Anglers hoping to catch a Chinook in 2022 in the upper Salmon River probably aren’t thinking about Tony Folsom and his crew at the Sawtooth Hatchery near Stanley.
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The State Department of Education released the cohort graduation rate for Idaho high schools last month, but local school administrators and counselors said it is not an accurate portrayal of their rural schools.
A $5,000 grant means the South Custer County Historical Society has enough money to begin fixing the interior of Mackay’s 120-year-old cigar store, society board member Earl Lockie said.
Tammy Daybell was dancing in her parents’ living room in early October. The librarian seemed in good spirits and good health, according to her father. Two weeks later, on Oct. 19, 2109, she was dead. By Oct. 22, she was buried near her parents’ home in Evergreen Cemetery in Springville, Utah.
Idaho residents are reminded that the deadline to get a Star Card is Sept. 30.
Anglers hoping to catch a Chinook in 2022 in the upper Salmon River probably aren’t thinking about Tony Folsom and his crew at the Sawtooth Hatchery near Stanley.
A Salmon agency is in the running for rural transit funds provided through the Idaho Transportation Department.
Idaho residents who don’t earn enough money that they’re required to file an income tax return can still get back some of the sales tax they pay on groceries.
Another weekend of winter fun is on tap in Stanley this weekend at the community’s annual Winterfest.
Walter James Mason, the man accused of a 1980 murder in Clayton has been ordered to undergo a second evaluation of his mental state.
Idaho women who had full-time jobs in 2018 had median weekly earnings of $702, which is 79 percent of the $883 median weekly earnings of men in the Gem State, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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 last two weeks have been rough for the Challis boys basketball team.
The Challis Blackheart wrestlers showed major improvement at last weekend’s Tiger Brawl tournament in Aberdeen.
The Challis Lady Vikings begin district play at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29 at Blackfoot High School. If they win, they play again Feb. 1 and if they lose, they play Feb. 4.
The Challis Viking wrestlers host a dual contest against Firth at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22.
The Challis Vikings evenly split their last four games, losing to Salmon and West Jefferson, but grabbing two wins against Taylor’s Crossing.
The Lady Viking JV team had a close game against Mackay on Jan. 13 and ended up losing by a foul shot in the last four seconds of the game.
Youth fishing derbies are planned in Custer and Lemhi counties on Saturday, Feb. 8.Â
Mackay FFA members held their annual blood drive on Jan. 21.
Challis School Board members decided to change their regular monthly meeting date to the second Tuesday of every month at 5 p.m. The new date and time takes effect in February.
Idaho high school students reported less bullying, cigarette smoking and sexual activity in the State Department of Education’s biannual youth risk behavior survey. But teens reported increased e-cigarette use, feelings of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts.
Seniors at Challis High School shared the secrets of their senior projects Dec. 11 as they competed to be one of four students to advance to the Senior Showcase.
Just one cup of Polar Express hot chocolate got spilled during the Christmas party in the second-grade classroom at Challis Elementary School.
Bureau of Land Management employees continue to make changes at the space they rent from the Challis school district, some of which Challis schools Superintendent Lani Rembelski listed off at the school board’s Dec. 11 meeting.
Several technology updates are being implemented in the Challis school district, and IT Specialist Lance Moss told school board members at their Dec. 12 meeting the main focus has been integrating Office 365.
Challis High School seniors demonstrate their talents at the senior showcase today at the high school.
Chilson earns doctoral degreeJason Chilson, who grew up in Challis, has completed his doctoral degree in music at the University of Southern California.
