Natalie Ruth reached the podium again as the Meadows Valley track and field team competed at a meet in Kamiah last week.The Mountaineer freshman placed fourth in the 400-meters at the multi-class competition with a personal best time of 1 minute, 12 seconds.
John Hatfield’s first high school home run highlighted another week of action for the McCall-Donnelly baseball team.Hatfield faced a 3-1 count when the Vandal senior sent the ball flying down the right field line – and over the fence – on a day he was perfect on three trips to the plate and drove in two runs.Perhaps M-D coach Riley Bevill sensed a big moment when he approached his all-league performer just prior.“I asked him to open up and take a full swing before the at bat,” Bevill said.
Linda Fleetwood of McCall stood by and watched as a nuclear-powered attack submarine named the USS Idaho was christened in Groton, Connecticut, on March 16.The ceremony included Terri Stackley, the submarine’s sponsor, pouring bottles of water from Idaho lakes, including Payette Lake, onto the vessel in lieu of champagne.
Cascade’s Tyler Thurston has been recognized as one of the top boys basketball players in the state at the 1AD2 level.
Plans for five townhome buildings with ground level businesses fronting Payette Lake were aired on Tuesday to the McCall Area Planning and Zoning Commission.The development, called “The Hardy,” would be built on five vacant lots totaling less than one acre at 1301 East Lake St., or across from Mile High Marina.Each of the five buildings would contain about 1,900 square feet of commercial space on the first floor, and a four-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom townhome on the second and third floors.The townhomes would have driveways along Mill Street and balconies overlooking East Lake Street and Payette Lake.The five vacant lots are currently owned by Nampa resident John Brandt, who was represented by Richard Wilmot of Chrysalis Architecture at Tuesday’s meeting.The vacant lots are currently leased by Mile High Marina as extra parking.
The entire Valley County Road Advisory Board has resigned in protest over complaints that county commissioners have not heeded the board’s recommendations.The advisory board submitted a joint letter of resignation to Valley County Commissioners in March, alleging poor departmental management and oversight.The resignation letter, and a response from commissioners is available on the county’s website at co.valley.id.us.
The Valley County Pickleball Club was given $37,000 from Valley County to finish nine courts on East Lake Fork Road—in addition to the $350,000 the county has already provided.The initial $350,000 allocation from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was approved in September.
The Cascade Medical Center might stop inpatient care in exchange for up to $900,000 per year in additional income from the federal government.The CMC, at 402 Lake Cascade Parkway, has operated as a Critical Access Hospital since 2000, providing inpatient care, emergency care and an outpatient clinic, among other services.Trustees are considering changing the CMC’s designation to operate as a Rural Emergency Hospital.
We reach out to you today concerning a pivotal issue that affects each one of us - Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Valley County.Since our appointments last December, we have embraced the challenge of establishing the Valley Countywide EMS District.
The Bureau of Reclamation hosted an open house on Tuesday at the American Legion Post #60 in Cascade to gather public input on Tamarack Resort’s proposal to build a 200-slip Marina on Lake Cascade.The marina will be located in Cascade State Park within the Poison Creek Campground at the intersection of West Mountain Road and Discovery Drive.Officials were on hand to answer questions from the bureau as well as the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and Tamarack Resort.The Bureau of Reclamation has started an environmental analysis of the proposed project.Construction of the marina cannot begin until the analysis is complete, which is expected to be this fall, said Rochelle Ochoa, a Natural Resources Specialist with the Bureau of Reclamation.Public comments on the scoping period of the project are due by April 17.Comments should be submitted by email to sra-nepa-comments@usbr.gov, or mailed to Ochoa at 230 Collins Road, Boise, ID, 83702-4520.“I just like to know what the public thinks, that’s why we have open houses,” said IDPR Director Susan Buxton at Tuesday’s event.“We need more capacity,” Buxton said.