Star-News A Garden City man was killed last week when the car he was driving went off the road in icy conditions while trying to overtake another car about three miles south of Donnelly, officials said. Killed in the Nov.
Star-News A committee credited for installing energy efficient lights in the McCall Public Library was disbanded last week by the McCall City Council. The council voted to retire the Environmental Advisory Committee, which had no current members and had not been active since November 2019.
Star-News Arson is the suspected cause of a fire that burned a home under construction on Nov. 1 in Spring Mountain Ranch in McCall, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
The inaugural Riggins EMS and Dive Team Chili and Salsa Cook-off fundraiser with prizes will be Saturday, Dec. 3, from 3 p.m.
Turning lanes to be added to Idaho 55 intersection A $3.8 million contract to rebuild Deinhard Lane and expand its intersection with Idaho 55 was awarded last week by the McCall City Council. Work is expected to begin next June and be completed in October, under the contract awarded to Granite Excavation of Cascade.
The McCall-Donnelly School District has been awarded almost $4 million from the EPA to purchase 10 electric school buses. “We are happy that we can save the district money and provide an environmentally friendly solution to transporting our students,” M-D Superintendent Eric Pingrey said.
The Payette Lakes Middle School wrestling team competed against Parma and Payette during a tri-meet last week in Parma. Colt Crockett, Kevin Rushton, Taos Cook, Cayden Fee and Carver Woodcock all went undefeated during the Snake River Valley Conference gathering.
Jill Thomas scored a teamhigh 10 points as the Payette Lakes Middle School seventh grade girls basketball team defeated McCain Middle School of Payette, 29-3, last week in McCall. Atley Binninger added eight points while Bristol White chipped in seven points as the Vikings moved to 3-1 on the season.
Star-News High schoolers Carson Rowley and Davis Taylor shot a round of pool last week at the newly opened Game Changer Teen Center in what used to be storage room at Cascade Schools. Amenities include a ping pong table, pool table, video games, a basketball game, a dartboard, an arcade, cornhole, two foosball tables, couches, chairs, board games and a concessions station.
Cascade swimmer Laura Inwards snared a silver medal while competing at the 4A State Championships held Friday and Saturday at the Boise West YMCA. Inwards submitted a personal-best time of 1 minute, 3 seconds to claim second place in the 100-yard butterfly, an event she competed at state in last year.