Idaho's unemployment rate continued to drop in the final months of 2018, according to a report from the Idaho Department of Labor.
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Business owners and managers from several stores in Challis and Salmon reported that the 2018 Christmas shopping season was pretty strong.
The Challis Blackheart wrestlers spent part of their Christmas break traveling to the Buhl Invitational tournament on Jan. 4 and 5. Several wrestlers came home with medals,
Heart of Idaho Animal Sanctuary has rescued 379 animals since the facility opened on 10 acres north of Challis in July 2017.
Volunteers from the Challis unit of Custer County Search and Rescue found an overdue elk hunter in the Donkey Hills area of the Pahsimeroi and Little Lost River valleys and helped him get his pickup out last week.
When the torch was passed from Helping Hands volunteers to Challis Lions Club members last fall for distribution of firewood to the needy, the Lions had their work cut out for them.
Brandon McBride has been running Challis Computer and Video in a small office building on Pleasant Avenue next to Custer Soil and Water Conservation Service since July. He rents out newly released, older and classic movies, repairs computers and sells power cords and other electronics.
Business owners and managers from several stores in Challis and Salmon reported that the 2018 Christmas shopping season was pretty strong.
BOISE (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Monday his top priority for the state budget is education, and he plans to create a new cabinet of educators and parents to advise him.
The annual Christmas tree bonfire is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at the Land of the Yankee Fork State Park.
Members of the Challis Blackhearts wrestling team traveled to Salmon on Wednesday, Jan. 9, where they took on Ririe in a dual meet.
The Challis Vikings basketball team traveled to Idaho Falls Jan. 4 to take on the Taylor’s Crossing Eagles, a new conference team.
The Challis Lady Vikings finally played their first conference game on Dec. 20, traveling to Grace to face the Lady Grizzlies.
In two road contests last week the Challis Vikings split, defeating West Jefferson on Dec. 18 but falling to the Oakley Hornets on Dec. 20. The Vikings record now stands at 6-2.
The Challis Blackheart wrestlers traveled to the Malad wrestling tournament Dec. 14 and 15.
Last week the Challis Vikings took on the Mackay Miners at home and the North Fremont Huskies in a road game, splitting with a victory against Mackay and a loss to North Fremont.
The Challis Lady Vikings traveled to North Fremont and lost a close game by a mere four points.
Challis Blackheart wrestlers hosted a takedown tournament and chili feed on Nov. 27.
Dec. 13 was a big day for members of the senior class at Challis High School — the day of senior presentations.
With all the opportunities that the Mackay FFA offers students, one of the most interesting and fun is the annual 11-day bus trip to the National FFA convention.
An expanded lease between the Challis school district and the Bureau of Land Management means an additional $52,742 in revenue annually, school board members learned last week.
Challis High School students who took the ACT standardized test to assess college readiness scored slightly behind their statewide peers on average composite scores for each of the past five years, a report shows.
Challis school board members have approved an increase from half-time to three-quarters time for the two Stanley School teachers.
Challis Junior and Senior High School students heard from Monte Stiles during Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 29-Nov. 1.
Challis sixth-graders trekked through parts of Yellowstone National Park in October as part of the Expedition:Yellowstone program.
An admission fee to junior high athletic events in Challis is needed, school board members were told by Superintendent Lani Rembelski.
Former long-time Challis residents Glendon H. Hunt and Leila Pat Hunt are celebrating 70 years of marriage this month.
