Cascade budget hearing rescheduled following open meetings violation
The City of Cascade will hold a budget hearing at 6 p.m. on Monday Sept. 8, following an open meetings violation that nullified the previous approval.
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McCall MTB second at Magic Mountain
Fifteen athletes from McCall finished on the podium, with three first place finishes among them at the second race of the Idaho Interscholastic Cycling League on Saturday at Magic Mountain near Twin Falls.
Rock Fire cooled by rain
The perimeter of the Rock Fire is not expected to grow but pockets of trees will continue to burn until “significant rainfall or sustained moisture is received,” Forest Service officials said on Tuesday.
Tamarack withstands Rock Fire
The Rock Fire has halted on-mountain operations at Tamarack Resort but the resort has remained partially open throughout most of the fire and relied on its snowmaking system to aid firefighting efforts.
MMHD approves $1.4M for housing: Restricted for healthcare workers only
The McCall Memorial Hospital District on Tuesday approved $1.4 million for a workforce housing project on Mission Street, moving to restrict the project to healthcare workers only.
McCall MTB starts season in Targhee
Middle schooler racers led the results as the McCall Area Composite Mountain Bike Team visited Grand Targhee Resort for the first race of the season on Saturday in the Idaho Interscholastic Cycling League.
Van Wyck under cyanobacteria health advisory
A health advisory for toxin producing cyanobacteria was issued Friday for the Van Wyck Boat Ramp on Lake Cascade.
Found a bat in your home? Here’s what to do
Over the past two weeks, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game has received several calls about bats in unusual places at unusual times. This is common in late summer, as young bats are learning to fly, and a bat observed in a strange place or time is usually not a reason to worry and should generally be left alone. However, it’s important to know how to handle a bat safely if you find one in your home.
CMC budget hearing set for Tuesday: Includes “gold standard” record system
The Cascade Medical Center will transition to a new electronic health record system this year, helping patients transfer records between hospitals on the same system for the first time.
Viewpoint: How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will affect CMC
The media and legislative attention of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on health care, and on RURAL hospitals specifically, is extraordinary for a broad-based tax and spending policies bill. With so many rural hospitals closing or cutting services over the past decade, legislators recognize the need to preserve healthcare access for rural Americans.