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Custer County commissioners held an emergency meeting Wednesday afternoon and declared a state of emergency following Tuesday's 6.5 magnitude earthquake that rolled through the county and much of Central Idaho.
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Idaho increased to 891 at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 2, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. No one else died Thursday, leaving the number of deaths in the Gem State at 9. Thursday's count increased by 222 from Wednesday.
To keep Challis students fed and healthy while school is canceled because of the coronavirus, Challis school district employees are distributing free lunches and breakfasts to children 18 and younger at a drive-up option at the Challis Elementary School.
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Idaho increased to 891 at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 2, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. No one else died Thursday, leaving the number of deaths in the Gem State at 9. Thursday's count increased by 222 from Wednesday.
Custer County Commissioner Wayne Butts said the county has the money in hand for upgrades to the county jail and he’s optimistic the plan for the project will be approved by May 14.
Idahoans are being asked to refrain from all nonessential open burning as communities respond to the spread of the coronavirus.
Idaho workers who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus filed 13,341 new claims for unemployment benefits between March 15 and 21, according to the Idaho Department of Labor.
All Idaho Department of Fish and Game offices are closed to the public until at least April 15, consistent with the governor’s statewide stay-at-home order to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
As Custer County elected officials take steps to ensure the safety of county employees and to comply with directives from the governor and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare because of COVID-19, people will need to schedule appointments to take care of some county business.
To consolidate resources in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, Lost Rivers Medical Center CEO Brad Huerta closed Mackay’s clinic last week.
In spite of recent market volatility and economic uncertainty due to COVID-19, First Cobalt officials continue to work on feasibility studies to restart and expand their refinery and continue discussions with automotive companies, First Cobalt President and CEO Trent Mell said last week.
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes officials from Fort Hall want to to replace a weir in Pettit Lake Creek, and the public has 30 days from Feb. 19 to comment on the project.
The Challis High School girls played their final basketball game of the season at the district tournament Feb. 4 in Blackfoot.
For 26 years the Challis Blackheart wrestling team has invited athletes from around the state to compete at the Mario D’Orazio Invitational, but this year marked the first time enough girls signed up that a separate bracket was made for them.
The Challis Vikings enter the district tournament with a Thursday, Feb. 13 game, coming off a tough week with three losses.
Challis wrestler Kasen Hohnstein placed second in the 138-pound division at last weekend’s Mario D’Orazio tournament in Challis.
The Challis Lady Vikings lost their district tournament opener to the Butte Pirates on Jan. 29.
BOISE — The Idaho State Board of Education has ordered schools statewide to close until at least April 20 in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
Mackay schools will remain closed until at least April 2 in response to the coronavirus outbreak in Idaho, according to a notice from Superintendent Susan Buescher.
Voters last week backed levies for Challis and Mackay schools that will be used to pay some employees and maintain facilities.
Schools in Challis and Stanley are closing at the end of the school day today and will remain closed until at least March 30 in response to the recent outbreak of the coronavirus in Idaho.
Challis second-graders were joined by members of the Leah O’Keefe chapter of the National Honor Society for Read Across America events on Feb. 27.
Sawyer Whittier won the Challis district spelling bee held at Stanley School on Feb. 26.
Mackay FFA members hosted community members at a Feb. 20 breakfast during National FFA Week.
Jennifer Zollinger became Challis High School’s athletic director for the rest of the school year after school board members appointed her to the post last week.
Chilson earns doctoral degreeJason Chilson, who grew up in Challis, has completed his doctoral degree in music at the University of Southern California.
Challis High School graduate Bridgette Harwood Stumpf has been chosen as one of three winners of an Excel Award from the Center for Nonprofit Advancement.
