Search and rescue volunteers look for woodcutter, son
Custer County Search and Rescue volunteers were mobilized Friday night, December 6 when a Challis man and his young son were reported overdue from a woodcutting trip into the woods.Justin Green and son Isaiah, a second-grader at Challis Elementary School, went to cut firewood in the Bayhorse drainage and got their pickup stuck above the Bayhorse ...

Second Yankee Fork restoration project successful
The second phase of fish habitat restoration projects in the Yankee Fork drainage was successfully completed this fall, representatives of Trout Unlimited (TU) told Custer County Commissioners, and ponds converted into a mile-long side channel in 2012 saw steelhead spawning and re-vegetation happen this spring.That was the word as Jerry Myers, ...

Thompson Creek managers transfer to Mt. Milligan
Three top managers at the Thompson Creek molybdenum mine near Clayton have been transferred to Thompson Creek Metals' new Mt. Milligan gold and copper mine in British Columbia, Canada.General Manager Kent Watson, Mine Manager Bruce Parker and Administrative Manager Don Rowles have all accepted transfers and will be performing the same duties at ...

State Parks Passport benefits public, helps keep parks open
Since January 2013, Idahoans have been able to purchase State Parks Passports when they renew their vehicle registrations. Parks officials say the program has been a good deal that has benefited the public and helped keep state parks open in uncertain economic times.The passport is a windshield sticker costing $10 for one year or $20 for two ...

No lighting contest this year
Due to lack of funds, the Challis Area Chamber of Commerce is canceling its 2013 Christmas Lighting and Décor contest, Executive Director Melissa Fitzgerald announced last week.The annual contest is only taking a sabbatical, Fitzgerald said, and will be back once the chamber recharges its Christmas lighting account. Although the chamber needs ...