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CLEARWATER VALLEY — University of Idaho students just elected Martha Smith of Lowell as President of the Associated Students of the University of Idaho (ASUI). Smith, Clearwater Valley High School’s (CVHS) 2021 valedictorian will begin her senior year at U of I in the fall. Last summer she s…

Kudos to Cottonwood’s Prairie Junior-Senior High School Knowledge Bowl 2024 which recently won the overall points championship for the fourth year in a row. Pictured are (first row,sitting, L-R) Josiphine Mader, Lillianne Lustig, Halee Rowland, Lillian Rehder, Isabella Walsh, Sarah Lustig, M…

Opinion

April 11 Lewiston Tribune front page articles: “Who’s hurt by housing costs? Everyone” and right below that, “Biden sets first-ever limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water.” Appropriate placement. Cause and effect. More unnecessary left-wing government regulations from the top down c…

Our local control of our government on the Republican side is overseen by our local Central Committee. This group of people is made up of Precinct Committeemen and women. These are a group of very dedicated people who volunteer their time, energy, and money to keeping Idaho County as conserv…

What is local control? Local control is the ability to vote yes and keep Clearwater Valley High School and Elk City School open. This is literally in our hands right now to keep these schools operating. Local control is the ability to attend board meetings and communicate with the board to p…

Our founding fathers understood the importance of educating every citizen. Thomas Jefferson believed only educated citizens could make the American experiment in self-government succeed. John Adams was explicit as well: the education of “every rank and class of people, down to the lowest and…

Obituaries

We are sad to announce that Loren Wallace Anderson died at his…

Byron Allan Greig was born on Jan. 26, 1963, to Evelyn and Ken…

Jesus Muratalla Prado passed away at his home in Kooskia, Idah…

Glenn William Suhr joined his parents and older sister in thei…

Gary Slabach, 68, of Stevensville, Mont., died near Kooskia, I…

Adel L. Peet, 33, of Grangeville, Idaho, died Thursday, April …

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Get Acquainted 2024 was published by the Idaho County Free Press, 900 W. Main, P.O. Box 690,…

For the fifth year in a row, the Free Press is taking the opportunity to interview youth thr…