Challis, ID

POCATELLO — Are you or someone you know currently undergoing breast cancer treatment or are a breast cancer survivor? If so, Casting for Recovery invites you to apply for their Annual Eastern Idaho retreat, taking place from Sept. 9-11. Casting for Recovery is a national support and education program for breast cancer survivors. Casting for Recovery provides free three-day fly-fishing retreats to women impacted by breast cancer. Not only do the participants learn to fly-fish and the physical and emotional wellness it can provide, but the retreat also provides a forum to broaden the understanding of breast cancer treatment and enable sharing among participants. An all-female staff of medical and fly-fishing professionals guide you through the weekend held at the beautiful Living Waters Ranch in Challis.

The number of trout in Mosquito Flat Reservoir is pegged to increase by 1,000 in late May and early June. Idaho Department of Fish and Game personnel plan to stock 1,000 rainbow trout in the reservoir near Challis between May 30 and June 3. The trout are “catchable size,” Mike Demick with Fish and Game said, ranging between 10 and 12 inches long.

For the second time in less than a year, garbage rates for Challis area residents and businesses will soon increase. Challis City Council members approved the rate increase sought by Blue Mountain Refuse owners Wendall and Lisa Gohn after a May 5 public hearing. All garbage services will see increases...

Amanda Schramm sometimes patrols public lands for her job as an officer with the Bureau of Land Management while riding a mustang she adopted and helped train. Schramm works in and around Salmon and Challis. She’s used Red, her horse, in her job for about a year after getting him from an inmate training program in Carson City, Nevada. Prison inmates in many Western states train wild horses that are rounded up by the BLM to keep herd sizes in check.

8:50 a.m. Deputy Theresa Marshall checked on a report of vandalism at Mackay High School. 11 a.m. The Sheriff’s Office began an investigation of a report of impersonation in Challis. APRIL 26. 3:38 p.m. Pahsimeroi volunteer firefighters doused a file in a pile of manure on McCoy Lane in...

The threat of rain and plenty of clouds kept some people inside their vehicles as they pulled into the parking lot at the Forest Service office in Challis to get their free seedlings on the 150th celebration of Arbor Day. About 300 seedlings were given away in the annual event...

It took years longer than expected, but the new Challis fire station is almost complete, Challis firefighter Doug Hammond reports. North Custer Rural Fire District officials have scheduled a Saturday, May 21 open house and building dedication to celebrate the new building. Equipment and supplies have been moved from the...

CHALLIS – A great-horned owl in Custer County has tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, and people are asked to report any dead or sick wild birds on Fish and Game’s Wildlife Health webpage. The recent detection follows a trend seen in other parts of the country...

Custer County is hosting a day-long workshop Thursday with a national group at the center of opposing a Biden administration conservation initiative. American Stewards of Liberty is a Texas-based nonprofit that advocates for private property rights. Among other things, it trains local governments on how to assert themselves to federal agencies through the “coordination process,” a term in some major environmental laws that instructs the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to work with local entities.

May 2—If you would have asked Fatima Belhak eight years ago about having children, she would have said she wanted three or four, hoping to raise at least one daughter along with her soon-to-be-born son. Now, after living for years with debilitating pain, decreased mobility and other health issues...

The Challis bridge recreation site and boat launch on the Salmon River, about 2 miles south of the city, has reopened. The day-use site was closed in January because ice jams in the river caused flooding that damaged the road into the site, according to the Bureau of Land Management.

The Challis Bridge Recreation Site and boat launch, managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), reopened May 1. The post Challis Bridge Recreation Site to reopen appeared first on Local News 8.

Morgan Eugene Williams 10/22/1951 - 4/2/2022 Morgan Eugene Williams passed away on April 2nd in Salmon Idaho. Morgan was born October 22nd, 1951 in Challis Idaho. He was raised on the home ranch in Stanley ID (Obsidian). When he was a teen, he spent his summers in the Sawtooth Mountains helping his dad build trails & he had one job in Nevada. Morgan loved wrestling in High School and did really well until a logging accident which resulted in a broken arm and a few other small injuries. Morgan loved riding his Mustang Nevada and hunting behind the Ranch. Morgan graduated in 1970 from Challis High School and soon after was drafted into the Navy, where he got to see a lot of the world. After being discharged he came home to help his dad run the ranch in Stanley and the ranch he was leasing in Challis. In later years he helped his dad run the sawmill on the ranch in Stanley.

9:22 p.m. Deputy Trevor Downey checked on a disturbance reported on Valley Avenue in Challis. 7:10 p.m. Deputy Joel Peterson was called to a fight on Wilson Road in Challis. 1:58 p.m. Deputies Ron Pumphrey and Peterson responded to an accident near Custer and Bonanza. APRIL 17. 4:32 p.m. A...

New eyes and new ideas are never a bad idea on an elected board, Challis resident John Keppner says, and that’s the main reason he is seeking election to the Custer County Commission, representing District 2. Keppner is entering politics for the first time because he doesn’t think it’s...

Aaron C. Atwood, 1981, Challis, found guilty of fishing without a license, $75 fine, $165 court costs. Corey Luker, 1977, Twin Falls, found guilty of fishing for salmon or steelhead without a permit, $100 fine, $168 courts costs. Joseph Theodore Stakey, 1972, Mountain Home, pleaded guilty with a plea agreement...

A $1,500 donation from the Challis Classy Chassis car club is helping Challis High School vo-ag students learn to grow vegetables and flowers from seeds in the campus greenhouse. Car club members donated proceeds from sales of T-shirts and fees assessed for the fun run held during last summer’s car...

The Challis Public Library received a $23,500 grant for the purchase and installation of a privacy pod that will be used as a Telehealth space within the library. The post Challis Public Library awarded grant to offer Telehealth appeared first on Local News 8.