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🌱 What deputies handled in Kootenai and nearby on Sept. 20.

Kootenai, Idaho Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • What deputies handled in Kootenai and nearby on Sept. 20.
  • Kootenai resident among those sentenced in Boundary County court.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 70 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Sunday: Sunny and pleasantly warm, temps: high: 74, low: 41.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 72 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bonner County News of Record - Sept. 20, 2026 (hagadonenewsnetwork.com) — Dispatch logs from Sept. 20 show Bonner County deputies and Ponderay police responding to traffic hazards on Highway 200 in Kootenai and a 911 hang-up on Kootenai Cutoff Road. The record also details reckless driving, accidents, welfare checks and other calls across Sagle, Sandpoint, Clark Fork and surrounding communities.
   

• Boundary County Court Records - Oct. 1, 2026 (hagadonenewsnetwork.com) — Boundary County’s latest court records include a Kootenai resident fined after a speeding charge was reduced to an unlawful act prohibited by state law. The long docket also covers drug, weapons and traffic cases involving defendants from Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint, Moyie Springs and several out-of-area towns.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Kootenai

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