Local governments received only about 25% of the usual federal funds this year for roads and schools because congress failed to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
Esti Summerfield snared a pair of golds and the Payette Lakes Middle School girls track and field team celebrated the end of the season Saturday by delivering a district championship.
Several small fires ignited on Friday after burning brush piles escaped their perimeters.
Athletes from McCall-Donnelly, Cascade and Meadows Valley descended upon the Richard Sabala Athletic Complex on Tuesday for the annual Mile High Invitational, competing in front of a local crowd for the first and only time during the spring season.
Herbicides to kill invasive Eurasian milfoil will be released in Payette Lake to fight an infestation that has reached a tipping point, the McCall City Council was told on Thursday.
Early voting starts Monday for an extension of the McCall local option tax, a $7 million sewer district bond and special district boards.
The McCall City Council evaluated two updated impact area proposals in a meeting last Thursday, with most of the council preferring a map that would expand the current boundary.
The McCall-Donnelly softball team enjoyed a day on the diamond last week, riding a trio of home runs to a 19-6 victory over Fruitland-call it a home run derby.
A meridian man pleaded guilty on Friday to felony charges of eluding law enforcement and misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence stemming from a high-speed chase through Cascade on Feb. 5.
Competitive junior hockey will return to Valley County this fall.