Stage 1 fire restrictions will end tomorrow in the McCall, Donnelly, New Meadows and Council areas.The restrictions had been enacted earlier than usual on July 26 in unseasonably high fire danger.With cooler temperatures and precipitation returning to the region, fire danger has decreased and restrictions are no longer required, officials said.“Fire restrictions are rescinded but we urge the public to be wise with fire.
Bill Thomas was in Chicago last week on the floor of the Democratic National Convention to help cast Idaho’s 27 votes for Kamala Harris to become the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.Thomas, who lives in McCall, is the chair of the group Valley County Democrats and was selected to serve as an Idaho delegate in the first two days of the convention, which ran from Aug.
So far, the smoke in the McCall area hasn’t been as bad as some years and we’ve been “lucky”.
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Floating in the stratosphere thousands of feet above the West Mountain Complex fires is an experimental high altitude balloon carrying equipment to provide cell phone service to firefighters on the ground.The Thunderhead Balloon, operated by the Sioux-Falls, South Dakota firm Aerostar, launched from Baker City, Oregon on Aug.
Officials are monitoring air quality as high school athletes start practice this week to prepare for the fall season.A series of wildfires have filled Valley County skies with smoke and diminished the air quality in recent weeks, and even forced organizers of a popular mountain bike race to be held at Tamarack Resort in Donnelly over the weekend to call off the event.But McCall-Donnelly Activities Director Conor Kennedy said school officials are on top of it.
Add Hall of Famer to the long list of achievements for Cascade’s Bill Platts.The local 96-year-old track and field world record-holder was inducted into the Idaho Senior Games Hall of Fame at a ceremony last week.Platts received a custom glass trophy of recognition, with his name engraved.
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Poor air quality from nearby wildfires prompted organizers of a high-profile mountain bike series, slated to be held at Tamarack Resort over the weekend, to call off the event.The 2024 TRP Big Mountain Enduro, billed as the premier Enduro tour in North America, was expected to bring in both professional and amateur talent to the Donnelly-based resort, which has hosted multiple mountain bike races already this summer.But race organizers nixed the event just days prior following a meeting where air quality was discussed.“It’s a shame we didn’t get to have it,” Big Mountain Enduro’s Dillon Suarez said.