After the South Central Public Health District determined Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level to be “moderate” on Thursday, July 29, the feder… Read more
The 20,650-acre Mud Lick Fire about 22 miles west of Salmon is now about 92% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Read more
As COVID-19 cases mount again in Idaho and across the country, doctors and other health-care experts are warning that a return to normal, pre-… Read more
Though a monsoonal pattern that brought rain and increased humidity to central Idaho somewhat stunted fire growth on Wednesday, several lightn… Read more
COVID-19 cases are trending higher in Blaine County and in Idaho, similar to the rest of the nation. Read more
The Custer County Board of Commissioners will hear on Aug. 25 an appeal of Michael and Amanda Boren’s conditional use permit for an airport at… Read more
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s U.S. Drought Monitor upgraded Blaine County’s drought status from “extreme” to “exceptio… Read more
Hailey-based Western Watersheds Project on Monday joined 10 other wildlife groups in filing a notice of intent to sue Idaho over its new wolf … Read more
As COVID-19 cases increase in all 50 states and Idaho’s largest health-care system warns of another surge, Blaine County remained at “minimal”… Read more
Idaho’s unemployment rate held steady at 3% from May through June, the Idaho Department of Labor reported last week. Read more
As COVID-19 cases increase in all 50 states, Blaine County’s risk level for the virus was determined to be “minimal” on Thursday, July 15. Read more
With drought and hot temperatures prompting an early start to the wildfire season in the West, smoke is drifting across several states, includ… Read more
A GoFundMe raising money to honor a Wood River High School graduate who went missing in Montana this month had raised more than $21,000 as of … Read more
An intensifying heat wave this week will make existing fires and possible new blazes much more difficult to contain, according to the U.S. For… Read more
Lummi Nation wood carvers joined with Shoshone-Paiute leaders on July 1 for a public ceremony at Shoshone Falls to celebrate Native American c… Read more
Wildfires hundreds of miles away in Oregon and California have already left their mark in the Wood River Valley. On Friday afternoon, smoke cr… Read more
An experienced backpacker from the Wood River Valley is feared dead after failing to return from a solo hiking expedition in Montana’s Beartoo… Read more
Officials from the Bureau of Land Management-Idaho, U.S. Forest Service and Idaho Department of Lands gathered in a virtual conference last Th… Read more
Blaine County’s COVID-19 case rate has ticked upward in recent weeks, but remains low enough to help keep the county’s designated risk level a… Read more
A group of property owners are challenging a ruling to allow a private airstrip in the Sawtooth Valley about 15 miles south of Stanley. Read more
The Sawtooth National Forest will implement Stage 1 fire restrictions on Friday due to abnormal heat and abundant dry fuels, the U.S. Forest S… Read more
Growing up in western Massachusetts, Claudia Maurino had never given much thought to Idaho. Specifically, as she puts it, she had thought abou… Read more
As a heat wave, low-water conditions and population growth contribute to an increase in electrical use across the West, Idaho Power is asking … Read more
A potentially historic heat wave that could last through the Fourth of July is predicted to hit south-central and southeast Idaho on Tuesday, … Read more
As a heatwave, low water conditions and population growth contribute to an increase in electrical use across the West, Idaho Power is asking c… Read more
With drought emergencies declared in eight Idaho counties so far—including Blaine, Butte, Camas, Custer, Gooding and Lincoln—and over 1 million Idaho residents now living in drought areas, growers across the state are already reporting devastating crop losses.
Idaho this week began to distribute federal COVID-19 relief funds to cities with a population of fewer than 50,000 people, Gov. Brad Little announced Monday.
Gov. Brad Little last week agreed to partner with Western Governors University to expand access to online college.
A local family is urging dog owners to fit their pets with high-visibility vests or brightly colored bandanas after their dog was mistaken for a wolf, shot and wounded during a camping trip last weekend.
The Big Wood Canal Co. shut off Magic Reservoir at noon Thursday, June 10, putting an exceptionally early stop to irrigation season for hundreds of growers in Shoshone, Richfield and Dietrich.
Idaho’s 2021 legislative session brought a flurry of headline-making new laws on perennial issues as varied as property taxes and wolves. But state lawmakers did little this year to directly address what Blaine County officials say is their top priority at the moment: a lack of affordable ho…
Last week, the U.S. Drought Monitor, a federal monitoring system overseen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, upgraded most of Blaine County’s drought status from “severe” to “extreme” and northeastern Blaine County from “extreme” to “exceptional.”
The Idaho Department of Labor is warning Idahoans to be alert for a text-messaging scam involving unemployment insurance claims.
A bill signed into law by Gov. Brad Little on May 6 will allow hunters and private contractors to each kill an unlimited number of wolves starting on July 1, potentially removing more than 90% of Idaho’s gray wolf population over the next year.
Blaine County’s COVID-19 case rate dropped to zero in the last week, according to data reported by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
The Sawtooth National Forest has moved to “high” fire danger due to dry conditions and abundant fuels, the U.S. Forest Service announced on Monday.
A study recently completed by a group of young researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles found that light pollution from nearby cities and mining operations could potentially impact the pristine night skies of the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve.
A state-initiated hearing to determine whether groundwater rights will be curtailed around Bellevue area irrigation season has been extended by six days due to higher-than-anticipated legal involvement.
Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level stayed moderate on Thursday, the same status as the four previous weeks.
Starting June 1, Idaho Department of Labor workforce consultants began to refer qualified unemployment insurance claimants to job openings posted on IdahoWorks, the state’s job search engine, during one-on-one meetings.
Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin passed an executive order banning local mask mandates across the state yesterday. McGeachin was serving as acting Idaho Governor while Gov. Brad Little was out of state attending the Republican Governors Association Conference.
Idaho’s unemployment rate was 3.1% in April, dropping slightly from 3.2% in March, the state Department of Labor reported.
Since last Monday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has reported 1,118 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide, raising the total to 191,397. In the past week, the state’s coronavirus-related death toll has risen by 17, to a total of 2,086.
While cities in Idaho’s fast-growing Treasure Valley have made headlines for lamenting the potential impacts of a new property tax law on their city budgets, local leaders in Blaine County say they don’t anticipate drastic changes resulting from the measure in the next few years.
Since 1991, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes have played an integral role in saving the unique genetic legacy of Snake River sockeye salmon, a species central to their culture and a source of traditional subsistence for thousands of years.
Blaine County’s COVID-19 transmission risk was declared “minimal” by the South Central Public Health District today and “moderate” by the county’s own estimation. Pick up a copy of tomorrow’s Idaho Mountain Express for the full story on local coronavirus rates.
Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin is seeking the Idaho governor’s office in 2022, she announced this week.
The Custer County Planning and Zoning Commission voted May 6 to issue a conditional-use permit for a private airstrip south of Stanley.
Idaho’s state legislature effectively ended its 2021 session last week—while leaving open the opportunity to call itself back into session later this year.
The Idaho Senate voted to adjourn sine die—effectively ending its 2021 legislative session—on Wednesday. But the Idaho House had different plans, choosing instead to go into recess, which would allow House Speaker Scott Bedke to call the House back into session later in the year without the …
Despite some recent precipitation, Blaine County and much of the western U.S. will not get a reprieve from high fire danger this summer, according to two wildfire forecasts published this month.
Unemployed Idahoans will no longer be eligible to receive federal pandemic unemployment benefits, Gov. Brad Little announced Tuesday.
Idaho has returned to Stage 4 of its COVID-19 rebound plan, state officials announced Tuesday, officially removing any suggested limits on gathering sizes.
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