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Arson suspected in fire at home under construction
Star-News Arson is the suspected cause of a fire that burned a home under construction on Nov. 1 in Spring Mountain Ranch in McCall, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
McCall disbands environmental panel for lack of action
Star-News A committee credited for installing energy efficient lights in the McCall Public Library was disbanded last week by the McCall City Council. The council voted to retire the Environmental Advisory Committee, which had no current members and had not been active since November 2019.
Garden City man dies in wreck on ID55 south of Donnelly
Star-News A Garden City man was killed last week when the car he was driving went off the road in icy conditions while trying to overtake another car about three miles south of Donnelly, officials said. Killed in the Nov.
Cascade approves $4M water project
Cascade fire levy fails; MV ambulance tax passes Voters in the City of Cascade on Tuesday approved borrowing up to $4 million to build a new city well, improve water lines and install more fire hydrants. Also on Tuesday, voters in the Cascade Rural Fire Protection District rejected a permanent tax levy increase to hire more firefighters.
Next Red Cross blood drive in McCall set for Nov. 29-30
The American Red Cross will host its next McCall blood drive on Tuesday, Nov. 29, from noon to 6 p.m.
600 whitebark pine seedlings go in the ground at Brundage Mountain
More than 45 employees and volunteers fanned out across the summit ridge of Brundage Mountain recently in an effort to preserve the whitebark pine. Members of the group were armed with planting hoes, tote bags of seedlings, and a specific set of planting instructions for the 600 seedlings.
Maupin stays, Thompson wins easily
Sherry Maupin kept her seat on the Valley County commission in Tuesday’s election while Neal Thompson was elected to the commission. Maupin, a Republican, defeated Democrat Joey Pietri, wining with 52% of the vote for the Second District seat on the three-member panel.
McCall forms authority to oversee housing
Agency to tackle lack of worker housing A new government agency aimed at creating housing for working residents of McCall was formed last week by the McCall City Council. The McCall Area Housing Authority’s first task will be to manage the 14 homes and apartments available only to McCall residents already under the city’s control.