TOP HEADLINES

  • 05/21/2025 - 7:00pm
  • 05/21/2025 - 7:00pm

  • Area residents met with the Washington County Commissioners on Monday, May 19, asking the board to declare a 182-day moratorium on A1 land divisions and residential building permits to allow the commissioners time to assess revisions to the county code.
    05/21/2025 - 7:00pm

  • Weiser’s School Board of Trustees approved expenditures for three new roofs and the replacement of the 60-year-old main gym floor during the May 12 board meeting. When the new floor is installed, it will feature updated school graphics, and updated colors to various court lines, as well as darker staining in the three-point key. New roofs will go on the high school, auxiliary gym, and Pioneer School. Photo by Nancy Grindstaff
    05/21/2025 - 7:00pm

  • Weiser City Council approved the addition of a dog park between the East Park Street soccer fields and the fire department training facility, with its funding through a LOR Foundation grant. Artist’s rendition by Liz Mowrey
    05/21/2025 - 7:00pm

  • After a nearly two-week closure and a complete makeover, Weiser Classic Candy & Deli reopened Tuesday, May 6, with a whole new look, and ready to get back to satisfying Weiser’s candy cravings. Photo by Nancy Grindstaff
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    Patrick Nauman welcomes guests to Weiser Classic Candy and Deli at his grand reopening.
    05/07/2025 - 7:00pm
  • 05/07/2025 - 7:00pm
  • 05/07/2025 - 7:00pm

  • The area just north of Memorial Park’s tennis courts holds some major upgrades, thanks to a cooperative effort between Blue Cross of Idaho and the City of Weiser. New covered areas, a fire pit, gazebo, and, further north, sidewalks to the bathrooms at the football field are in place. Photo by Nancy Grindstaff
    05/07/2025 - 7:00pm
  • 05/07/2025 - 7:00pm

  • Kicking off Hooker Hall’s 100th anniversary, the Snake River Heritage Center board held the first of four special events planned for this year on Saturday, including a special reenactment of a traditional Maypole Dance. One of the Intermountain Institute founders, Jane Slocum, had initiated an annual May Day program, coinciding with her own birthday, during the school’s long tenure. Saturday’s program was followed by a tea party, played out beautifully. Photo by Nancy Grindstaff
    05/07/2025 - 7:00pm

  • After a long construction career, Dan Roark was hired as the Washington County Building Inspector this past February. Photo by Nancy Grindstaff
    04/30/2025 - 7:00pm
  • 04/30/2025 - 7:00pm
  • 04/30/2025 - 7:00pm

  • Saturday’s, April 26, 4-H and FFA market swine weigh-in at the Washington County Fairgrounds tallied 85 project members, with a total of 133 market hogs weighed in by the end of the day. Above, swine barn superintendent CJ Barnett assists Keith Buescher, Weiser, in reloading his pair of pigs back into the trailer for the ride home. Market swine projects are on a 93-day feeding period, and will check in for the 2025 fair on Tuesday, July 29. Photo by Nancy Grindstaff
    04/30/2025 - 7:00pm

News


Through a partnership with and grant from Southwest District Health, Washington County’s Ambulance Service now holds a Community Paramedic Program that will focus on mental and behavioral health throughout the county. Implementing the program are Ashley Lynn and Ambulance Service Director Alan Foster. Photo by Nancy Grindstaff
05/21/2025 - 7:00pm
As Weiser Memorial Hospital was kicking off a week-long 75th anniversary celebration starting May 12, Southwest District Health announced a new partnership with Weiser Ambulance District being launched as a Community Paramedic Program.  A one-of...

Opinions

05/20/2025 - 12:33pm
Washington County Commissioners:  I attended your meeting this morning (May 19) along with many concerned citizens, hoping you would implement a moratorium on building permits so you could sort out conflicting legal advice on how our code should...

Sports


Weiser senior Stephanie Aldrich is pictured at the start of the Sprint Medley Relay in State 4A competition. The girls team consisting of Aldrich, Bethany Walker, Kailee Lerew and Claire Matthews, finished sixth with a time of 1:55.58. Photo by Joyce Taylor
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Pictured top, Weiser junior Shayd Crossley hands off to senior Judah Parsons, and bottom, Jackson Laird hands off to Jorge Martinez in the State 4x400 meter relay, with the Wolverines finishing eighth in 3:36.24. Photo by Joyce Taylor
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05/21/2025 - 7:00pm
Weiser just didn’t have enough weapons to stand atop the podium at the State Track and Field Championships May 16-17. That’s not to say those who did participate didn’t do their level best. They went, they competed, some took home hardware and...

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