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New affordable duplexes proposed for McCall

RLC Holdings, LLC of Camas, Washington spoke to the McCall Planning and Zoning Commission earlier this month, to pitch 15 new affordable duplexes on...

Tamarack to launch food hall near the slopes with pizza, tacos and more

Tamarack Resort just opened a new upscale restaurant last weekend and will soon open more dining options.  The Rendezvous is a food hall in the...

Tamarack opens this week with new upscale restaurant

Tamarack Resort will open this Friday with a new upscale restaurant located in The Village. This season Tamarack is offering their guests more upscale dining...

Despite Winter Carnival cancellation, McCall Chamber thinks winter will still be busy

The McCall Area Chamber previously announced the annual McCall Winter Carnival would happen with modifications, no big crowd events, and more outdoor recreation. A...

‘Are you serious?’ Proposal for new McCall Maverik station catches public ire

McCall could get a new 4,424 square foot Maverik gas station and convenience store, just a few blocks away from the current location. The Salt...

Cost of major upgrade to St. Luke’s McCall sees big increase

St. Luke’s approved an additional $20 million towards its McCall expansion project.  Originally the entire project was estimated to cost $42 million. Now the project...

Wilks Brothers list massive piece of property near McCall for sale

The company owned by a pair of Texas Billionaires who bought up significant land holdings in Idaho in recent years - listed a big...

Trident, state outline McCall land ideas to Land Board; Community groups, businesses testify in opposition

The Idaho Land Board formally heard about two proposals for a 44-square-mile piece of land in the McCall area. BoiseDev outlined the two...

McCall restaurant owner talks plan to get through the colder weather & the pandemic

A few weeks back McCall officials and business owners got together for a round table to discuss how restaurants can remain in business during...

Deep Dive: State, Trident outline separate plans for future of McCall endowment lands

Next week, the commissioners of the Idaho Land Board will hear two visions for the future of much of the area that surrounds McCall....

You asked: What’s the large new store on Highway 55 in Cascade?

You might have noticed a large new building under construction right off of Highway 55 by the Cascade Aquatic and Recreation Center and the...

Idaho Land Board to see presentation on idea to move McCall-area lands to private control

After several quiet months, a wide-ranging idea to transfer a significant chunk of land controlled by the State of Idaho to private hands will...

Brundage Mountain sold to new ownership group

Brundage Mountain is the property of a new ownership group today. The DeBoer Family sold the resort north of McCall to a newly formed company,...

‘The spirit of Winter Carnival remains alive:’ McCall event will go on, with changes

During a year full of cancelations and postponements, McCall is planning to host one of its most well known events.  It is the 56th annual...

McCall city council approves multi-million dollar improvement plan for golf course

The McCall city council approved a plan for improvements to the McCall Golf Course.  The course master plan estimates $3.7 million in total work. Eric...

McCall’s hospital gets big upgrades with $40-million project

St Luke’s McCall is undergoing a major expansion with half of the hospital not seeing major improvement in 60 years. COVID-19 slowed down construction for...

How busy was McCall this summer? Tax data shows boom, despite pandemic

McCall’s Local Option Tax report for the summer is in. The LOT receipts help paint a picture of tourism in the area during the...

Tamarack Resort announces pass options and changes ahead of 2020-21 season

Tamarack Resort has announced its pass options and changes for the upcoming winter season.  Passes Tamarack has created the Boundless Pass, essentially an all-season pass with...

Photo tour: Idaho 55 work zone down to one lane with machinery, rock in narrow canyon

Late last week, we drove through the Idaho Highway 55 canyon between Smith's Ferry and Round Valley. The Idaho Transportation recently started a...

Motel goes through remodel

Almost two years ago, Kyle Enzler bought the Scandia Inn Motel. It started out as a hand-built motel in McCall in the ’70s. Though...

Brundage Mountain Resort announces 2020 preliminary winter season plans

Brundage Mountain Resort announced its preliminary plans for the upcoming winter season.  Plans for the winter season After a busy summer, general manager Ken Rider says...

Apparent glitch leads to 2+ hour delays in Idaho 55 project

The first weekend of a multi-year project to improve a key portion of Idaho Highway 55 led to long delays for travelers. As BoiseDev first...

Get ready: Big project to revamp link between Boise & McCall starts today

Last month, BoiseDev broke news of a major construction project that will impact drivers between the Boise area and greater McCall in the next...

Unemployment rates rise but some business owners can’t find employees

Unemployment affected millions of Americans during the coronavirus. However, some business owners in the resort town of McCall continue to struggle to find employees.  The...

Tamarack ramps up bike park, adds new jumps and tracks

From novice to expert, mountain bikers will soon be able to try the new features at Tamarack's bike park. The pump track and jump...

Deep Dive: What’s the future of the Payette Lake region? Huge land swap proposal spurs action

The future of a large portion of Valley County is at play, with a proposal to transfer more than 28,000 acres of land from...

Judge rules defunct golf course at Tamarack will stay split between ownership groups, for now

In 2018, when BoiseDev broke news that a new owner scooped up most of the assets of the Tamarack Resort near Donnelley, we told...

‘A big hairy piece of ground:’ Idaho considers land swap on Payette Lake

By Kevin Richert / Idaho Ed News The state Land Board set the stage Tuesday for a detailed review of endowment lands near McCall and Payette Lake...

Brundage Mountain co-owner Judd DeBoer dies at 81

Brundage Mountain co-owner Judd DeBoer died Tuesday. He was 81. "For the past two weeks, Judd DeBoer has been in intensive care at the...

Homes in McCall top $400,000 median price; Other mountain towns boom, too

By Tom Grote/The Star-News Republished by permission from the Star-News of McCall. Subscribe to the digital or print editions. The median sale price of a home...