McCall approves artwork for Legacy stairs, light boxes
Art projects to replace the Legacy Park Stairway and add decorations to two McCall light boxes were approved by the McCall City Council at a meeting last week.
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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.
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Lessons from the Iditarod
Teachers from Maine to New Meadows gathered to learn and discuss how to incorporate the Iditarod and the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge into their classrooms.
Cascade teen tackles powerlifting nationals
Owen Howlett, 16, spent his freshman year at Cascade rewriting several of the school’s weight lifting records.
Area Community Center Info
No American Legion Friday dinner this week.
‘The greenest building in Idaho’ MOSS to build new dining hall, academic building
At maximum capacity, the University of Idaho’s McCall Outdoor Science School has about 120 students at its campus in Ponderosa State Park, which is three times the capacity of the campus dining hall.
Music look ahead
Tamarack Fourth features Grateful Dead tribute There will be no shortage of live music as Valley County celebrates the Fourth of July holiday, and a… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Letters to the Editor
Trump and his Republican Party politicians promised that things would be better with Trump as president. They lied to you, we are not better off, we are worse off.