Births
Born March 28, 2025 at St. Luke’s McCall Hospital to Jennifer Lewis and Patrick O’Kernick of McCall.
Maxfield Silverson
Vandals celebrate winter season
McCall-Donnelly players, coaches and parents gathered at the school prior to spring break to celebrate winter athletic seasons. There was a lot to celebrate.
An impossible commute: Council residents make it work while US95 is closed
People who live in Council and work north of the landslide on U.S. 95 saw their daily commute become nearly impossible with the month-long closure of the highway.
Dr. Gustafson awarded physician of the year
The Idaho Academy of Family Physicians recently awarded Dr. Caitlin Gustafson Idaho’s 2025 Family Physician of the year.
Chief Garrett de Jong announces retirement
After more than 20 years of firefighting in Valley County, McCall Fire and EMS Chief Garrett de Jong plans to retire.
St. Luke’s McCall stocks free Naloxone
Inside the St. Luke’s McCall Medical Center is a “Barney Box” stocked with free doses of the drug Naloxone, a nasal spray that can reverse the deadly effects of an opioid overdose.
Letters to the Editor
Senator Kennedy of Louisiana said of the Trump administration’s use of Signal to discuss strikes on Yemen, “I don’t think most Americans care one way or another.”
May 20 ballot set: LOT, sewer bond and district boards up for election
The ballot measures and candidates in the May 20 election in Valley County were finalized this week, including an extension of the McCall local option tax and a sewer district bond.
McCall Library’s Children’s Discovery Garden moves forward
The McCall City Council voted last week to approve the selection of Laidlaw Design Company to design and build the McCall Library Children’s Discovery Garden.
Now You Know: April 3
The Adams County Historical Society, History at the Depot Night has been canceled due to the closure of U.S. 95 for repairs to be made to a stretch of road affected by the landslide on March 16.