GRANGEVILLE – More than 60 people showed up for the 2020 People’s March at the Idaho County Veterans Outreach and Community Center Saturday, Jan. 18. The second annual event was to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, celebrate diversity and bring focus to human rights issues.
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GRANGEVILLE – “My whole goal while here has been to prepare the way for a full-time superintendent,” Mountain View School District 244 acting superintendent Woody Woodford said last week.
GRANGEVILLE – Three teams of students from Grangeville Elementary Middle School will make their way to the University of Idaho this Saturday, Jan. 25. The occasion? The state First Lego League robotics competition.
GRANGEVILLE – You may know where Laredo, Panama City and Bangor are located, but what about the Great Dismal Swamp? Do you know in what environment the endangered Red Wolf lives? Would you be able to answer questions about Shanghai or the Falkland Islands?
GRANGEVILLE – The City of Grangeville has authorized $31,000 to purchase the site of its former municipal solid waste facility.
Within the region, home prices are the highest in the Riggins area, according to U.S. Census data compiled by United States ZipCodes.org.
GRANGEVILLE -- Idaho County Free Press community editor Lorie Palmer had some questions on adult vaccinations, and Syringa Hospital’s Dr. Kelby Wilson recently took time to answer them:
Little Raelee Fischer stopped in to Ace Home Center in Grangeville Monday, Jan. 18, to donate $35 to ARF (Animal Rescue Foundation). She recently raised the money at her birthday party and said, “I really want to help animals and help with an animal shelter so cats and dogs can get adopted t…
GRANGEVILLE – Organizers are asking the public to join in for the 2nd annual People’s March on Saturday, Jan. 18, to honor the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr./Human Rights Day weekend.
GRANGEVILLE – Reclaim Idaho – or any other politically charged group for that matter – won’t be spreading its word on Mountain View School District 244 property anytime soon.
GRANGEVILLE – “I was driving from town to home [on Mt. Idaho Grade Road] on Monday [Jan. 6] and when I hit the drive-in corner I thought, ‘something doesn’t look right,’” Chris Wagner said.
GRANGEVILLE – How will the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests be managed in the coming decades? What are the plans to guide the complexity of resource management decisions to be made across four million acres of national forest?
"It was kind of a bummer we didn’t open for Christmas break, as far as revenue,” Snowhaven Ski & Tubing Area manager Mark Vandlik told the Free Press Jan. 13, “but, the last two weekends have been really, really good. For the first weekend, we were surprised at how busy we were, but for …
GRANGEVILLE – “What is employee engagement?” Syringa Hospital Human Resources Director Katy Eimers asked the board of trustees at the Dec. 17 meeting during a presentation on the hospital’s recent “employee engagement survey.”
GRANGEVILLE — It’s time to chase the winter blues away by laughing a little. How so? Grab a book and join the 2020 Let’s Talk About It discussion at the Grangeville Centennial Library.
GRANGEVILLE – “The main sticker shock is the amount of infiltration and inflow [I&I] in your system,” said David Watkins, J-U-B Engineers, speaking to the Grangeville City Council last Monday, Jan. 6, on their 2019 study findings of the municipal wastewater infrastructure.
GRANGEVILLE – Tova Cladouhos recently completed a new project – following prodding from her family.
Syringa Hospital’s Julie Hammatt, NP, and Maja Ledgerwood, LCSW, DSW, will present Healthy Mind and Body “Dealing with our Weight and Well-being” sessions Thursdays, Jan. 16 and 23, noon to 1 p.m., at the Soltman Center. The community is invited to attend these free seminars where topics wil…
GRANGEVILLE – Grangeville city administrator Tonya Kennedy has received her state advanced certification from the Idaho City Clerks, Treasurers, and Finance Officers Association (ICCTFOA).
GRANGEVILLE -- The Sno Drifters Snowmobile Club will host its fun run Sunday, Jan. 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sign-ups will be at the Sno Drifters shelter from 10 a.m. to noon. Parking is available at the Fish Creek parking area (follow the signs). Cost is $5 per hand, as many as you choose, with…
GRANGEVILLE – The Idaho County Republican Central Committee will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 6 p.m., at Super 8 in Grangeville. The public is welcome to attend.
KAMIAH -- On Jan. 18, YAB (Youth Advisory Board) will be providing a bus to take 7th-12th graders to Snowhaven for a day of skiing, snowboarding and tubing. The bus will load at 8:45 a.m. at the Kamiah High School football field and leave at 9 a.m, and is scheduled to return to Kamiah by 5:3…
GRANGEVILLE – The Grangeville Church of the Nazarene, 515 W. N. Street, will host special guest speakers from Southeast Asia, Monday, Jan. 27. The public is invited for a dinner at 5:30 p.m., with the presentation to follow.
The Blue Fox Theatre in Grangeville will play Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker until Thursday, Jan. 9. Starting Friday, Jan. 10, Jumanji: The Next Level will play at 6:30 p.m. each night.
Idaho County’s first babies were all born just hours apart during Jan. 1 and 2, starting with the Troyer family who had their baby at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston.
GRANGEVILLE – Syringa Hospital Board members received a deeper look at value-based care when a representative from Caravan Health visited the Dec. 17 meeting.
GRANGEVILLE – Looking to downsize? A tiny house is an option, one that is open within Grangeville city limits. But it does come with some conditions.
The Grangeville Elks Lodge hosted the New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball last Tuesday, Dec. 31, which drew 99 participants for hors d’oeuvres and dancing to music by Vintage Youth. This fund-raiser benefits the Elks charitable works.
Kids at the Grangeville Church of the Nazarene sing for Jesus’ birthday and the congregation Sunday, Dec. 22. The children had parts where they told about the meaning of Christmas through the Christmas tree and its accessories, and also sang Christmas carols. They were under the direction of…
LEWISTON – A total of 926 students at Lewis-Clark State College earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2019 semester. Among the honorees, 460 were on the president’s list while 466 made the dean’s list.
The Grangeville United Methodist Church held its annual Christmas bazaar and pie social Saturday, Dec. 7.
GRANGEVILLE -- Don’t miss the opportunity to pray together for the nation and community. Those interested will meet at the Soltman Center, across Main Street from the Syringa Hospital in Grangeville, from 9 to 10 a.m., on Saturday, Jan. 11.
NAMPA – College of Western Idaho in Nampa recently announced its 2019 fall semester dean’s list. Recipients achieved a grade point average of 3.50-3.99 for the term.
A strong cold front coming in by this weekend will bring potentially damaging high winds into the Inland Northwest, and especially Idaho County, by Saturday afternoon.
GRANGEVILLE – “It has been an honor to serve this district, community, staff and, most of all, its students,” Mountain View School District 244 board chair Lot Smith said at the Dec. 16 meeting. “We’re human and don’t always make the right choices, but I don’t have any regrets.”
GRANGEVILLE – With water system improvement plans set in place last summer, the city now turns its focus to the municipal sewer infrastructure.
PLACERVILLE, Calif. -- Eldorado National Forest Supervisor Laurence Crabtree announced that he will retire Jan. 6, 2020, completing a career that spanned 50 years.
Times were a little different 50 years ago than they are today. Here’s a little look back to the Free Press in December 1969:
GRANGEVILLE – Helping a new generation of farmers take root is the goal of a University of Idaho Extension workshop series, “Starting Your Sustainable Small Farm in Idaho.” The workshop series will include three all-day in-class sessions, a wrap-up event and a farm tour.
Your Best Friend’s Quilt Shop owner Christina Doughty, in Grangeville, recently partnered with textile executive Scott Fortunoff, Jaftex. An Eversewn Maker 200 sewing machine, $500 worth of fabric and various other accessories were given to Joy Huntley of Grangeville Dec. 23. Huntley recentl…
Grangeville eye doctor Joel Brown spent time at Grangeville Elementary Middle School in Mr. Johnson’s science class in the fall, where he helped students dissect a cow’s eyeball.
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Benjamin Craig Seloske of Grangeville was among 1,404 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during winter commencement exercises Dec. 20 and 21.
GRANGEVILLE – Idaho County is out $20 following discovery of a counterfeit double sawbuck in a courthouse office.
GRANGEVILLE -- Due to the holiday, American Legion Post 37 will meet Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 5 p.m., at the Idaho County Veterans Center.
GRANGEVILLE -- Pastor Luann Howard will speak at the Encouragers at the no-host luncheon Thursday, Jan. 2, 11:30 a.m., at Pizza Factory. Howard pastors Grangeville United Methodist Church, and also the Community Presbyterian Church in Kamiah. She has pastored in numerous places, but has spen…
GRANGEVILLE – The Mountain View School District 244 board of trustees voted unanimously Dec. 16 to hire the ISBA (Idaho School Board Association) to assist in their superintendent search.
The community’s traveling holiday card: The Grangeville Volunteer Fire Department Christmas Truck has been making nightly rounds since Thanksgiving, with music playing and Santa Claus wishing onlookers a Merry Christmas. The truck made its final run for the season Monday, Dec. 23. Here, the …
GRANGEVILLE – Grangeville Elementary Middle School (GEMS) has a new captain at its helm this year, though he’s not a stranger to the Camas Prairie.
The Grangeville Seniors Citizens Center was hopping with more than 200 people Friday, Dec. 14, for the annual Christmas luncheon. The cooks for the senior nutrition program made prime rib with vegetable medley and loaded potatoes, salad, fruit, rolls and dessert. Syringa Hospital employees a…
The Grangeville Church of the Nazarene held its annual Breakfast with Santa at the church Saturday, Dec. 14, with more than 75 participating in crafts, breakfast and visiting with Santa (aka North Pole helper Troy Benefield).
GRANGEVILLE – A project started last year has paid off for Carla Astle. Not financially, but in ways that are deemed more priceless.
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