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The Ruby Ridge standoff was the siege of a cabin occupied by the Weaver family in Boundary County, Idaho, in August 1992. On August 21, deputies of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) came to arrest Randy Weaver under a bench warrant for his failure to appear on federal firearms charges after he was given the wrong court date.[1] The charges stemmed from Weaver's sale of a sawed-off shotgun to an undercover federal informant, who had induced him to modify the firearm below the legal barrel length.[2]

In August of 1992, the US Marshals Services were called to a property in the remote Boundary County of Idaho, called Ruby Ridge, to arrest Randy Weaver who had failed to make his court appearance for gun charges. The exchange between the Weavers and the US Marshals soon turned violent and the FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) was called in to help. Over 11 days, 3 people would end up losing their lives and the events that took place during the standoff would be hotly debated for many years to come.     Sources:    Lancaster, Joe, “Randy Weaver Dies”, Reason.com, May 13, 2022, https://reason.com/2022/05/13/randy-weaver-dies/, accessed Dec 14, 2024.    Editors, TheFamousPeople.com, “Randy Weaver Biography”, TheFamousPeople.com, Jan 5, 2021, https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/randy-weaver-11610.php, accessed Dec 14, 2024.     History.com Editors, “Ruby Ridge”, History.com, Aug 21, 2018, https://www.history.com/topics/1990s/ruby-ridge, accessed Dec 14, 2024.    Cantrell, Asher, “The Ruby Ridge Standoff Was Worse Than You Think”, Grundge.com, May 19, 2020, https://www.grunge.com/210766/the-ruby-ridge-standoff-was-worse-than-you-think/, accessed Dec 16, 2024    Fraga, Kaleena, “What Really Happened During The Siege At Ruby Ridge?”, Allthatsinteresting,com, June 16, 2024, https://allthatsinteresting.com/ruby-ridge-incident, accessed Dec 16, 2024.     Sengupta, Sounak, “Lon Horiuchi: What Happened to The Ruby Ridge Sniper?”, The Cinemaholic, Nov 15, 2023, https://thecinemaholic.com/lon-horiuchi/, accessed Dec 31, 2024.  Geranios, Nicholas, “20 years after Ruby Ridge, there's forgiveness”, NBC News, Aug 20, 2012, https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna48725729, accessed Dec 31, 2024.    “William Degan - Remembering Twenty Years Later”, U.S. Marshals Service, https://www.usmarshals.gov/who-we-are/history/roll-call-of-honor/william-degan-remembering-twenty-years-later, accessed Dec 31, 2024.    “Deputy U.S. Marshal William Francis Degan, Jr.”, Officer Down Memorial Page, https://www.odmp.org/officer/370-deputy-us-marshal-william-francis-degan-jr, accessed Dec 31, 2024.    “Waco siege”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege, accessed Dec 31, 2024.    “Oklahoma City bombing”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing, accessed Dec 31, 2024.    “A Review of Allegations of a Double Standard of Discipline at the FBI”, US Department of Justice, Nov 15, 2002, https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/archive/special/0211/chapter5.htm, accessed Jan 5, 2025.    “Ruby Ridge: Sara Weaver Discusses Inside Details of Siege - Pt. 1 - Crime Watch Daily”, Crime Watch Daily, June 1, 2016, https://youtu.be/IVLxdWwGB0I, accessed Jan 5, 2025.    “Ruby Ridge: Sara Weaver Discusses Inside Details of Siege - Pt. 2 - Crime Watch Daily”, Crime Watch Daily, June 1, 2016, https://youtu.be/SC820Ii_RxM, accessed Jan 5, 2025.   

Ruby Ridge was the site of a cabin occupied by the Weaver family in Boundary County, Idaho, in August 1992. On August 21, deputies of the United States Marshals Service came to arrest Randy Weaver under a bench warrant for his failure to appear on federal firearms charges. The resulting siege lasted for 11 days and cement the Weaver family in the history books! You can get in touch with Josh and Pirate to tell them YOUR spooky stories at: paranormality.uk@gmail.comShow your support for the show by subscribing to our patreon: www.patreon.com/ParanormalityUKOr join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/ pPUcFxFKGWVisit our online store for all your merch needs... www.paranormalityuk.mymerchr.comYou can also watch the episodes on YouTube! www.youtube.com/channel/UC2b2p_zOHpfZDydnA5QD8sQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boundary County Fair is from August 6-10. Learn about all exciting events and activities at this years fair with staff writer Emily Bonsant.  For more information visit the Boundary County Fair website. 

Get the scoop on the Idaho Republican Presidential Caucus with BF Herald reporter Emily Bonsant and special guest, Dave Wenk with the Boundary County Republican Central Committee. To learn more about the caucus read our article "Boundary County presidential caucus March 2."To learn about your voting precinct visit voteidaho.govTo learn your caucus voting location visit idahorepublicancaucus.com

Ruby Ridge was the site of a siege of a cabin occupied by the Weaver family in Boundary County, Idaho in August 1992. It began on August 21, when deputies of the United States Marshals Service came to arrest Randy Weaver under a bench warrant after his failure to appear on federal firearms charges. The behavior of federal agents during these events drew intense scrutiny. Weaver's lawyer Gerry Spence eventually accused the federal agencies of criminal misconduct for their actions during the engagement. At the end of Weaver's trial, the Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility formed the Ruby Ridge Task Force (RRTF) in an attempt to investigate Spence's charges; their report raised questions about all of the participating agencies' conduct and policies. Joining former special forces veteran Eric Tansey is Delta Force Operator Brent Tucker from The Antihero Podcast to talk about federal agencies' history of heavy handed responses to their own citizens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Bonners Ferry Herald staff writer Emily Bonsant covering the feral cats population issue in Boundary County. To read the full story visit our website and read "Boundary County's feral cat population is concerning."

Clark Fork football camp hosted by former NFL stars, Priest River's Landon Reynolds named top 10 defensive lineman in the state, Sandpoint fields first ever travel softball team, Bonners Ferry's Nik Bertling looks to help Boundary County track and field athletes... I thought sports would die down this summer, but they certainly did not! Listen for a short recap, and for the full stories make sure to visit our website!

Join Bonners Ferry Herald staff writer, Emily Bonsant, in this week's podcast covering Best Of for Bonner and Boundary Counties, Nominations for the Top 20 fastest growing businesses in North Idaho and 4th of July events in Boundary County. To nominate or vote for Best Of Bonner County, visit the www.BonnerCountyDailyBee.comTo vote for Boundary County Best Of, visit www.BonnersFerryHerald.comTop 20 Fastest Growing Buisness in North Idaho for the NIBJThe deadline for nominations for North Idaho firms to be considered has been extended to July 10.More info on our website. Nominations are accepted online at: nibj-fastest-20.webflow.ioFor more information on the nomination process, please contact Maureen Dolan at Hagadone Media Group: mdolan@cdapress.com

In episode seven we spotlight the true nature of the state, with an emphasis on exposing the evil horrors imposed by the vulgar superstitions of the unconcious hypocrite in all of us. The tragic event we explore today was the moment that would ignite the Patriot Militia Movement throughout the nineties, a natural reaction to violent government repression of dissenting groups in America at the time. What would become known as, 'the siege at Ruby Ridge' began on August 21, 1992 in Boundary County, Idaho when six deputies of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) came to arrest Randy Weaver under a bench warrant after his failure to appear on federal firearms charges.Support the show'Silence is Acquiescence'

The debate over whether libraries or parents should be responsible for what children read has not been limited to the statehouse. It's made it into local library trustee elections, with many races on the ballot place this Tuesday across Idaho. Mike Weland, publisher of 9B News, joined Logan Finney this week to break down the library district election in Boundary County and what it can tell us about the debate over library materials across the rest of the state. WATCH: Idaho Reports | Libraries and Liability | April 7, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDKappqWQQM Posts from 9B News - - - - An awful, liberal library ... caught again: https://9b.news/news/2023/04/28library.htm Meet three of four library board candidates: https://9b.news/news/2023/04/03library.htm Unofficial final results in, incumbents stay: https://9b.news/news/2023/05/16election2.htm

Join Bonners Ferry Herald staff writer Emily Bonsant in the week's podcast covering the Boundary County School District's Maintenance and Operations Levy on the March 14 ballot. Podcast covers the story "BCSD levy meeting attracts small crowd" from the Feb. 23 edition of the Herald.On March 14, the Boundary County School District is requesting a renewal of the existing levy of $2.4 million annually for two years and will be used to maintain the current level of education and services for students such as extra/co-curricular activities, travel, maintenance, security, and staff pay. The levy rate is $105 per $100,000 of assessed property values after the $150,000 Homeowner Exemption is added.Voting Precinct Locations• BF/Kootenai Exhibit Hall at Fairgrounds (6571 Recreation Park Road, Bonners Ferry)• Copeland Mount Hall School (1275 Highway 1, Bonners Ferry)• Moyie Springs Moyie City Hall (3331 Roosevelt Road)• Naples South Boundary Fire Station No. 1 (20 Stagecoach Road)• North Bonners Ferry Exhibit Hall at Fairgrounds (6571 Recreation Park Road, Bonners Ferry)• Valley View Exhibit Hall at Fairgrounds (6571 Recreation Park Road, Bonners Ferry)The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Any person requiring a special accommodation due to a disability should contact the Clerk's Office at 267-2242 at least five days prior to the election.A sample ballot is available at the Boundary County website. For more information, visit bcsd101.com.For more information on how access property values found, read our article "Why are accessed values going up?"To find your polling location, visit the Idaho Secretary of State's website.

Join Emily Bonsant in learning how the Porthill Border Crossing  decreased hours of operations  are affecting Boundary County and north Idaho, economically and socially.  Full story at Herald website. 

Join Emily Bonsant in this edition of "What's in the Community" where we look at upcoming community events in Boundary and Bonner Counties.Event information below.  Boundary CountyThe Care-N-Share program- goal to provide Christmas gifts to children in Boundary County.  Sponsor a local child by picking a tag off the tree at Mountain West Bank or the Boundary County Courthouse. Festival of Trees at Boundary Community Hospital provided by the Fry Healthcare Foundations-trees are on display until December 14, when the silent auction closes in the Outpatient Lobby. Bidding is accepted online or in-person. Bids will be reconciled between online and in-person with the most current high bid daily.If you wish to just donate towards BCH's fund-an-item, the Stryker Defibrillators, visit www.boundarycommunityhospital.org/fyr-healthcare.Bonner County Toys for Tots-Donations can be dropped off at the front desk at the Bonner County Daily Bee, 310 Church St., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. You can also drop off donations at Columbia Bank's Sandpoint branch, 414 Church St., or at the Ponderay branch, 300 Bonner Mall Way; the Ponderay Starbucks, and the Ponderay Mountain West Bank.Donations may be mailed to the Sandpoint Lions Club, Box 414, Sandpoint, ID 83864. Information: Sandpoint Lions Club, 208-263-4118Pend Oreille Chorale and Orchestra Christmas Concerts- with selections from Handel's "Messiah" at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9; and at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on North Boyer across from the fairgrounds.

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Join Bonners Ferry Herald staff writer Emily Bonsant in this week's podcast covering Bonners Ferry High School football players bring s back  "Badger Buddies" by visiting Boundary County elementary schools. For more North Idaho news visit us on social media @bfherld on Twitter and Instagram and Bonners Ferry Herald on Facebook. Follow the Bonner County Daily Bee on twitter, Instagram and Facebook. 

Join Emily Bonsant on the monthly Bonners Ferry Herald Edition of the 7Bee podcast. Listen to updates on Bonners Ferry High School sports, local fires, updates to the lead and copper rule, Boundary County's Best Beard 2022 and more. Follow us on Facebook at Bonners Ferry Herald and on Instagram and Twitter @BFHerald.  Visit our website www.bonnersferryherald.com for news daily. Want more North Idaho News? Visit our sister-podcast North Idaho Now for more North Idaho news. #bonnersferrybadgers 

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A local library director in the US state of Idaho has been forced to quit her job, after coming under attack from Conservatives trying to ban books from the shelves. The prohibited list includes more than 400 titles - many young adult books with LGBTQ characters. And these books aren't even in the library's collection yet. Kimber Glidden, the director of Boundary County library, joins us now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the 30th anniversary of Ruby Ridge, which was the site of an eleven day siege in 1992 in Boundary County, Idaho. It began on August 21st, when deputies of the United States Marshals Service tried to arrest Randy Weaver for a warrant related to a firearms charge. When he resisted, the standoff began, the FBI was called in and that's when all hell breaks loose. Email us at bangdangpodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @OGMMPodcast for any questions or comments!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/outlaws-gunslingers/support.

Team Spirit of America takes on the Yukon 1000 as Bonners Ferry Herald staff writer Emily Bonsant reads the story "Kirk, Friedman prove it's never too late to achieve your goals" from the Aug. 4 edition of the Herald. For more Boundary County news visit our website BonnersFerryHerald.com or follow us on Instagram @bfherald, twitter at @bfherald or Facebook @Bonners Ferry Herald. 

In this Bonners Ferry Herald edition of the 7Bee podcast, join staff writer Emily Bonsant in a conversation on what is a city comprehensive plan and how can the community be involved. For more information on the City of Bonners Ferry's comprehensive plan visit: https://bonnersferry.id.gov/compplan/For more Boundary County news visit our website BonnersFerryHerald.com or follow us on Instagram at bfherald, twitter at @bfherald or Facebook at Bonners Ferry Herald. 

August 21, 1992 over 300 law enforcement officers and National Guard take siege in Boundary County, Idaho, on a mountainside known as Ruby Ridge to apprehend so called "White Supremacist" Randy Weaver, Kevin Harris and Weavers family. The stand-off would last 11 days with one officer dead, and Weaver's 14 yr old son and wife dead. Weaver shot, Harris shot, were both apprehended. The US government change the rules of engagement on US soil. Shoot on site was the order. Shoot to kill. And that is exactly what happened. Music by Steve Earle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rob-west8/support

Welcome to Bonners Ferry, Idaho, "Idaho's Most Friendly Town."  The town is located in Boundary County, ID, and shares its northern border with British Columbia, Canada.  When gold was discovered in the East Kootenays in British Columbia in 1863, the surge of prospectors caused Edwin Bonner to establish a ferry where the Wildhorse Trail crossed the Kootenai River in 1864.   When the town was officially established in 1893, it retained the name of the original owner of the ferry.   Mining and lumber fed the towns early economy.  When the valley was drained in the early 1900s, the fertile farmland it created earned the area the nickname "Nile of the North".  In 1974, the Kootenai Tribe, the original inhabitants of the area, declared war in the United States and required travelers to pay a toll to use the main highway into town.  The money collected was used to care for elderly members of the tribe.  Ultimately the US government provided a 10.5 acre land grant to be used as the Kootenai Reservation to settle the dispute.  The town was once called home by American spy, Christopher John Boyce, and silent film actress, Claire Du Brey.  We hope you enjoy our trip through this neat little town.

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Victor Corral Martinez and Jennifer Malone Wright look back on schools and education in Boundary County.

Keeping Agriculture Alive in Boundary County, Idaho

Ruby Ridge was the site of an 11-day siege in 1992 in Boundary County, Idaho, near Naples. It began on August 21, when deputies of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) initiated action to apprehend and arrest Randy Weaver under a bench warrant after his failure to appear on firearms charges. Given three conflicting dates for his court appearance, and suspecting a conspiracy against him, Weaver refused to surrender, and members of his immediate family, and family friend Kevin Harris, resisted as well. The Hostage Rescue Team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI HRT) became involved as the siege developed.thefacthunter.com

We take you on a tour of Boundary County with the Idaho Farm Bureau. Jake Putnam has that later this hour. And how’s the pasture situation across the country? It could be better, and speaking of moisture, dozens of irrigators received notice of possible water curtailment this coming irrigation season. We’ll have those details just ahead. Welcome to the program. I’m Neal Larson and I’ve got your news just ahead.

(Bonus PDF) Ruby Ridge was the site of an 11-day siege in 1992 in Boundary County, Idaho, near Naples. It began on August 21, when deputies of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) initiated action to apprehend and arrest Randy Weaver under a bench warrant after his failure to appear on firearms charges. Given three conflicting dates for his court appearance, and suspecting a conspiracy against him, Weaver refused to surrender, and members of his immediate family, and family friend Kevin Harris, resisted as well. The Hostage Rescue Team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI HRT) became involved as the siege developed.

In this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, our friends up at the Bonners Ferry Herald (senior reporter Victor Corral Martinez and advertising specialist Jennifer Wright) host the show for the first time and give us an update on all the latest happenings in Boundary County.

William O. Stephens was born in June 1962 in Lafayette, Indiana. He was raised in West Lafayette, Indiana, the second son of Purdue University professors. He attended West Lafayette Senior High School where he earned varsity letters in tennis and began his study of ancient civilizations and Latin with an inspiring teacher named Oliver S. Oesch. After two years at the College of Wooster in Ohio studying philosophy with James Coke Haden and Latin with Joe and Leslie P. Day, Stephens transferred to Earlham, a Quaker college in Richmond, Indiana. At Earlham he studied philosophy with Robert L. Horne and Peter Suber, Greek and Latin with Steve Heiny and Liffey Thorpe, and played varsity tennis (doubles). After graduating from Earlham in 1984, Stephens moved to Philadelphia to do his graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn he studied with Charles H. Kahn, Alexander Nehamas, and Martin Ostwald, and received his doctorate in philosophy in 1990. In autumn of that year he joined the Arts & Sciences faculty at Creighton University.   He has published articles on topics in Stoicism, Epicureanism and friendship, ecology and food ethics, ethics and animals, sex and love, sportsmanship, and the concept of a person. His books include an English translation of Adolf Bonhöffer's work The Ethics of the Stoic Epictetus (Peter Lang, 1996), an edited collection The Person: Readings in Human Nature (Prentice Hall, 2006), Stoic Ethics: Epictetus and Happiness as Freedom (Continuum, 2007), and Marcus Aurelius: A Guide for the Perplexed (Continuum, 2012). A manuscript entitled Lessons in Liberation: Epictetus as Educator is his current research project. He teaches a variety of courses in philosophy.   Stephens has traveled widely. In May 2016 he toured much of Poland, from Wiżajny (near the Lithuania border) and Suwałki in the northeast to the lakes of Mikołajki. After presenting two papers at the University of Warsaw he visited Kraków, the Wieliczka salt mine, and the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps. In June 2017 he returned to Poland, presented two papers at the University of Warsaw, and visited Poznań, Jastrowie, and the village of Chwalimie before traveling to Marseille and Aix, France.   He has presented papers abroad at conferences in London, England (Stoicon 2018), in Toronto, Canada (Stoicon 2017), at Aix-en-Provence, on the island of Rhodes, at Vilia, Greece, and at Palmerston North, New Zealand. He has toured the island of Crete, the northern and southern islands of New Zealand, Iceland, and several of the Galapagos Islands. Stephens has taken cruises to Ensenada, Mexico, the Bahamas, and the Isle of Symi in the Dodecanese island chain. His expedition aboard the National Geographic Endeavor to the Antarctic peninsula was by way of Santiago, Chile and Ushuaia, Argentina. In England he has toured Cornwall, East Sussex, Bournemouth County, the Salisbury Plain (and Stonehenge), the Lake District, the Scottish Highlands, and the Isle of Skye. He has visited Montreal, Vancouver Island, and Victoria, British Columbia. In the Hawaiian islands he has visited Maui (and Haleakalā), Kauai (and Waimea Canyon), and much of Oahu.   Stephens enjoys tennis, chess, hiking, spelunking, kayaking, and nature photography. His domestic treks include the Wonderland Trail around Mount Rainier, the Cascades, and the Olympic peninsula in Washington. He has kayaked in the San Juan Islands of Washington and in the Point Reyes National Seashore area of California. He has visited Crater Lake in Oregon and Boundary County, the Kootenai River, and Coeur d' Alene in the Idaho panhandle. In California Stephens has hiked in Redwood, Yosemite, and Joshua Tree National Parks, spelunked in Lava Beds National Monument, and visited Crescent City, Tule Lake, Bodega Bay, Monterey, and Big Sur. He has explored Arches National Park, the Moab area, the Valley of the Gods, and Monument Valley in Utah. His travels in Arizona include the Grand Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, Petrified Forest National Park, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, and Sedona. He has visited Shiprock, Petroglyph National Monument, and Santa Fe in New Mexico. In Colorado he has visited Rocky Mountain National Park, Crested Butte, Mesa Verde, Durango, Royal Gorge, Silverthorne, Breckenridge, Vail, and has traveled over Loveland Pass. In August 2016 Stephens drove Mount Herman Road from Monument to Woodland Park, Colorado. As a boy he visited Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. His travels include the Badlands, Wind Cave, and the Black Hills of South Dakota, Madeline Island off the northern coast of Wisconsin, Mammoth-Flint Ridge Cave of Kentucky (the longest known cave system in the world), Acadia National Park in Maine, the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and many parts of Florida. He has yet to visit Alaska, Louisiana, Arkansas, or Mississippi.   From an early age Stephens has closely followed the misadventures of the Chicago Cubs, which helps explain his interest in Stoicism. Stephens watched his Cubs win game seven of the World Series Nov. 2, 2016 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. He lives in the Bemis Park neighborhood of Omaha in an arts & crafts style house built in 1912 he shares with four cats and a talented chef blessed with a beautiful singing voice. Website: https://williamostephens.wordpress.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-stephens-b76369b/   Simon Drew Links   Patreon: patreon.com/simonjedrew Coaching: simonjedrew.com/coaching/ Practical Stoic Mastermind: facebook.com/groups/practicalstoicmastermind Facebook: facebook.com/simonjedrew Instagram: instagram.com/simonjedrew LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/simonjedrew Website: simonjedrew.com