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THE DIRT: 30-year Water Quality Trends show improvements are being made
Water quality data was collected throughout the Bunker Hill Superfund Site before remediation work began, giving a…
Kellogg Pool to open this weekend
All signs say that it’s going to be fun in the sun this weekend at the Kellogg Public Swimming Pool.
SCFD No. 2 gets a little more room with new Pinehurst station
SCFD No. 2 Chief Mark Aamodt explains that this new location/building is a substantial improvement over the previous one, located just down the road at 10 N Ma…
Idaho expected to see more drought, but Panhandle fares better than most
Experts are predicting intense and persistent drought conditions in Idaho this summer, according to reports by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Na…
SCSO seeks info on stolen camper
SCSO Cpt. Jeff Lee states that a 2020 Salem Cruise 33ft camper with no plates (brand new) was stolen from the Eagle Creek & Prichard Creek Road area between th…
Fire Danger moves to Moderate
Small permitted burn types, including residential yard waste, are still allowed but as our conditions are changing quickly we ask the residents to please be ex…
Osburn native completes successful naval tour as CMC
Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Miami is a recruiting command headquartered in Sunrise, Fl. Their mission is to recruit qualified male and female applican…
New Emergency Broadband Benefit Program could assist nearly one-third of Idahoans
The $3.2 billion EBB Program launched May 12, 2021, for temporary financial assistance to households across the country.
BOCC: Respect the dumpsters
You know summer in Shoshone County has officially kicked off when suddenly your social media feeds are packed full of photos of overflowing dumpsters along the…
Seniors see some serious scholarship scratch
While the freedom that comes with graduating high school is surely what these students are most likely looking forward to, embracing that freedom with a little…
Idaho Supreme Court to hear lawsuit over new initiative requirements
The hearing is scheduled for June 29 at 10 a.m., will take place on Zoom and will be accessible to the public via livestream.
Ride the Wall
The ride has always been, and still is, a fund raiser for the Silver Valley Fuller Center for Housing in the Silver Valley.
Proposed RV park to get second hearing
The Shoshone County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing concerning an application for a Recreational Vehicle Park in the Woodland Park area of Burke Canyon.
Second arrest made after fatal Memorial Day shooting
A second suspect is in custody after a fatal Memorial Day shooting.
Arrests made in Pinehurst burglary spree
The Pinehurst Police Department tells the News-Press that an investigation, and the subsequent filing of criminal charges, occurred after the Pinehurst Library…
Judge rules in favor of city, Festival in gun ban lawsuit
The lawsuit was the second filed over the Festival’s ban on firearms possession at its 2019 Festival.