Updated June 18, 2026
Cottonwood City Council meets
The Cottonwood City Council held a special meeting Tuesday, June 9, as they were unable to meet a quorum for their regular meeting Monday, June 8. . . .
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School Board meets
The school board approved the budget for the 2026-27 school year at their regular June meeting Monday, June 15. . . .
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Museum to host America 250 potluck on July 11
The community is invited to join us for a potluck on Saturday, July 11th at 12:30 PM in the Johanna Room at Spirit Center to celebrate America250! Spirit Center will provide the meat, lemonade, and paper products. Please bring a favorite side dish or dessert to share. . . .
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To the Library and Beyond
This week has been a busy one at the library. We had a great turnout for our children’s story hour on Tuesday morning, June 9. . . .
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Credit Union awards scholarships
The Cottonwood Community Federal Credit Union has announced the recipients of the five $2000 scholarships awarded this spring: . . .
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Summer Reading Program to focus on America 250
The summer reading program - Stars, Stripes, America 250 Years, has just gotten underway at Prairie Community Library. . . .
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Idaho County Orchestra seeking musicians
The Idaho County Orchestra is inviting instrumental and vocal musicians (high school and older) to participate in the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah for the 2026 Christmas season (dates TBA). . . .
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Fish & Game stocking trout in area fisheries
Fish and Game staff will be stocking nearly 40,000 catchable-size (10 to 12 inch) trout at the following locations across the Clearwater Region in June! . . .
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More 52-Pickup winners named
The next 6 winners of the 2025 52-Pickup drawing were drawn at the Knights of Columbus meeting last week. . . .
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Prairie Mountain Nutrition
Sally Duman opened the June 9 meeting of the Pioneer Senior Citizens with the Pledge of Allegiance and also led the dinner prayer. . . .
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Prairie hosts wrestling camp
Jacob Howland of JJ Howland Wrestling was the guest coach at a Wrestling Camp hosted by Prairie High School’s wrestling program on Monday and Tuesday, June 15-16. . . .
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Prairie Elementary year end awards
On this page are photos of Prairie Elementary School year end award winners. . . .
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Prairie Elementary School recently held their end of the school year awards. Top Kindergarten April and May Readers from left are Tinley Wemhoff, Mitchell Schacher, Adalee Lustig, Atlas Hills, Christopher Waller, Saylor Forsmann, Sawyer Arnold, and Lane Holman. Photo by PES. See article at left for lots more photos. Click on the photo for a larger view.

The America250! Special display at the Historical Museum. The museum will be hosting an America 250 potluck at the Spirit Center on July 11. See article at left. Click on the photo for a larger view.

Austin Labrum of the Prairie baseball team, shown pitching against Troy at Lewiston, has been named second team All-State for Class 2A baseball. The pitcher and first baseman is a freshman.

Prairie High School hosted a wrestling camp on June 15-16 with JJ Howland of JJ Howland Wrestling as the guest coach. See article at left for more photos. Click on the photo for a larger view.








Prairie Youth Theater presented "The Wizard of Oz-Youth Edition" last week at The Angelus Center at St. John Bosco Academy in Cottonwood. Two casts with more than 100 performers and volunteers from throughout Idaho County put on shows Wednesday through Saturday. For information on the arts program, see Prairie Youth Theater on Facebook or go to www.camasarts.com.  Photos by Lorie Palmer, Idaho County Free Press.  Click on each photo for a larger view.





 
 

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