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Meadows Valley Fire Fighters participate in training to earn their Red Card certification.Photo credit: MV Fire.
May 13, 2026

MVFD Wildland Firefighting Red Card Certification

Varina Pickett teaches her third-grade class at Midvale Elementary. Photo courtesy of IdahoEdNews.org.
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Teacher Varina Pickett Retiring From Midvale School

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Small Town Idaho Vitality

Natalie Ruth of Meadows Valley takes first in the pole vault at districts over the weekend with a height of 9’ 6”. Audry Winkles of the Tri-Valley Titans placed second with a height of 8’ 0”, also qualifying for state. Photo credit: Katie Wright.
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May 13, 2026

Council Youth Coalition on the Rise

Members of the Council Boys Track team pose for a photo after winning the region 3 District Championship. Seated: Ayden Heinemeyer, Owen Hatfield, Rowan Green, Cole Erickson. Standing: Thaine Bauer, Ammon Bingham, Weston Zielinski, Brody Clagg, Greer Green (with trophy), Liam Roundtree, Tucker Armichardy, Wyatt Hatfield Photo credit: Lumberjack Sports
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Council’s record breaking 4X400M relay team. Left to right: Rowan Green, Owen Hatfield, Ayden Heinemeyer, Greer Green. Photo credit: Lumberjack Sports.
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Lloyd Brown poses next to a gyrocopter at the Council Airport on May 2. Photo credit: Matt Clayton.
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May 6, 2026

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Yester Years

1898

One of the earliest known photos of Cuprum, probably about 1898.

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1897

Steam boilers and winch that sit just above the Peacock Mine today.

1896 – 1897

In 1897 Council Valley people held a big Independence Day celebration near Camp Creek, about a mile northeast of town, where they posed for this picture. The Weiser Signal said a large procession ‘marched to a pleasant grove near Harrison Camp’s. The grounds had been previously prepared with platform, seats and tables.’

1896

I was wrong about the photo featured a couple weeks ago of the McMahan & Peters store. That store wasn’t built yet when the Signal credited ‘the artist’ with a photo. I’m now convinced this is the ‘artist’ photo taken in June of 1895. It has the freighters in the foreground that the newspaper referred to; they were transporting the first gold dredge to be taken into Warren. McMahan’s ‘Cash Store’ is in the background. He bought it from John Peters. After the new Peters & McMahan store was built in 1896, I think the old Cash Store was used for storage. The Moser Hotel is just visible on the right edge of this photo. The arrow points to blacksmith Mark Winkler who is working on replacing (or reattaching) a shoe on one of the horses in this team. The blacksmith shop was just out of sight to the left.

1895 – Part 3

This shot was taken closer to 1900, but it shows the Winkler’s horse-powered threshing machine in front of their blacksmith shop on Moser Avenue.
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