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  • Both with their earliest beginnings in Weiser, WHS senior Madi Janicek, left, and South Albany High School senior Emily Tschida will begin their collegiate softball careers together this fall at Eastern Oregon University. Courtesy photo
    Different states, same roots: softball journeys come full circle
    01/14/2026 - 6:00pm
  • Fee increases approved for solid waste and R&B
    01/14/2026 - 6:00pm

  • Community and area donations have filled the funding needed for Weiser Memorial Hospital’s addition of a Safe Haven Baby Box, to be installed at the north end of the building by the covered emergency ambulance bay. Pictured just in front of where the box will be placed are, from left, WMH CEO Beau McNeff, CFO Pam Stampfli, ED Tech Karinda Palmer, ED Manager Emily MacKenzie, and Chief Nursing Officer Hilary Kile. Photo by N. Grindstaff
    Big gift completes funding for Safe Haven Baby Box
    01/14/2026 - 6:00pm
  • Settlement ends lawsuit between Weiser, county
    01/14/2026 - 6:00pm

  • Weiser Memorial Hospital’s first baby of 2026 was born on Monday, Jan. 12. Derrik and Jessica Bower Bivins welcomed Arabella Raelynn at 6:37 p.m. Monday evening. The baby weighed 7 pounds 13.6 ounces, and measured 19 inches in length. With siblings waiting at home, the dark haired bundle of joy was dressed in a beautifully crocheted dress made by her paternal grandmother. The family received a basket full of baby gifts from Weiser’s Laureate Phi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi as they prepared to go home. Pictured from left, Dr. Jordan Blanchard, Jessica, Arabella, and Derrik, and Laureate Phi’s Val Donicht.
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    Derrik and Jessica Bower Bivens welcomed Arabella Raelynn on Monday, Jan. 12.
    First baby of 2026 arrives at Weiser Memorial Hospital
    01/13/2026 - 11:54am

  • A pair of young writers who expressed interests in geology and food production were named the Signal American’s Christmas coloring contest winners. Elyas Terry has been fascinated by volcanoes since he first learned about them in kindergarten, and Harlann Wolfe wrote the true story about his Papa’s spectacularly large watermelon. Both young men are very articulate conversationalists, and we at the newspaper office enjoyed talking with them.
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    Signal American finds up and coming writers
    01/07/2026 - 6:00pm

  • District 9 Representative John Shirts will propose increases to Idaho State trooper salaries. Photo by Grindstaff
    Shirts hopes to raise law enforcement wages
    01/07/2026 - 6:00pm
  • Washington County seldom sees jury trials
    01/07/2026 - 6:00pm
  • County looks to replace building inspector
    01/07/2026 - 6:00pm

  • The mild, wet winter we are enjoying in the valleys has been a little concerning for water-users and winter recreationists alike. This week’s forecasts indicate an additional 10 to 20 inches of snow above 6,000 feet in some areas. Idaho’s Jan. 6 SNOTEL water year-to-date precipitation report the Weiser basin is currently at 118% of median, although snowpack levels are just 63% of normal. In the meantime, as conditions improve, skiers and snowboarders are enjoying the slopes at area resorts. Photo by Will Grindstaff
    Snow in the mountains
    01/07/2026 - 6:00pm

  • Directing and performing in his third Help Them to Hope concert in Weiser, Weiser High School senior Peyton Hoffman and Lizzie Conde are pictured in the Dec. 13, 2025 opening number. Hoffman and most of the concert’s performers had participated in the annual production under the direction of Wanda Lehmkuhl prior to 2020. Mentored by Victoria Arriero, Hoffman reintroduced the event in Weiser in 2023. Photo by Nicole Miller
    Concert benefits community
    12/31/2025 - 6:00pm

  • A 1958 Weiser High School graduate, Guy Gage is pictured during a KTVB interview in the WMS gymnasium.
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    A 1954 Weiser High School graduate, Dale Emert not only played basketball in the historic Weiser Middle School gym, but spent over three decades teaching and coaching Weiser junior high students. He was one of two former grads interviewed by KTVB’s Troy Colson last month.
    If Weiser’s Middle School gym could talk
    12/31/2025 - 6:00pm
  • Hospital realigns leadership
    12/31/2025 - 6:00pm
  • Easement dispute headed for trial
    12/31/2025 - 6:00pm

  • Last week’s unseasonably warm temperatures, rain, and melting snow resulted in the Weiser River’s flows swelling to within a foot of minor flooding on Christmas Day. Where the runoff was most noticeable was at the site of the Cove Road Bridge construction, where the center pier had been poured on Friday, Dec. 19. According to Road and Bridge Supervisor Jerod Odoms, the pier is expected to be undamaged and the forms will be removed soon. Photo by Nancy Grindstaff
    Bridge work and early runoff don’t mix well
    12/31/2025 - 6:00pm

News


Rounding out the first semester theater season in Weiser’s schools, the WHS Musical Theatre class performed the Big, Bad Musical. Weiser School District’s vocal music director Jeff Nelson directed the play, and is looking forward to adding one more to Weiser’s run of spring performances.
01/14/2026 - 6:00pm
WHS looks ahead to another musical this spring
The Weiser High School Musical Theatre class performed the musical the Big Bad Musical and it was quite a success for the students.  One of the things that brings the community of Weiser together like no other is the school events. Everyone...
Chamber welcomes Weiser Laundromat with ribbon cutting
Weiser Chamber of Commerce donates to Boys and Girls Club of Weiser
Christmas at the OK Corral
WHS sends six teams to robotics competition
Three brothers earn Eagle Scout honors

Opinions

01/13/2026 - 12:52pm
Washington County’s EMS service is an asset to the community
Dear Editor:  I write this in response to Nancy Grindstaff’s recent article concerning the ambulance levy and Washington County’s EMS service. I want to acknowledge my great appreciation for all the people, both volunteer and paid, who provide...
What do we want the future of Washington County to look like?
Residents are responsible for sidewalks on their property
The ambulance levy isn’t a tax — it’s our community’s insurance policy
Evaluate other options before jumping into a solar power study
Volunteers help provide care for animals in need

Sports

01/14/2026 - 6:00pm
Tough game in Fruitland ends in a Wolverine loss
It’s conference play time and Weiser was in Fruitland on Saturday, Jan. 10. The frosh/soph team lost but the JV team dominated winning 66-39. In the varsity game, Fruitland led after the first quarter 12-9 but Weiser had a strong second quarter to...
Ty Cobb crowned champion
Slow start ends in fabulous finish over Cole Valley
Great teamwork and defense shine in win
Middle School wrestler takes state championship
Lady Wolverines blow away Nampa Christian 56-21

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