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Smelterville standoff ends peacefully
A standoff between law enforcement and a Silver Valley man ended peacefully Wednesday afternoon.
Gyro Days begin this week
The event kicks off Wednesday afternoon club members will be live in Downtown Wallace generating excitement for the official commencement of the festival on Th…
Wallace Chamber seeks volunteers for visitor center
With about 30,000 visitors using resources each year at the Wallace Visitor Center, the Wallace Chamber of Commerce is looking for help.
Betting on himself
Spooner served the district as head football coach, athletic director, and the small district’s P.E. and health teacher, but decided to step down from all posi…
Shoshone County jail bookings
Arrests and jail bookings for Shoshone County jail
Shoshone County switches recycling contractors amid bid dispute
After a review of two recycling company bids, the Shoshone Board of County Commissioners voted last week to make a switch from MCE Garbage and Recycling to KP …
BOCC looking for more office space
The Shoshone Board of County Commissioners elected to pause discussions about remodeling their office on Tuesday morning.
WSD not moving to 4-day week
The Wallace School District will not be exploring a transition to a four-day school week for the 2024/25 school year, despite neighboring Kellogg School Distri…
Baker retires from Hecla
As contemplated by Hecla’s existing management succession plan, Ms. Boggs will be assisted in managing the affairs of the Company by a committee comprised of R…
Silver Valley swimming pools announce summer schedules
Summertime is swimming time and the three swimming pools in the Silver Valley are geared up for a full season of fun.
Silver Bridge discussed heavily at open house
The Silver Bridge, which crosses the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River and conjoins the Old River Road with Coeur d’Alene River Road, was originally schedu…
Kellogg-born reigning Miss Alaska vies for Miss Volunteer America
It’s been years in the making, but after her pageant debut in a beauty pageant as a child in Coeur d’Alene, the reigning Miss Alaska, Holly Helena Huber is goi…
Continuance filed in Kellogg manslaughter case
A Shoshone County manslaughter case is moving forward following recent motions filed by both the defendants and the state.
Permitting open for suction dredge mining
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has finalized the Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (IPDES) general permit for Small Suction Dre…
Shoshone County jail bookings
Arrests and bookings for Shoshone County jail
Shoshone County looking for internet speed test participants
In most areas, there are enough broadband connections to keep the system running without a major malfunction, but in the Silver Valley, that’s not the case, Sh…