In brief: Motorcyclist injured in Highway 95 crash
A 44-year-old motorcyclist is in critical condition after a crash Friday morning south of Careywood.
Patrick K. Halbert was southbound on a 1983 Yamaha motorcycle around 6:20 a.m. when he hit a utility trailer that was being pulled by a Ford pickup headed the same direction on Highway 95, Idaho State Police said.
The driver of the truck, 28-year-old Travis Gallimore, of Spirit Lake, was turning off the highway and into a private driveway at the time of the crash.
Halbert, who was wearing a helmet, was flown to Kootenai Medical Center by helicopter. Gallimore was wearing a seat belt and was uninjured. The crash is under investigation.
– Taryn Brodwater
Kootenai County
Truck overturns near Fourth of July Pass
A semi-truck overturned on Interstate 90 late Friday morning near Fourth of July Pass.
Tamara K. Fowler, 47, was westbound on the freeway when she turned a curve and lost control of the Kenworth tractor-trailer she was driving, state police said.
The truck struck a cement barrier and turned onto its right side into the ditch, spilling a few gallons of diesel, police said. None of the diesel went into nearby Fourth of July Creek, police added.
Fowler, of Forest Grove, Ore., was cited for failing to stay in the lane of travel. She suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene, the state police said.
The spill was cleaned up by the trucking company.
– Taryn Brodwater
Workshop part of growth plan rewrite
Transportation representatives, including highway districts, will meet with the Kootenai County Planning Commission on Monday to discuss the rewrite of the county’s growth plan.
The 8 a.m. workshop is part of the commission’s ongoing work to revamp the comprehensive plan, the foundation of all land-use decisions.
The commission also will have an open mic at 6 p.m. Thursday to give anyone a chance to comment on the plan rewrite, including any transportation concerns.
Both the workshop and the open mic will be at the Kootenai County Administration Building, 451 Government Way. For more information, call (208) 446-1070.
– Erica Curless
Dover, Idaho
New fire station will be dedicated
A new half-million dollar fire station will be dedicated Sunday in Dover.
The Westside Fire Protection District’s new station and a new $165,000 ladder truck are subsidized by a contribution from Dover Bay, a waterfront community being developed in Dover through a public-private partnership.
The project has generated $98 million in construction in Dover, according to John Austin, an urban financial specialist for the Panhandle Area Council. Austin said the new construction resulted in $600,000 in tax increment financing for public projects through the Dover Urban Renewal Agency.
Funds from Dover Bay have also built a city hall in Dover.
The new station replaces a 1970s-era building that the fire district has outgrown. It’s now large enough to store all fire district equipment.
Dover Mayor Randy Curless will preside over the dedication, which will begin at 11 a.m.
– Taryn Brodwater