Competition planned as construction begins on New Meadows skatepark
Construction has begun on the Mehen Memorial Skatepark in New Meadows, and there are already plans set to host a local skate competition.
July 2025
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Ramblers rumble through busy summer season
It was no small coincidence the Cascade girls basketball team played almost 30 games during their June summer session.
Vandal netters spend spring sharpening skills
McCall-Donnelly volleyball players stay plenty busy during the offseason, with club seasons in full swing during spring months.
Sports Briefs
A trio of McCall-Donnelly track and field athletes are in Australia this week.
Brundage gets final approval for 39-home Norhaven development
Adams County recently approved the final plat for Norhaven, the second slopeside housing development at Brundage Mountain Resort.
Now You Know: July 10
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Area community center info
The American Legion in Cascade will host dinners Fridays at 6:30 p.m. at American Legion Post 60. Dinners are open to the public.
Mochas and medicine
Out of thousands of applicants across the country, Bigfoot Brew Coffee has been selected as one of three finalists for the 2025 Visionary Toast Award, which recognizes businesses that have grown in innovative ways.
McCall impact area hearing: Public wants more collaboration, less drastic changes
Opinions clashed on Monday at a public hearing on a proposal for an updated impact area for the City of McCall before Valley County commissioners.
Viewpoint: Milfoil herbicides not without risk
Last week The Star-News reported on a presentation at a public meeting of the Big Payette Watershed Advisory Group (WAG) by staff of the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) discussing efforts to control Eurasian water milfoil. The article appeared to accurately describe the problem: 1) this non-native invasive aquatic plant is increasingly growing at nuisance levels around the entire near-shore area of Payette Lake; 2) it can form dense monoculture mats that choke out native aquatic habitats and make large areas of the near-shore waters unusable for recreation; 3) it can hybridize with native milfoil posing additional challenges for control; 4) the level of diver-assisted mechanical removal effort ongoing from 2002 to 2021 (with substantial financial support from Valley County), and 2022-23 (when ISDA assumed responsibility) could no longer maintain a desired level of control; and 5) ISDA is now seriously considering the need for additional control measures including the widespread use of chemical herbicides.