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Beware of bogus sports calendar advertising calls

Published by admin on Thu, 06/20/2019 - 11:05am

The Weiser Signal American has recently become aware of a fraudulent effort to sell advertising space on a sports calendar. The caller asks if the business wants to renew their ad on the Weiser Signal American's sports calendar. When asked for a telephone number, the caller is unwilling to provide one. The advertising sales call is not legitmate and is not associated with an official Weiser Signal American product.

Two Washington County residents confirmed with West Nile virus

Published by admin on Fri, 08/16/2019 - 11:57am

Human West Nile Virus Cases Identified in Washington County

 

 

West Nile virus has been confirmed in two Washington County residents. A resident over the age of 30 was diagnosed with West Nile neuroinvasive disease. Another resident over the age of 60 was diagnosed with West Nile fever. These are the first human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection in Idaho for 2019, the Southwest District Health Department said on Friday.

 

Weiser treated to an evening of opera

Published by admin on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 11:14am

The voices of soprano Jordan Bowman and mezzo-soprano Madelein Bowman filled the auditorium at the Snake River Heritage Center on Saturday for an entertaining evening of “Ol’ Time Opera.”
 The sisters and Opera Elect performed a concert of arias, duets, classic musical theatre and contemporary cross-overs for an appreciative audience of about 50 people.
 Jordan said the mix of songs they picked worked well with their voices, both as soloists and as a duet, and were complementary together.  

Medical students spend time with Weiser doctors learning about rural health care

Published by admin on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 11:10am

Two Idaho medical school students visited Weiser this summer as part of a program that provides future doctors with early exposure to the challenges and rewards of practicing primary care medicine in a rural setting.
    Both of the students – Joseph McNeal and Samia Munayirji – are from Boise and will be entering their second year of medical school this fall.
 The future doctors each spent a month with Dr. Lore Wootton and Dr. Suzanna Hubele at the busy Two River Medical Clinic.

Court Street Cruisers host 20th annual show and shine

Published by admin on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 11:00am

Weiser’s City Park was turned into a parking lot with rows of classic cars and hot rods at the annual Court Street Cruise on Aug. 3.
 Event organizers could not have asked for better weather for the 20th anniversary of the car show. The day featured nothing but sunshine and not-too-hot early August temperatures.
 The cars started showing up at Weiser’s City Park early in the morning and trickled in until about noon. By 1 p.m. the number of registered entries stood at 81, which was down slightly from last year.

Seven Weiser Boy Scouts attend camp in McCall

Published by admin on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 10:59am

Weiser City Troop 350 of the Boy Scouts of America recently took seven members to Camp Morrison in McCall for a week of camp. The troop had a successful showing at camp earning several group and individual honors throughout the week.
 Boys worked on merit badges including swimming, first aid, wilderness survival, environmental science, life saving, chess, music, leatherwork and other activities including rock climbing, rappelling, archery and shooting sports. Many of the Scouts also worked on rank advancement.

The Bee Hive is a new music venue in downtown Weiser

Published by admin on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 10:56am

Weiser students get to experience Boys and Girls State

Published by admin on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 10:53am

Three Weiser high school students finished off their junior year with a deeper look into the way government works this summer thanks to the American Legion Auxiliary.
 Caden Cramer, Grace Soulen, and Riata Chandler attended a week-long event called Boys State and Girls State hosted at Northwest Nazarene University.
 Boys State was held a couple weeks before Girls State. The students learned all about the different levels of government, trial procedure, and how a law is debated and brought into effect.

City of Weiser power supplier keeps rates flat for 2020-21

Published by admin on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 10:51am

The city of Weiser’s wholesale electricity supplier will not raise wholesale power rates for fiscal years 2020-21 after suggesting a hike was possible in January of this year.
 The Bonneville Power Administration, which sells power to 143 utilities in the Northwest, including Weiser, recently notified customers that it has established final rates for wholesale power and transmission services for the 2020-21 rate period.

City council approves tentative budget

Published by admin on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 10:49am

The Weiser City Council on Monday approved a tentative budget for fiscal year 2020 that totals $11.4 million and reflects no major increases in spending over the current fiscal year.
 In a short discussion on the budget, Mayor Diana Thomas said city department heads worked hard to keep expenses in line and the FY 2020 budget actually reduces expenditures.
 Insurance costs for city employees, a significant personnel expense for the city, saw a drop in the budget, she said.

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