Koby Rivas battled for 17 points but the Meadows Valley boys basketball team lost to Salmon River, 64-29, during a Long Pin Conference game played Monday in New Meadows. Rivas scored 13 of those points during a strong third quarter for the Mountaineers, but by then it amounted to too little too late.
Watkins Pharmacy Watkins Pharmacy in downtown Cascade was destroyed in a fire that started in the early morning hours of Feb. 8.
The Idaho Transportation Department has been using a new, blue salt on Idaho 55 south of McCall that is said to melt ice more efficiently and cause less corrosion on vehicles. ITD officials noted the change in a December meeting with Valley County commissioners, who bemoaned the corrosion from road salt that affects county and private vehicles traveling on Idaho 55.
A $25,000 donation received this week by the Donnelly Public Library District will help launch a campaign to expand the library, library director Sherry Scheline said. The $25,000 came from fundraisers and private donations collected by the Friends of the Donnelly Public Library, a nonprofit organization that helps support the library.
Public comments on the Payette National Forest’s latest environmental study of Perpetua Resources’ proposed Stibnite Mine must be submitted by Tuesday at 5 p.m. The release of the draft study on Oct.
ALPINE ABBEY (NEW MEADOWS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH): Rev. Jon Umbdenstock, pastor. Alpine Abbey (New Meadows United Methodist Church) welcomes all of God’s children, regardless of their gender, race, abilities, economic status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We seek to lead lives knowing the need for social awareness, peace with justice, and environmental stewardship. Please jwoin us for worship Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. 201 N. Heigho Ave, New Meadows. Call 208-405-0307 or visit www. alpineabbey.com for more information.
Fly fishing expo The 18th-annual Western Idaho Fly Fishing Expo will kick off on Friday and Saturday at Expo Idaho in Garden City. The event, which is for anglers of all ages and abilities, will be from noon to 10 p.m.