Voters approved supplemental levies in the Cottonwood, Salmon River and Mountain View school districts, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s May 21 elections.
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GRANGEVILLE – Swim season is a little more than a week away, but Grangeville City Pool patrons can start signing kids up for lessons as early as this Thursday.
GRANGEVILLE – Weather delays. Soft spot repair. Technical issues.
RIGGINS –Nearing completion after two years under construction, the performance stage at Riggins City Park has been an ongoing point of community excitement, as project coordinator, Mary Lou Hirst, explained.
KOOSKIA – Cause is undetermined and under investigation for last Tuesday’s fire that destroyed a Kooskia residence.
Roy Thornton, an 80-year old native Idahoan and resident of White Bird, was presented the Bureau of Land Management’s 2019 National Outstanding Volunteer Achievement Award for his volunteer service to the agency. He was joined by his son, Jim Thornton, and staff from BLM’s Cottonwood Field O…
The statewide management plans for mule deer and white-tailed deer are being revised, and hunters will want to take note of upcoming opportunities to review and comment on the plans and talk to wildlife managers about them.
The Idaho Association of Highway Districts recently awarded two $1,000 college scholarships to students in Idaho County. The Winona Highway District presented a $1,000 scholarship to Jordyn Higgins on Monday, May 6, and the Ferdinand Highway District presented a $1,000 scholarship to Kendra …
Mother Nature had a doozy of a temper tantrum last week. A spring storm last Thursday, May 16, brought a barrage of hail, rain and wind, causing power outages and property damage across the Camas Prairie and through Kamiah.
Camas Lily is in bloom across the Camas Prairie now. Camassia is a genus of plants in the asparagus family native to Canada and the United States. Common names include camas, quamash, Indian hyacinth, camash, and wild hyacinth, and it grows in the wild in moist meadows, such as this one on F…
Idaho County has been at odds with the state’s land use planning law for decades, but the people responsible for keeping the county up to code – the Idaho County Commissioners – won’t face prosecution any time soon.
WHITE BIRD -- Elsie Kettenburg recently saw a need and made the decision to run with it.
KAMIAH -- The Idaho Conference on Alcohol and Drug Dependency recently recognized Sharlene Johnson as the 2019 Substance Abuse Prevention Advocate. This was in recognition of her passion and dedication to preventing substance abuse in Idaho. Nominees for this award must have been a strong pr…
Idaho Department of Insurance will be host to a Medicare workshop with the Orofino Health Clinic on Thursday, May 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 1055 Riverside Ave. This is an opportunity for those new to Medicare, people getting ready to turn 65, disabled individuals under 65 becoming eligi…
GRANGEVILLE – “We’re not going to tell people the sky is falling if this levy does not pass. We’re not using scare tactics about what we will take away – we will, as always, do the best we can with what we have,” Mountain View School District 244 board chair Lot Smith said Monday, May 13. “W…
Human remains discovered in the Snake River more than a week ago have been positively identified as those of missing Grangeville woman, Shawnta L. Pankey. However, this resolves only part of the year-long mystery that remains under investigation by the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office.
GRANGEVILLE – More than 25 people attended the Grangeville Farmers’ (GFM) Market Meet, Greet and Eat event Saturday, April 27, at Soltman Center.
Fourth and fifth graders from throughout the area participated in the Idaho History Rendezvous at the Idaho County Fairgrounds in Cottonwood Wednesday, May 15. Students gathered from Grangeville, Nezperce and Cottonwood to learn hands-on Idaho history including seeing demonstrations on campi…
Jay Hinterlong of Cottonwood has been a volunteer for Idaho County Recycling for the past 10 years. In 2015 (then) Sergeant Graham (pictured here with Hinterlong) partnered with him and completed a memorandum of understanding supporting inmates to assist with the local recycling efforts.
COTTONWOOD – Representatives from the National Weather Service Missoula office visited the Monastery of St. Gertrude last week to commend 80 years of weather reporting service.
GRANGEVILLE -- Central Idaho Art Association (CIAA) 52nd Annual Spring Show was held on May 2-4 at the Super 8 Conference Room. Featured artist was Blanche Rockwell, a Grangeville artist, art instructor, and mentor of many young artists.
This in from Kim Johnson, community relations and foundation manager, St. Mary's Hospital and Clinics: “We have some exciting news and we're so happy to share it...we're growing! Beginning this fall you will be seeing some new faces in our facilities as 4 new medical providers join our staff…
62 veterans enjoyed tacos provided by Syringa Hospital and Clinics Thursday, April 25, at the Idaho County Veterans Outreach and Community Center’s weekly taco night. Syringa providers enjoyed visiting with the veterans during dinner.
KAMIAH -- On May 1, five prominent Youth Advisory Board (YAB) members arrived at the Kamiah Elementary School with several large boxes of brightly painted rocks.
The Idaho County Commission signed on to a community partnership agreement with Midas Gold last fall, under which in February Midas launched a foundation expected to return about one percent of Stibnite Mine profits to communities such as Yellow Pine and Riggins.
Students at Sts. Peter and Paul School in Grangeville received an education in the capabilities of stock dogs at an afternoon demonstration last Friday, May 10.Ray Holes of Lazy H Livestock and Prescriptive Livestock Services of White Bird, conducted two half-hour sessions, explaining the wh…
MT. IDAHO – Kids were on balance, tumbling about and keeping focus at last week’s inter-class meet gymnastics competition. This is an annual spring end of season event for Mt. Idaho Gymnastics.
I’ve always believed a good book, if it comes along at precisely the right time, can change your life.
The family of missing Grangeville resident Shawnta Pankey has announced that human remains found in the Snake River last weekend are those of the 25-year-old woman who has been missing for a year.
GRANGEVILLE – Cindy Sommer is an Idaho girl through and through.
GRANGEVILLE – Following a tense two-plus hour negotiations meeting Thursday, May 2, Mountain View School District board members and Central Idaho Education Association team members came to a tentative agreement for 2018-19 teacher contracts.
Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on May 8, 2019
POLLOCK — Nothing’s holding Tysen Travis back.
GRANGEVILLE – Six candidates have filed to run for three open positions on Syringa Hospital’s board of trustees.
Forest Service Road 650, located on the Moose Creek Ranger District of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, will be closed beginning Monday, May 20, for public safety while crews repair road damage.
Spring runoff has caused damage to Forest Service Road 317, also known as Coolwater Road, located on the Moose Creek Ranger District of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests.
GRANGEVILLE – “I want to apologize for our previous value-based discussion process,” Syringa board chair Leta Strauss stated at the April 23 board meeting. “I believe I went about that the wrong way.”
The 2019 Riggins Rodeo Parade Sunday, May 5, saw people enjoying the sunshine on Main Street.
Stars Dance Academy presented “A Summer Celebration” dance recital Saturday, May 4, at Grangeville High School. Teacher Lori Zechmann directed about 45 students in short skits and a variety of dances to make up a complete summer scene, from school letting out to traveling.
The Idaho Department of Lands sold a timber sale on Monday, April 22, at Kamiah. Cedar Remix, located nine miles northeast of Kooskia, was sold to IFG Timber LLC. The estimated 1,765 MBF cedar was sold for $380 per M and 3,640 MBF non-cedar was sold for $146 per M. Proceeds will benefit the …
KOOSKIA -- On Friday, April 26, five Clearwater Valley High School students traveled to Idaho Falls to participate in the 15th Annual Kiwanis Teen Film Festival.
GRANGEVILLE – “Why should Grangeville High School have a weighted GPA system?” science teacher Shaun Bass addressed the Mountain View School District 244 board April 15.
About 100 people met to commemorate the National Day of Prayer Thursday, May 2, at Soltman Center in Grangeville. Small groups prayed for the nation, law enforcement, schools, local government and church and others at the meeting, which was led by Michael Stevens. Here, the United Methodist …
KAMIAH – More than 125 showed up for the annual Upriver Youth Leadership Council (UYLC) volunteer appreciation dinner April 22, where a variety of individuals and organizations were honored for their involvement.
GRANGEVILLE – In April, a group of HOSA (Health Occupation Student Association) members from Grangeville High School attended the state conference in Boise.
KAMIAH – Upriver Youth Leadership Council (UYLC) and Youth Advisory Board (YAB) are committed to keeping area children substance free.
GRANGEVILLE – Evie Lovetere has quite a following for an 11-almost-12-year-old.
What a busy week filled with much activity!
Grangeville Centennial Library celebrated Earth Day April 22 with a variety of activities for kids, including a visit from Smokey Bear, birdhouse painting and planting seeds.
The Grangeville Elks Lodge No. 1825 recently gave three checks to local charitable organizations. The Grangeville Lodge presented a check for $750 to the local Boy Scout troop represented by Ty Reuter and Cody Farmer; presented a check for $750 to the Grangeville Farmers Market children's pr…
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