🚧 **ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE** 🚧 Please be advised that the road from Maple Ave to the Hwy 95 entrance, located behind Valley Gas and across from Little Village Construction, will be **CLOSED on Friday, October 23, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM** for road patching. ⚠️ **BOTH LANES WILL BE CLOSED**, and the road is scheduled to reopen **Saturday, October 24, 2026.** Please plan ahead and use alternate routes. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate everyone's patience and understanding! 🚧

Maintenance Worker Wanted Full-Time

🔔**IDAHO’S LIBERTY BELL IS COMING TO LAPWAI!** 🔔 Come see a piece of Idaho history! Idaho’s Liberty Bell Tour will be making a special stop in our community as it travels across the state in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary! 📅 **Friday, October 23, 2026** ⏰ **12:00 PM – 12:30 PM** 📍 **Lapwai High School Parking Lot** 230 Main Street, Lapwai, ID ✨ **FREE & OPEN TO EVERYONE!** Bring your family and stop by to see Idaho’s Liberty Bell up close and learn a little about its history! We are honored to welcome this special piece of history to our community! ❤️🤍💙 **Please help us spread the word!**

📢 **CITY HALL CLOSURE NOTICE** The **City of Lapwai will be CLOSED Monday, October 12, 2026**, in observance of **Indigenous Peoples’ Day**. We will resume regular business hours on **Tuesday, October 13, 2026**. For Public Works emergencies, please contact **Brandon Metoxen at 208-816-8127**. -Thank you.

📢 **LOST & FOUND – LAPWAI CITY HALL** We still have several lost and found items waiting to be claimed, including **2 sets of keys, clothing, hats, and other items from Lapwai Days this year and last year.** 📱 A **phone was also found at the park last week**. If it belongs to you and you are able to unlock it, it is here at City Hall. 📍 Stop by **Lapwai City Hall** 🕗 Monday–Thursday | 8:00 AM–4:00 PM 📞 **208-843-2212** Missing something? Give us a call—we may have it! 😊

🍂🍁 **CITY OF LAPWAI FALL CLEAN-UP** 🍁🍂 📅 OCTOBER 19–30, 2026 📅 🗑️ FREE DUMPSTER ACCESS FOR RESIDENTS! The City of Lapwai will have **2 large containers available for FREE use** for residents within the **Lapwai city area**. 📍 **LOCATION: ALDER AVE.** Perfect for your fall cleaning! 🍁 Clean up your yard, home, or property and dispose of: • **Yard waste** • **Unwanted bulky items** • **General clean-up items** ⚠️ **PLEASE KEEP ALL ITEMS INSIDE THE CONTAINERS.** **Do not leave trash or other items outside or around the containers.** 📞 Questions or concerns? Please contact **Lapwai City Hall at 208-843-2212**. 🍂 **Take advantage of this FREE community clean-up opportunity and help keep Lapwai clean!** 🍂

💧 **TEMPORARY WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE** 💧 The City of Lapwai would like to notify residents and businesses of a **temporary water shut-off scheduled for Thursday, October 9, 2026**. ⏰ **Estimated Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM** Please note that this is an **estimated timeframe**. We are allowing until 4:00 PM in case additional time is needed to complete the necessary work. Water service may be restored sooner. **Areas that will be affected include:** 🚔 Lapwai Police Station 🏥 Nimiipuu Health Clinic Residents and businesses in the affected area are encouraged to **plan ahead and have water available for the day**. We apologize for the short notice and any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your patience and understanding while this work is completed. 📞 Questions? Please contact **Lapwai City Hall at 208-843-2212**.

Public Invited to Presentation on Rural Fire Coverage and Fire District Creation LEWISTON, Idaho — Nez Perce County invites residents to a public presentation at 6pm on October 28, 2026, at the Nez Perce County Courthouse, Confluence Room, 1st Floor, 1230 Main Street, Lewiston, Idaho 83501. Come see a presentation on your residential fire protection coverage and the process for setting up a fire district. See a demonstration of an interactive fire coverage map and get your questions answered. You can try our interactive fire coverage map by going to the Nez Perce County Website: https://www.co.nezperce.id.us/ Path: Departments\Rural Fire and Click on “NEZ PERCE COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION INFORMATION MAP” Commissioner Gish will explain how fire response is currently organized in Nez Perce County, including existing fire protection districts, volunteer departments, subscription service areas, and areas with limited or no structure protection. Attendees will be shown how to look up a specific address on the county’s interactive fire protection map and review what that coverage means for homeowners. The presentation will also outline the Idaho process for creating a fire protection district, including petition requirements, review by the Board of County Commissioners, public hearing, and a vote of qualified electors in the proposed district. The public is encouraged to attend, especially rural property owners who want to confirm whether their home is inside a fire district, a city response area, or an area without dedicated structure protection. Event details Time: 6 pm Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026 Location: Nez Perce County Courthouse 1st Floor Confluence Room

Container site open Saturday, October 3, 2026. 9am-4pm

Sewer Raffle winner for October 2026; thank you, and we look forward to more future winners.🙂

🍂 **COMMUNITY NOTICE** 💦 **Lapwai Splash Pad** As fall arrives, our Splash Pad will be **shut down and winterized in mid-October**. A big **THANK YOU** to our community for enjoying the Splash Pad and helping keep the area clean throughout the summer! ❄️ **Don’t forget to keep watching for upcoming winter events in the park!** **— Lapwai City Hall**

Closed 9/20/2026

Container site opens this Saturday, 19th 2026

US-95 LAPWAI CREEK RAILROAD BRIDGE REMOVAL

**LAPWAI CITY HALL** DOXO PAYMENT SERVICE NOTICE We apologize for the inconvenience. Due to updates to our programming, our **Doxo payment service is temporarily unavailable**. We are working to get the system updated and hope to have it back up and running **this week**. We appreciate your patience and understanding while we work to resolve this issue. **Thank you,** Lapwai City Hall

Container Site open Saturday September 5th 9:00AM-4:00PM

Update on Road work

🚧 **HERCO ASPHALT UPDATE** 🚧 **Due to the weather change, 2nd Street repairs are planned for this afternoon.** Herco Asphalt’s crew is planning to begin work on **2nd Street this afternoon**, as conditions allow. ⏰ **Possible mobilization around 12:00 PM today** Please note that this schedule is **tentative and weather dependent.** 🌧️ We will keep the community updated as we receive more information. **Thank you for your patience and cooperation!** 💙 **Lapwai City Hall**

Update Today 9/2/26

Lapwai City Hall Closed September 7th 2026