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A $28,000 grant awarded from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation paid to hire more employees and doubled the area Sawtooth Avalanche Center forecasters can monitor, improving the new forecast template.
Rates for most Salmon River Electric Cooperative customers are pegged to increase effective Christmas Day.
The geology of the Beartrack-Arnett field in Lemhi County under review by Revival Gold officials continues to become better understood, according to Hugh Agro, Revival’s president and CEO.
After Thanksgiving Custer Telephone Cooperative employees gathered and asked themselves, “What are we going to do for the parade this year?”
The geology of the Beartrack-Arnett field in Lemhi County under review by Revival Gold officials continues to become better understood, according to Hugh Agro, Revival’s president and CEO.
Holiday lights engulfed Challis as lighted parade entries rolled down Main street during the third annual Parade of Lights, helping promote the Christmas season with free sweets and good cheer.
Challis shoppers bounced from store to store Dec. 7, collecting stamps and buying gifts during the annual Shop Hop.
A new field manager will soon begin work at the Challis Bureau of Land Management office.
Samples taken at First Cobalt’s Iron Creek Project in Lemhi County have been deemed high grade, according to a news release from First Cobalt President and CEO Trent Mell.
Christmas celebrations continue in Custer County during December.
Custer County’s October jobless rate stood a full percentage point higher than October 2018, according to the latest unemployment report from the Idaho Department of Labor.
Public input related to the need for outfitter and guide services in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area is being sought by forest officials.
The Challis High School wrestling team will bring 16 boys to its annual Challis Take-down Tournament against the Salmon Savages at 6 p.m Tuesday, Dec. 3, to kick off the season.
The Lost Rivers Pirates ended their season with a 26-6 loss, giving up the state championship title to the Prairie Pirates at the Moscow Kibbie Dome last Saturday.
The Lost Rivers Pirates beat the Wilder Wildcats 36-6 in the second round of the 1A, Division 1 football playoffs, maintaining their undefeated record and qualifying for the state championship game to be held at 7 p.m. Friday Nov. 22 in Moscow’s Kibbie Dome.
The Lost Rivers Pirates move to the second round of 1A Division 1 football playoffs after beating the Clearwater Valley Rams 56 to 8 last Friday.
Coaches Sam Thorngren of Butte County High School and Travis Drussel of Mackay High School have gone from rivals to co-workers this year as they lead Mackay and Arco kids on the same football team.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s wild steelhead monitoring infrastructure has been improved with the addition of a fish-detection system in Marsh Creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork Salmon River.
A new charter school in Salmon is one of six schools across the state to earn a grant intended to help disadvantaged and rural students.
Debris from the damaged roof at Challis High School is scheduled to be hauled away on Nov. 25, Challis schools Superintendent Lani Rembelski told school board members last week.
Challis High School students Olivia Farr, Kasen Hohnstein, Lane Strand, Daryn Provence, Austyn Erickson and Halle Oerke became National Honor Society members last week at an annual induction ceremony.
Challis High School students cut, measured and welded steel into seven clothing racks for the HUB thrift store and delivered them Nov. 6.
Food Service Director Sara Jones said the Challis school district's new healthy lunch program benefits both students' health and the district's finances.
The Challis school district is underperforming in state standardized tests, according to the State Department of Education.
Kate Taylor joined the Challis school board Oct. 31 after an hour of discussion between the board, Taylor and two other candidates and a coin toss.
Brad Huerta, of Lost Rivers Medical Center in Arco, was one of six health care professionals statewide to receive an Idaho Rural Health Hero Award at the Idaho Rural Health Association’s annual meeting and awards reception Oct. 23.
