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Counties at Greatest Risk for Wildfire Damage – 2024 Study
Wildfires have become more prevalent in the U.S. over the last few decades. Like many other climate events, they can have a devastating effect on communities, destroying buildings and homes, closing businesses, damaging agriculture and changing the local ecology. Ultimately, with the increase in wildfires, some insurance companies have pulled their services out of specific […] The post Counties at Greatest Risk for Wildfire Damage – 2024 Study appeared first on SmartReads by SmartAsset.
Riggins Man Arrested for Multiple Charges Including Burglary and Drug Possession
RIGGINS - On Saturday, at approximately 5:54 AM, Idaho County Dispatch received a call of a possible burglary on Heath Drive in Riggins, Idaho. Deputies were dispatched to the scene and met with the reporting party. Information was obtained from the reporting party, and the deputies went to speak with...
'Every time I come to skate here, I know I'm going to think about them': New Meadows community raising funds to build Mehen Memorial Skatepark
NEW MEADOWS, Idaho — Rory Mehen had a longtime dream of building a skatepark for the kids in New Meadows. That dream is now closer to becoming reality, with the community in the homestretch of fundraising for the Mehen Memorial Skatepark. What's currently an empty lot new the New...
Riggins man dies after tree falls on him in Idaho County
RIGGINS, Idaho — Just before 1 a.m. on March 20, Idaho County Dispatch received a call regarding a 28-year-old man who was hit by a tree while cutting firewood, according to a news release from Idaho County Sheriff's Office. The call they received informed dispatch that there was an...
Meth Allegedly Found in Vehicle of Suspected Impaired Driver Near Grangeville on Monday
GRANGEVILLE - A Riggins man was arrested on a felony drug charge Monday after he had allegedly been driving while impaired near Grangeville. At about 10:45 a.m. on Monday, Idaho County Dispatch received a report of a reckless driver on US95, at milepost 241, headed southbound into Grangeville. The caller...
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