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KSD approves 4-day schedule
KELLOGG –– The Kellogg School Board voted unanimously to adopt a pilot four-day schedule for the 2024/25 school year during their meeting on Tuesday night. Kellogg now joins 97 other districts in Idaho that have made the change from the traditional five-day week. During a special workshop in...
Tickets available for 2024 Lead Creek Derby
WALLACE –– The annual Gyro Days festival is just a few weeks away and the Wallace Gyro Club is selling tickets for the Lead Creek Derby fundraiser. The Lead Creek Derby is the main event of the four-day festival and is one of the more unique traditions in the region.
Real Life pastor remembered as 'a helper to his core' in Silver Valley celebration of life
KELLOGG — On April 23, the world lost Gene Jacobs. Hundreds poured into the gym at Kellogg High School on Saturday to celebrate him. Steve Louthan, of Kellogg, recalled the times spent together laughing in “Bill’s booth” at the Beanery. “He was a friend of mine,...
Jackass Half voted tops in the state
KELLOGG –– The Jackass Half Marathon was recently named the “Best Half Marathon in Idaho” according to RaceRaves, an online race review website. Races were chosen based on reviews from the runners who have visited the website. The Jackass Half beat out several races from across...
Gone, but not forgotten: The distant memories of Trout Creek from a rube
After having unloaded all my farm equipment from the railcar that had brought it from my late father’s farm back east, I knew that I had come to the right part of the world when Dude and Shorty, who had helped me unload it looked at the wheels on my hay wagon, pronounced them “high-speed” […] The post Gone, but not forgotten: The distant memories of Trout Creek from a rube appeared first on Daily Montanan.
Silver Valley Sports: May 6 – 12
ST. MARIES — St. Maries freshman Raevyn Yearout notched wins in the 100, 200 and 400, leading the Lumberjacks to the 2A District 1-2 title at St. Maries High on Saturday, the program’s first girls team title since dropping to 2A from 3A after the 2012 season. The...
Law enforcement not concerned by potential 4-day week
KELLOGG –– The possibility of the Kellogg School District transitioning to a four-day school week has sparked numerous discussions, both in-person and online, many of these concerning what the kids will do with the additional day off. With reported goals of recruiting and retaining high-level teachers and staff...
Candidate forum set for Shoshone County
KELLOGG –– A non-partisan candidate forum for Shoshone County’s Primary Election candidates will be held at the Broken Wheel next week. The forum is open to the public, and all candidates are welcome to attend. Shoshone County has two races that could be decided in the Primary...
KSD stormwater improvement project planned for this summer
KELLOGG—The Kellogg Joint School District will begin construction on a $745,000 stormwater management project on their 24-acre campus starting in May 2024, at the end of the current school year. The “Stormwater Goes to School” project involves re-grading parking lots and access roads, removing parking islands, adding bioswales, and...
Idaho’s Silver Valley was home to a mass lead poisoning event in 1973. After decades of work, blood lead levels are coming down.
KELLOGG, Idaho – On an early September day in 1973, a fire destroyed a Bunker Hill Mine baghouse which prevented lead from contaminating local soil and waterways. Instead of shutting down, the mine ramped-up production, leading to one of the largest mass lead poisonings in American history. 50 years later, blood lead levels are returning to regular levels.
50 years of pollution cleanup to be celebrated next week
KELLOGG –– The Environmental Protection Agency will host a special ceremony commemorating 50 years of health and environmental work in the Silver Valley and discussing what’s next. The EPA, along with partnering agencies the Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission (BEIPC), the Department of Environmental Quality, Panhandle Health,...
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