Darcey Smith News Today

A relatively quiet meeting was disrupted when resident and state representative candidate Spencer Hutchings walked to the front of the room while others were giving public comments, demanding to be allowed to speak.

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Bonner County Commissioner Asia Williams said Tuesday that she does not agree with a conversation that took place during her absence at the Dec. 12 business meeting regarding the Bonner County Fair Board.

Over a year has passed since the passing of former Bonner County fair manager Darcey Smith and the community still has a plethora of questions on what really happened in the months leading up to her death.

After holding a moment of silence for former fair manager Darcey Smith, the Bonner County commissioners’ Tuesday meeting started out with concerned citizens asking questions about the fair board. “If the fair board didn’t have any of their books electronically kept track of … how did the sheriff come about his report to find Mrs. Smith guilty of embezzlement if he didn’t have all the information needed to actually have an accurate audit to figure out if she had taken the funds, or who ...

Darcey Smith, 30, was among those evacuated from her home when Storm Babet hit, escaping with all of her pets as the flood waters broke through flood defences near her home in Catcliffe

Wheeler’s statement dives into an investigation involving former Bonner County Fair Manager Darcey Smith’s alleged misuse of fair funds. Along with the statement, Wheeler released a 20-page report of an investigation overseen by Resolve Investigations, LLC.

Darcey Smith reportedly used thousands of dollars in fair money to make unauthorized purchases. Shortly after being questioned by police, Smith took her own life.

SANDPOINT, Idaho — The former Bonner County Fair manager Darcey Smith was under investigation for fraud before taking her own life, according to the Bonner County Sheriffs Office.

SANDPOINT, Idaho — The former Bonner County fair director took her own life after she was investigated for allegedly using thousands of dollars of fair money to make unauthorized purchases.