October 2022

2022

PROFILES A Guide to the Nov. 8 General Election for Valley County Commissioner (Next week: District 8 of the Idaho Legislature and Adams County commission) VALLEY COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 Erin Greaves Age: 47 Occupation: City of McCall Communications Born/ Raised: Born Natick, Massachusetts, 30 years in Palm Beach County, Florida.

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Perpetua notes progress on Stibnite clean-up

First phase deals with old mining waste at site The first part of a $12 million project to clean-up old mining waste polluting the East Fork South Fork Salmon River at Stibnite has been completed, according to Perpetua Resources. Crews completed work for the season earlier this week, with more work to remove 325,000 tons of old waste from the river corridor slated for next summer the company said.

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Mental tests ordered for NM shooting suspect

John Hart must be proven competent to stand trial The man suspected of shooting and killing Rory and Sara Mehen must pass a mental evaluation before court proceedings can continue, Adams County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Boyd said. John Hart, 28, of Olympia, Washington,has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder foll owing the shootings of the Mehens at the Hartland Inn in New Meadows on Oct.

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CORRECTION

A photo caption in The Star-News last week about pickleball players Doug Dvorak and Ken Kester of Tamarack Resort contained errors. The duo won a gold medal in the men’s age 60 to 64 doubles division and won a bronze medal in the men’s age 50 to 64 doubles division at the Huntsman World Senior Games held in St George, Utah.

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Mountaineers to hit the ice

New adult hockey team to play Rock Springs in two games Familiar faces will fill the roster when the newly rebooted McCall Mountaineers hockey team opens the season Friday and Saturday against the Rock Springs Roughnecks. The puck will drop at 7:30 p.m.

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A head start to hands on

Cascade HS course teaches basics of plumbing, electricity, metal work Hunter Gardner and Matthew Thibodeuax admired their PVC pipe creations as part of a class at Cascade High School designed to give students a head start in a wide variety of careers. Gardner and Thibodeuax are two members of the agricultural mechanics course, also known as “ag mech,” taught by Erica Wood.

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