Another year is in the books for the Idaho County Fair. Here’s a look at some of the week’s events, which included lots of animal time, talent, royalty, pigtails and fair food. (To view the slide show, click on the right arrow in the top right corner.)
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GRANGEVILLE -- “We really wanted to keep this open for the community,” Joel Gomez said. “We feel there’s so much potential here.”
GRANGEVILLE – A proposal for a multi-use biking and pedestrian path west of town will not receive official support from the City of Grangeville.
GRANGEVILLE - Judge Gregory FitzMaurice granted a motion from the defense to postpone from September to January the trial of two Greencreek sisters accused of attempting to contract the murder of their neighbor.
GRANGEVILLE – “Our communities see the benefit of having a certified specialist instruct our children in physical education,” Grangeville Elementary Middle School teacher and parent Bernadette Edwards told the Mountain View School District 244 school board July 29.
GRANGEVILLE – Inappropriate books and materials were a concern for resident Richard Negus, who wants the City of Grangeville to get ahead of what he sees as a potential problem.
Lewis-Clark State College will be offering its upcoming enrichment classes.
COTTONWOOD – Showcasing their best, kids worked the floor last Saturday, Aug. 17, for the annual Idaho County 4-H/FFA Livestock Sale. Held at the Idaho County Fairgrounds in Cottonwood, the fair culminates in this sale that this year featured a total 205 animals with a total sale of $250,760.
While the state’s vote for Proposition 2 – Medicaid expansion – is old news, how those ballots fell at the precinct level within counties has been broken out in a new interactive map recently released by the Idaho Policy Institute (IPI).
Idaho County’s population was on the second year of a rebound in 2018.
Before you know it, the swim season is over at the Grangeville city pool. Patrons enjoyed one last dip for summer last Friday, Aug. 16, ending the season that started on June 2.
GRANGEVILLE – One of two municipal wells that went down this summer is back in action. While more water is moving into the system, the City of Grangeville asks residents to remain moderate in their usage for the time being.
What was in the air at the Idaho County Fair in 2019? A lot of people were seeing double.
It was a dusty harvest evening on Canyon Road outside of Grangeville Saturday, Aug. 17.
GRANGEVILLE – Despite a looming insurance deadline, Mountain View School District (MVSD) 244 and the Central Idaho Education Association (CIEA) did not come to any agreements at the July 30 negotiations meeting for the 2019-20 school year.
GRANGEVILLE – “Of course, in the ambulance and emergency services, we continue to be concerned about recruitment and retention,” Syringa Hospital facilities manager Bill Spencer told the board of trustees at the July 20 meeting.
Why was nearly 1-year-old me photographed by a blank TV screen? I’d seen the pictures in browsing family photo albums, but it wasn’t until I was perhaps in high school or college that I thought to ask my parents just what was the deal?
GRANGEVILLE – Seven Idaho County Fair royalty 2020 candidates and the three current members of the court gathered Wednesday, Aug. 7, at the Grangeville Church of the Nazarene for the annual royalty luncheon.
Get ready for Umpqua Bank’s Vendor Night, Thursday, Aug. 22, 5 to 7 p.m., at the bank’s main level and in the parking lot.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide has kicked off volunteer recruitment for its Tax-Aide program, the nation’s largest volunteer-run tax-preparation service. The foundation is looking to expand its team of volunteers for the upcoming tax season and is accepting new volunteers through the end of October.
GRANGEVILLE – Spend your lunch hour with an interesting story, as the Brown Bag Program continues today, Wednesday, Aug. 14, when Meleah McCulley will present “The Short Line to Stites.”
Kids Klub recently welcomed Grangeville Police Department’s Sgt. Mike Quintal who taught about 30 kids about bike safety.
US 95 is closed between Nora Street in New Meadows and Lake Road, which is about four miles south of Grangeville.
Idaho State Police is continuing its investigation into an injury motorcycle crash last week that blocked traffic on State Highway 13 for three hours.
Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics, St. Mary’s Hospital and Clinics and Kootenai Health have entered into a letter of intent to transfer ownership of the two critical access hospitals from Essentia Health to Kootenai Health.
Local school districts are seeking new board trustees for 2020.
GRANGEVILLE – Attendees came with interest – and questions – that created for a standing-room-only crowd of approximately 225 who packed into last week’s Capital for a Day event, hosted by Governor Brad Little and attended by more than a dozen state department heads and agency officials.
In June, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced that 44 local governments in Idaho would receive a total of $32.2 million under the 2019 Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program.
GRANGEVILLE – Idaho County’s solid waste contractor, Simmons Sanitation Service, Inc., of Kamiah, told the county commission Tuesday, Aug. 6, that garbage collection is once again on pace to total about 4,900 tons this year. That would again trigger an excess tonnage provision in the county’…
GRANGEVILLE – Syringa Hospital and Clinic has gained a familiar face.
GRANGEVILLE – Spend your lunch hour with an interesting story, as the Brown Bag Program continues for the next three weeks.
HARPSTER -- Harpster area freelance writer and Kamiah schools substitute teacher Norma Staaf has filed to run for Mountain View School Board Trustee, zone 2 in the November 2019 election.
Come support your Grangeville Farmers’ Market Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Pioneer Park. This week’s spotlight vendor is “WOW! Fresh Fruit” owned and operated by Hermilo Angeles. Angeles is one of the market’s newest produce vendors. He lives in Kamiah, but brings certified organic fruit …
Pine Tree Community Credit Union in Grangeville held its annual customer appreciation barbecue Friday, Aug. 2.
Border Days Parade in Grangeville brought a variety of floats, including ones from Cornerstone Christian Learning Center (above) and ALACCA Bible Camp (right). Cornerstone Christian Learning Center in Grangeville is enrolling children ages preschool through grade four. The school is located …
The last in the Grangeville Arts/Grangeville Chamber of Commerce Summer Concert Series was held at Pioneer Park Aug. 1. Attendees enjoyed a warm, breezy summer night as they listened and danced to The Big Newtons out of Lewiston.
GRANGEVILLE – There’s a new face for Grangeville music and she has an understanding of small-town programs.
Thanks to Cash and Carry Marketplace for providing the eggs for annual Border Days Super Egg Toss!
GRANGEVILLE — “It’s the same old norm,” Border Days committee secretary Justin DeFord told the Free Press of the 108th annual rodeo. “We’re keeping it simple.”
GRANGEVILLE – While her sisters were playing Barbies growing up, Luann Howard had a different pastime:
Last week, I included the e-mail I received from Idaho Department of Labor director Jani Revier in response to the e-mail I sent inquiring about the Grangeville IDOL office being closed. Revier said, in part, “The regional office in Grangeville does not meet … current requirements for the Am…
GRANGEVILLE – Locate a partner. Check.
GRANGEVILLE – For Jolene Rupp, the desire to be a bookkeeper came early.
Four Townsend's solitaire babies in a nest, located on top of the Grangeville watershed by the towers, on June 25. Townsend's solitaire is the only solitaire native to America north of Mexico. The name commemorates ornithologist John Kirk Townsend.
GRANGEVILLE – The Grangeville Free 2019 Summer Concert Series lineup is secure and ready to begin July 11.
It’s a great year for bear grass, according to photographer Terry Lane, who shot this field, located on top of the Grangeville watershed by the towers, on June 25. Bear grass, also known as soap grass, quip-quip and Indian basket grass, is a North American plant species in the corn lily family.
Border Days, featuring rodeos each night at 6 p.m., parades each afternoon at 2 p.m. and much, much more, runs July 4, 5 and 6 throughout Grangeville. In this special section, you'll find information about this year's Grand Marshal Janet Klement, the Border Days Royalty, former rodeo star Pe…
During a series of presentations by Idaho County department heads that marked the start of the local government’s budget season last Tuesday, June 21, Idaho County Commissioner Mark Frei told the board he’d like the county to consider “renovating or making a lot nicer the pilots lounge” at t…
GRANGEVILLE – An early Monday morning structure fire gutted a log home under renovation just outside Grangeville. Cause is suspected to be electrical-related and accidental. The home is reported a total loss, and no injuries were reported.
GRANGEVILLE – Time for a raise? The Grangeville City Council will be deciding on a salary increase for councilors and the mayor at its next regular meeting, July 1.
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