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🌱 How a $1.8M loan will change Lewiston’s drinking water

Lewiston, Idaho Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good day Lewiston! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $1.8M loan will change Lewiston’s drinking water
  • Why a routine bus stop turned into felony charges Monday afternoon
  • How Lewiston-based fish managers say e-tags could keep rivers open longer

Also on today's calendar: Game Night: Driving Teams! and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler with periods of rain, with a high of 58 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Thursday: A brief shower or two, temps: high: 62, low: 41.
  • Friday: A couple of showers, with a high of 59 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Idaho DEQ awards $1.8 million to the City of Lewiston for drinking water decontamination (krem.com) — Lewiston’s drinking water system is getting a major boost, with Idaho DEQ approving a $1.8 million, 0%-interest loan that’s fully forgiven to tackle PFOS and PFOA contamination. The money will fund a new carbon dioxide system at the treatment plant and decommission Well 4, building on a previous $1.5 million wastewater loan aimed at protecting East Orchards homes.
   

2. Lewiston woman charged after allegedly spraying bus driver, passenger, officer (dailyfly.com) — Lewiston police arrested a local woman after a city bus driver, a passenger, and an officer were reportedly sprayed in the face with an irritating cleaning-type spray at a Lincoln Street bus stop. According to court documents, the woman faces multiple battery charges, including a felony count involving certain personnel, and evidence such as body camera footage and the spray can was collected. Both civilians were treated at the scene.
   

3. Idaho Fish and Game urging salmon anglers to go digital (spokesman.com) — Idaho Fish and Game’s Lewiston-based fisheries manager is urging salmon anglers to switch to smartphone e-tagging as spring chinook season opens. Officials say the Go Outdoors Idaho app makes tagging faster for anglers and gives managers near real-time harvest data, helping them keep popular river sections open longer while staying within harvest limits.
   

4. Idaho gas prices in a holding pattern (eastidahonews.com subscription) — Lewiston drivers are paying about $4.06 per gallon for regular gas as Idaho prices hold steady but remain among the nation’s highest. AAA warns that turmoil in the Middle East and shipping issues could quickly push prices higher, so residents should watch for sudden changes at local pumps.
   

5. Moscow police feel impact of inmate transfers to Lewiston (klewtv.com) — Lewiston’s Nez Perce County Jail is now housing inmates from Latah County, forcing Moscow police to make frequent transports to Lewiston and driving up overtime costs. Moscow’s chief says staffing is tight, specialty positions remain unfilled, and officers are working long rotating shifts, even as recruitment slowly improves and the department maintains its enforcement efforts.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lewiston

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★ Featured events ★

    Thursday April 23
  • Career Fair
    Pi-Nee-Waus Community Center, 504 Main St S, Lapwai
    9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday April 22
  • Kamiah Mileage Club Day
    Wa-A'Yas Community Center , 401 Idaho Street , Kamiah
    12:00 pm
  • Kamiah Fit & Fall Proof Class
    Wa-A'Yas Community Center , 401 Idaho Street , Kamiah
    1:00 pm
  • Adult Craft & Crochet (Lapwai)
    Nez Perce Tribe Lapwai, ID 83540
    4:30 pm
  • NPT Enterprise Board - State of the Enterprise
    Clearwater River Casino
    6:00 pm

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  • City of Lewiston Idaho posted a job opening for Reserve Firefighter in Lewiston. Apply here.
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Ok Lewiston! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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