Feeding wild foxes might seem like a helpful act of charity, but it could spread a deadly disease affecting the animals in the area, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game warned. Fish and Game officials have recently seen an increase in reports of foxes with mange in and around McCall, regional wildlife manager Regan Berkley said.
The Valley County Recycling Center cannot process recycling after the baling machine used to compact recycling broke down last week. The center at 48 E.
Climate conversations Women’s Climate Action will team up with McCall Outdoor Science School to present “Climate Conversations” on Saturday, Jan. 7, at 10 a.m.
Brundage will kick off their annual “Light Up the Night” celebration on Saturday with a torchlight parade, glowstick walking parade and fireworks. The Kids Glowstick Walking Parade will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Torchlight Parade.
Ponderosa State Park will host a Free Ski and Winter Access Day on Saturday, Jan. 7, with free cross-country ski lessons and a snowshoe tour.
Lake Cascade State Park will host a Free Winter Access Day on Saturday, Jan. 7, from 11 a.m.
Results now available in minutes, not days Last week a patient at the Cascade Medical Center was found to have the swine flu and quickly asked to quarantine themselves thanks to new testing equipment that diagnosed the virus while they were still at the doctor’s office. Days later, another patient was diagnosed with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, on the new machine that can definitively tell doctors whether a patient has COVID-19, RSV or a specific strain of the flu, said Cascade Medical Center CEO Tom Reinhardt.
BY DREW DODSON The Star-News The Hartland Inn in New Meadows will re-open on Sunday for the first time since former owners Rory and Sara Mehen were shot and killed in the motel’s main office on Oct. 1.
BY DREW DODSON The Star-News Yael Oren cringes each time she watches a loaded log truck drive by on Idaho 55 outside the window of her office in downtown McCall. Oren, an employee of FIG Financial Insurance Group at 1005 N.