McCall

As families step away from the 2024-25 school year, school districts across Idaho are ramping up their plans for the next – and more than a few are wrestling with the idea of possibly joining the growing list of districts who have adopted four-day schedules.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will reinstate thousands of workers laid off in February starting this Wednesday. That includes many hundreds of Forest Service workers across the Mountain West.

Massive federal layoffs are hitting communities across the West, including rural, recreation hotspots like McCall, Idaho. Here's how that town is responding.

The Trump administration’s mass firings of federal employees have hit McCall hard, especially because the Forest Service is one of the area’s most important employers.

“What this means is this access will be in perpetuity. It will always exist, no matter what happens to that land in the future.”

Valley County Planning and Zoning has postponed a public hearing on a controversial housing development proposed by the Texas billionaire Wilks brothers.

A leak discovered in late September and fixed on Oct. 10 triggered more than $75,000 in water bills for the local sewer district. Typical monthly water bills for the district are under $1,000 this time of year.

McCall, like the rest of Idaho, has seen skyrocketing growth, and open parcels of land are being snapped up at record prices for future development. But one piece of lakefront real estate remains undeveloped and a group of residents is hoping to turn the land into a combination community space and arts center.

The city of McCall is one step closer to implementing its first boat launch fees at its downtown marina.

All three 300-mile Iditarod qualifiers in the lower 48, including one in Idaho, were canceled.