Two people were killed last Thursday afternoon when a single-engine airplane crashed near Yellow Pine, according to the Valley County Sheriff’s Office. The airplane, the model of which has not yet been identified...
A newly established volunteer fire department serving Brundage Mountain Resort became operational last weekend, the resort announced.
Residents at the south end of Valley County got a shocking notification to evacuate on Sunday when the Boulder Fire flared up in hot and dry weather.
Orders banning campfires and all other outdoor fires were issued across the region this week by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.All outdoor fires are now prohibited in 17 counties across Idaho, including Valley and Ada County because of the dangerous air quality from forest fire smoke.“The main goal of this approach is to protect public health,” said Michael Toole, a regional airshed coordinator for the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.It may seem like a small step when the smoke from wildfires is so overwhelming, but it is a necessary step to help prevent additional pollution, Toole said.“This is especially true when looking at impacts on sensitive populations such as children, the elderly and those with pre-existing health conditions,” he said.
McCall-Donnelly football players traveled to Hailey on Friday to play Wood River, unsure of where they might play due to poor air quality from nearby wildfires. But the smoke cleared at the high school, players got off the bus and the Vandals promptly took down the 5A Wolverines with a 49-7 effort to open the season 1-0.
The Cascade football team enters the 2024 season ready and restocked, nearly doubling its number of players from last year.The Ramblers took the field last year with just 12 players – enough to field an 8-man lineup the Long Pin Conference requires with a handful of subs.But Cascade coach Keala Hoe said 21 athletes came out for the program this fall, meaning the sideline just got more crowded.
Bogdan Monahan proved twice is nice by delivering another game-winner as the McCall-Donnelly boys soccer team knocked off Weiser, 1-0, during a Snake River Valley Conference game played last week at the Richard Sabala Athletic Complex.Senior goalkeeper Michael Foster also picked up a second clean sheet as the Vandals remained undefeated after three games, settling into the young season with two wins and a draw.It was a familiar script when M-D opened the season against Lewiston on Aug.
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A new and improved exhibit featuring a manual printing press is among the highlights of the freshly renovated Valley County Museum in historic Roseberry. The museum, which will be open the rest of the month on Saturdays from 1 p.m.
A “walk of remembrance” to honor the victims of 9/11 is planned for Wednesday, starting at 6:46 a.m.