Commissioners opposed to national monument designation
The Custer County Commissioners and members of the county’s Natural Resource Advisory Committee (NRAC) made it clear they are opposed to President Obama designating a national monument in the Boulder-White Clouds.But, the commissioners and NRAC Chairman Jim Hawkins agreed at a June 7 meeting that if the president sets the area aside under the ...

Local firefighters respond to truck fire, lightning strike
Challis and Pahsimeroi volunteer firefighters responded to a vehicle fire that totally destroyed a ranch truck in the Pahsimeroi Valley June 7 and a lightning strike up Morgan Creek Monday evening, June 10, but found no fire.Glenn Elzinga told The Challis Messenger that his 1986 Ford F250 was destroyed Friday afternoon after an electrical fire ...

Commissioners say no again to Living Waters Ranch
The third time was not a charm for Christopher James of Firstfruits Foundation to ask the Custer County Commissioners for a special use permit to allow construction to begin immediately on a school of ministry and lodging facility at Living Waters Ranch.At their June 7 meeting, Commissioner Doyle Lamb changed his previous no votes and proposed a ...

4th Annual Spank Martiny Memorial Broncs & Bulls
All competitors made it through the fourth annual Spank Martiny Bulls and Broncs event at the Challis rodeo grounds Saturday without suffering serious injury, although the bulls were noticeably meaner than normal. Several pursued riders after they’d been bucked off, so bullfighters earned their pay protecting cowboys.The event honors the late ...

Fishing Derby draws a crowd
One hundred and twenty-one boys and girls between the ages of one and 16 participated in the annual Challis Fishing Derby during the National Fishing Week Event and Idaho’s Free Fishing Day at Blue Mountain Pond. Over 130 adults accompanied contestants. The derby was divided into four age categories: five and under, 6-8, 9-11 and 12-16 with ...

Dugout dedication
A group gathered last Friday to officially dedicate the BLM interpretive site where the iconic Dugout Dick once lived. Top photo, John Parsons said a few words before turning the mic over to Linda Price with BLM who then gave the stage to Hope Benedict with the Lemhi County Historical Society. Benedict talked about first meeting Dugout Dick as ...