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Mark your calendar: What’s happening Sept. 10 - Sept. 16
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (322+ words) Jewelry and craft day, 1 to 3 p.m., Payette Senior Center, 137 N. Main St., Payette, (208) 642-4223. Western Treasure Valley events Sept. 3 to 9 include Ontario’s Hands Around the Park recovery celebration, a pancake breakfast in Payette, library programs, community gatherings and local government meetings. Read moreMark…...
Man faces felony animal abuse charges for alleged cat killings
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (684+ words) The Vale High School FFA Chapter earned a 1-Star rating in the National Chapter Award Program, placing it among the nation’s top 10% of FFA chapters. The award recognizes the chapter’s leadership, community service and agricultural activities. Read moreVale FFA Chapter…...
Vale FFA Chapter ranks among the best in the nation
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (684+ words) Pictured from left is Vale FFA Vice-president Taylor Stepleton and President Jackson Chamberlain. A proposed housing and retail development near McCall is drawing attention to the larger issue of building homes in wildland areas. Read moreBuilding new communities in Idaho…...
Fruitland officials eye rehabbing existing wells
2+ week, 53+ min ago (289+ words) FRUITLAND — If the numbers presented to the Fruitland City Council by Public Works Director Matt Brock hold up, the city’s present water capacity isn’t going to hold for long. During the council’s Aug. 24 meeting, Brock reported that the city’s water…...
Hands Around the Park to celebrate recovery Sept. 3
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (637+ words) Local youth Elizabeth Fuston prepares to sink Tyler Woods at the dunk tank that was available at the Hands Around the Park event in 2023. ONTARIO — The 22nd annual Hands Around the Park event will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at…...
New Plymouth veteran receives VFW lifetime achievement award
2+ week, 5+ day ago (740+ words) Community events across the Treasure Valley from Aug. 13-19 … Upcoming Treasure Valley events include yoga, book clubs, fo… Joseph J. Katancik is pictured on Aug. 20 as he is presented with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Idaho’s Lifetime Achievement Award....
Mark your calendar: What’s happening Aug. 27 - Sept. 2
2+ week, 5+ day ago (293+ words) Mindful Yoga, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., FRCC, 676 SW Fifth Ave., Ontario. Cost is $5 per class. Community events across the Treasure Valley from Aug. 20-26 include civic and government meetings, yoga, social groups, library activities, Toastmasters and local club gatherings in Ontario, Payette, Vale, Fruitland,…...
Travel Troubleshooter: Who pays for a flat tire on a Turo rental?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (184+ words) Argus Observer Have any questions? Please give us a call at 541-889-5387 Copyright © • Wick Communications Brent Marcelino faces a terrifying blowout in a Mercedes with bald tires. Instead of an apology, Turo sends him a bill for the damage. Does he…...
Southeast Oregon groups aid farmworkers smoked out by wildfires
2+ week, 6+ day ago (628+ words) A farmworker distribution team works near Ontario in the summer of 2026. Oregon shattered its previous record for total acres burned earlier this month, including the largest single fire in the state's history, located in Southeast Oregon and southwestern Idaho. Editor's…...
Thornfeldt to keynote rural dermatology meeting
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (621+ words) FRUITLAND — Retired dermatologist and Epionce founder Carl Thornfeldt will deliver the keynote address at the Rural Access to Dermatology Society’s first annual meeting Aug. 29 in St. Louis. Thornfeldt, who practiced in Ontario and Fruitland for nearly four decades, said the…...