Maniacs at 12:30 p.m. Last Saturday, Firth came up short against Challis and fell 9-6. That's two games in a row now that Firth has lost by exactly three runs. Meanwhile, Orofino waltzed...
A strong defensive effort gives Potlatch a state sotball tournament victory over Clearwater Valley
GENESEE — Both pitchers notched a complete game in the opening round of the Idaho Class 1A state softball tournament between the fourth-seeded Potlatch Loggers and the fifth-seeded Clearwater Valley Rams of Kooskia on Wednesday at the Genesee Rec Fields. It was a defensive affair that saw the Loggers...
Red Cross equips Orofino residents with wildfire preparedness skills
OROFINO, ID – Yesterday American Red Cross volunteers visited Orofino to provide wildfire preparedness training to residents. Their goal was to visit 60 homes during their Thursday and Friday visit, to ensure as many people as possible stay safe in the case of a fire emergency. " I don't...
Lewis County Sheriff’s Office mourns the loss of K9 Bajo
NEZPERCE, Idaho - Bajo, a K9 from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, has died and been laid to rest. During his service with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, K9 Bajo diligently assisted the community. In a Facebook post, the Sheriff’s Office expressed that Bajo also provided support to...
Grangeville softball team rallies in seventh inning to steal district title from Orofino
OROFINO — It didn’t matter that Grangeville quickly fell behind by seven runs, nor did it faze the Bulldogs that they still trailed the top-seeded Orofino Maniacs by two with just two outs remaining in top of the seventh. As long as the pitches were coming, there was...
Kamiah Community Aims to Bring Idaho Potato Truck to 89th Annual BBQ Days
KAMIAH - The Kamiah BBQ Days committee is teaming up with the Kamiah Hotel Bar & Grill to bring the Idaho Potato Truck to the Grand Parade at this year’s BBQ Days, scheduled for August 29-31, 2024. They need your help to make it happen!. Residents can support this...
CCI Speer Academic All-Star: Orofino High School Senior, Libby Bradbury
OROFINO, Idaho – For Libby Bradbury, what began as a bit of sibling rivalry, blossomed into a lasting motivation for academic success. "In elementary school, I always looked up to my older brother and he would always get the pretty little rainbow ribbons whenever he got on the highest honor roll, and I wanted to be just like him. So I started trying to study up and get the best grades I could and it just became a habit," Libby said.
Landslide shuts down both directions of Highway 64 near Kamiah
KAMIAH, Idaho — Highway 64 is closed after a landslide near Kamiah on Sunday. According to the Idaho Transportation Department, crews shut down both directions of State Highway 64 from milepost 23 to 31 on May 5. Drivers are advised to find a different route. There is no estimated...
Baseball Game Preview: Orofino on Home-Turf
Orofino is 9-1 against Grangeville since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Orofino Maniacs will look to defend their home field against the Grangeville Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Orofino comes in on four and Grangeville on eight.
Softball Recap: Grangeville triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Abbie Frei
Grangeville came tearing into Thursday's matchup with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Orofino Maniacs and snuck past 11-9. That's more bragging rights for Grangeville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
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