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Midvale celebrates the 4th of July

Published by admin on Wed, 07/09/2025 - 7:00pm

Moratorium chaos, confusion haunt commissioners

Published by admin on Wed, 07/09/2025 - 7:00pm
 Citizens lined up this week to demand answers from their county commissioners about the moratorium that has blocked the business of building permits in Washington County.
 “That wasn’t our intentions, but that’s what’s happened,” Chairman Jim Harberd said at the commissioners’ meeting July 7. 

Cove Bridge construction bid comes in below estimate

Published by admin on Wed, 07/09/2025 - 7:00pm
Closed currently while gas lines are being relocated under the Weiser River on Cove Road, construction on a new bridge to replace the one that’s been in service since 1917 is due to get started sometime between July 21 and Sept. 25.
 During his regular Monday update, Washington County Road and Bridge Supervisor Jerod Odoms this week told the Board of Commissioners both an engineering firm and a construction contractor had been selected for the project.

Back to school will bring some cost increases

Published by admin on Wed, 07/09/2025 - 7:00pm
It might seem a little soon to be thinking about it, but Weiser’s school students will be heading back to class in just over a month, with Weiser High School’s opening day set on Aug. 13. The district’s other three buildings will hold student orientations the same day, and classes will begin in earnest on Aug. 14.
 As families and students get ready for the start of a new school year there are at least three price increases they will be seeing, all of which the school district has run as legal notices this past month in the Signal American.

Weiser holds a day full of July 4th events

Published by admin on Wed, 07/09/2025 - 7:00pm
An unusual rainy day for the 4th of July didn’t dampen the community spirit in Weiser, as plans made for the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence played out.
 The day opened with a free breakfast at Weiser City Park, hosted and organized by local churches, with a large number of volunteers prepping and cooking pancakes, eggs, sausage, and fresh fruits, and then more on hand to serve their friends and neighbors.

Weiser’s fireworks a product of community spirit

Published by admin on Wed, 07/09/2025 - 7:00pm
Mild mannered technicians in Weiser’s wastewater and water departments by day, Pete Ney and Bill Taylor, respectively, have been key players in the city’s fireworks shows for years. Along with their knowledge of both ends of the city’s water systems, they each have histories with the former Weiser City fire department, as well.

Composting program could save county some money

Published by admin on Wed, 07/09/2025 - 7:00pm
A recent demonstration of an industrial green waste shredder at Washington County’s solid waste transfer station north of Weiser holds some promise of reducing by around 600 tons of what the county takes to Clay Peak’s landfill every year.
 The county’s solid waste disposal is managed under the Road and Bridge Department where Jerod Odoms is the supervisor.
 Describing the unit to the Washington County Commissioners, Odoms said it works similarly to an impact crusher.

Weiser Fire responds to three fires in one day

Published by admin on Wed, 07/09/2025 - 7:00pm
Weiser Fire District first responders answered a series of fire calls Wednesday, July 2, starting just before 11 a.m. when a brush and grass fire approximately five miles from the station was reported on Jenkins Creek Road.
 According to WFD’s Wyatt Moreno, the fire was started by excavation equipment working in the area. Moreno said Weiser Fire had two brush trucks, a water tender, and an engine on scene, with assistance arriving from the Forest Service, and brush trucks requested from Cambridge and Midvale fire departments.

Washington County Commissioners to hold special meeting

Published by admin on Tue, 07/08/2025 - 1:38pm

80th Roundup bringing some of the old west

Published by admin on Wed, 07/02/2025 - 7:00pm
It’s rodeo season all across Idaho, and the 80th Weiser Valley Roundup is gearing up to run July 10-12, promising three nights of exciting rodeo action in another Idaho Cowboys Association Sanctioned Prime rodeo.

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