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Bulletin(11-22-10 10:30 a.m.): Students at Orofino Elementary School will be out until Monday due to failure of the center portable heater. See more...
Bulletin (11-21-10): National Weather Service is advising of a dangerous winter storm Monday through Tuesday. See the advisory...
NWS-Missoula issued Winter Storm Warning
National Weather Service-Missoula has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Orofino Grangeville Region that is in effect from 10 a.m. Sunday evening until 4 p.m. PST Monday. See the article...
Clearwater County unemployment rate at 15.8 percent in October
Clearwater County's unemployment rate was at 15.8 percent in October, according to the Idaho Department of Labor report released Friday. See the article...
County's Coon Building offices to reopen Monday
Clearwater County offices at the Coon Building on Michigan Ave. have been closed since the severe thunder and wind storm early Tuesday morning, but are expected to be back open Monday. See the article and photos...
ICIO Works Project crews help with storm aftermath
Idaho Correctional Institution-Orofino (ICIO) Works Project crews have been busy since Tuesday helping to clear roadways and clean up damage from the severe storm early that morning. See the article and photos...
Rotarians learn about Rotary Foundation goals
New Rotarian, Fr. Sipho Mathabela, opened the Nov. 19th meeting of Rotary Club of Orofino with the following quote from John D. Rockefeller, " Do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature." See the column...
Basic winter safety driving tips: In a word...Prepare, prepare, prepare
BOISE - As Idaho motorists take to the roads this winter, the Idaho Transportation Department reminds them that a few extra precautions can make winter journeys safer. See the article...
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Join us for our 291st Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the first six clues...
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Join us for our 290th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the answer, winner and eight clues...
Trivia follow up...
We are still working on the follow up on some Orofino History Trivia topics. Check here to see them...

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 Fair 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 2010. 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...
Editor's note: We are continuing coverage on the impacts of the severe wind storm and gathering stories about people's experiences. Coverage begins in Tuesday's issue, click on the "Archives" button at left and choose a date.
"Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men."
- Seneca (5 BC - 65 AD), Epistles