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What's going on?
From Our Happenings Section

Saturday, May 10
   West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce 10th Annual Spring Cycle Tour. This casual ride begins in West Yellowstone and travels around Hebgen and Earthquake Lakes. Don't want to ride the whole 60 miles? Not to worry - we'll provide a shuttle whenever you feel tuckered. T-shirts, feed stations and dinner are  ...[more]

What's going on?

UPDATED Fishing Report, Snow Depth, Water Levels
From Our Caldera Community Section

Friday, May 9. Idaho's General Fishing Season Opener: 15 days and a wake-up.
• Island Park's temp at 5:00 a. m. 32 F.  More Island Park Weather
Snow Depth. 21.0 in. at the Natural Resources Conservation Service's Island Park data collection site at 6290 ft . ...[more]

UPDATED Fishing Report, Snow Depth, Water Levels

Wing of Eagle Ridge barn collapses under heavy snow
From Our Caldera Community Section

See the video.

A heavy snow load has crushed a wing of the meeting and party barn at Eagle Ridge Ranch Resort. Matt Dalton, ranch manager, said Wednesday afternoon that the cave-in occurred sometime in late April, when he and his family were out of town.

Dalton said the building is insured, and he is waiting for  ...[more]

Wing of Eagle Ridge barn collapses under heavy snow

County fires its planning administrator
From Our Fremont County Section

Kurt Hibbert will serve as acting administrator

By ELIZABETH LADEN

Jeff Patlovich has been terminated from his position as Fremont County Planning and Building Administrator as of today, May 7, Cindy Niebruegge, county Human Resource Department head, announced in a news release.

“All other information is confidential and not disclosable pursuant  ...[more]

County fires its planning administrator

Henry's Lake Ranch public hearing is this summer, 7 Bar deal is off
From Our Caldera Community Section

Henry's Lake Flat

By ELIZABETH LADEN

ISLAND PARK - The Henry's Lake Ranch development proposed for Henry's Lake Flat will go to public hearing this summer, but the Seven Bar development proposal, also on the Flat, is off the table.

A public hearing on the proposed Henry's Lake Ranch will take place in July or August, Fremont County officials said this week, because  ...[more]

Henry's Lake Ranch public hearing is this summer, 7 Bar deal is off

Meet the Candidates: County Commission, District 1
From Our Fremont County Section

Chan Atchley, Republican
1. Please share what you think are the most important issues facing Fremont County, and how you would handle each of them.
With the discovery of Fremont County’s open space, abundant wildlife, pristine waterways, and community values, our biggest challenge is to welcome the folks that want to call Fremont County home, without losing what attracted them to our  ...[more]

Meet the Candidates: County Commission, District 2
From Our Fremont County Section

Shayne Hansen, Republican.
1. Please share what you think are the most important issues facing Fremont County, and how you would handle each of them.
Growth.
Fremont County is a great place to live. We are seeing a lot of growth and change, which is great as it is a necessary part of growing economically. We need to keep the comprehensive plan and development code updated. We must  ...[more]

Meet the Candidates: Prosecuting Attorney
From Our Fremont County Section

Joette Lookabaugh, Republican
1.  Please share what you think are the most important issues facing Fremont County, and how you would handle each of them.

A.  Disharmony in County Government between the Prosecutor, Commissioners, and P&Z,  a fracture in county government. I am a formally trained mediator.  I have the conflict resolution skills to facilitate understanding and help people arrive  ...[more]

Meet the Candidates: Sheriff
From Our Fremont County Section

Len Humphries, Republican
1. Please share what you think are the most important issues facing Fremont County, and how you would handle each of them.
The most important issues facing Fremont County Sheriff's Office are:
A. Confidence in the Sheriff's Office administration.
It is crucial that there is an atmosphere of trust and confidence in leadership amongst the personnel in the Sheriff's Office. Just as crucial  ...[more]

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Crackerbarrel
A prediction about wolves  

Mountain Views

In refusing to prosecute Bruen Cordingley for shooting a wolf after Cordingley chased it down with a snowmobile, Prosecuting Attorney Karl Lewies has made points with the anti-wolf crowd.

Lewies decision to let Cordingley off the hook, despite Idaho Department...

Edsels, plastic bags, and other stuff  

Marler's musings

Once again I found myself with a lot of extra time on my hands and, with nothing else to do, I started thinking. I have had a lot of experience with thinking over the years and have noticed a...

Pfeiffer's Pfacts  

by Fred Pfeiffer

General's father had a moment of fame

  • The father of Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf 's played an important role in the investigation of the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's child. The senior Schwarzkopf was a retired brigadier general who was...

Island Park should vote for an Island Park resident  

Buffalo River views

A part Cherokee named Will Rogers from Oklahoma is one of my favorite people. Having lived in Oklahoma for several years I grew to love his homespun wisdom. He once remarked that his ancestors were there to greet...

Letter: Oppose River's Edge  

Letters

grandfather was one of the first people to build a cabin on the Snake River right up from Mack's Inn. It is truly heaven on earth.

Everyone I have ever spoken to in Utah that visits up there holds Island...

Letter: Chan Atchley will protect our community values  

My husband, Lloyd, was born, raised and farmed here in Squirrel. We farm and live on land Lloyd's grandparents homesteaded more than 100 years ago.

Lloyd often reminisces about the old days when his parents and Chan Atchley's parents...

Letter: Support Chan Atchley  

I'm writing as a full time resident of Island Park. When I first lived in this area in 1967, I thought this country would stay pristine. I was naive enough to think Island Park's beauty and "growth" problems...

Letter: Stealing campaign signs is not the American way  

Letter

One of my grandson's called me this week and said he saw a member of the Island Park community take one of my campaign signs, throw it in the trunk of her car, and speed away.

I called the...

 
 
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