Aggressive winds on Monday night downed trees and powerlines, sparking a fire near Moore Drive in Smiths Ferry and expanding the footprints of fires in the West Mountain Complex.Firefighters from the Southern Idaho Timber Protective Association and Cascade Fire responded to the Moore Drive fire at about 10:30 p.m.
About 90% of the City of McCall’s funding for street improvement work could vanish from city budgets in 2026, the McCall City Council was recently told.That revelation came at an Aug.
Lexi Arnold delivered 11 kills in her new outside hitter position and the McCall-Donnelly volleyball team opened the season last week by sweeping Grangeville, 28-26, 25-17, 25-16, at the M-D gym. Geneveive Kertz also collected six kills and four blocks as the Vandals knocked off their longtime rivals in front of a home crowd that was clearly feeling it.
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The Valley County Transfer Site on Spink Lane will be revamped next year at a cost of about $3.9 million, one of the largest expenses in the county’s 2025 budget, which was adopted on Tuesday. The focus of the project is the “tipping floor” building, where trash is dumped to be hauled to landfills.Last year, an assessment of the building by Great West Engineering of Boise found several structural issues, advising that they must be addressed as soon as possible.Metal supports at the front entrance to the building are close to failing, and must be replaced.
Elise Johnson racked up five goals over two games last week, scoring twice as the McCall-Donnelly girls soccer team downed rival Weiser during a Snake River Valley Conference game played on the road.
Charlie Speirs wasted little time seizing the opportunity of his sophomore season, winning the Weiser Invitational as the McCall-Donnelly cross country team opened the 2024 campaign last week in Weiser.
Will Huckaby snared a top 20 finish as the Cascade cross country team opened the season last week at the Middleton Soggy Sneaker Run.Huckaby tackled the 5,000-meter course at Middleton High School in 20 minutes, 58.53 seconds, placing 20th while running against the varsity boys.Roby Kirby, Kysar Ellsworth and Lincoln Huckaby also competed for the Rambler boys at the multi-class meet, which featured runners from 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A schools.Rachel Hegerhorst represented the Cascade girls in Middleton, crossing the finish line in 27:45 while running in the varsity girls division.Sawyer Davis also placed 16th while competing in the junior high girls race, which featured a 3,000-meter course.Coach Josh Miller said Rambler runners netted three personal records at the meet.“We are looking forward to continuing to improve over the remainder of the season,” Miller said.Cascade runners next compete on Sept.
The McCall Community Center’s oven is currently down and menus will be adjusted to accommodate that challenge.Anyone interested in donating toward a new oven can email mccallsrcenter@gmail.com.Here are next week’s menus at MCC.All meals are served with a fruit or vegetable and drink.