Owyhee Avalanche

06/04/2026

Local ag family honored

The Colyer family was recognized today as the 2026 Seedstock Producer of the Year by the Beef Improvement Federation. The national BIF meeting was held in Boise this year.

Congratulations!!

06/02/2026

Public outreach for Homedale's transportation plan

The City of Homedale is currently developing the City’s first Transportation Plan, which will serve as a guide for the maintenance and management of transportation infrastructure. The Plan will also outline future improvements and grant opportunities to assist in the implementation and construction of identified projects within the City.

Please join us at the Homedale Community Market at Betty Uda Park from 3 - 7 pm, Friday, June 26th to learn more about this project, identify key priorities, and give valuable feedback to the planning team!

05/30/2026

Owyhee County's primary election results will be audited.
Sheriff Larry Kendrick said his office took possession of the ballots at County Clerk Angie Barkell.
The ballots are secured in OCSO's evidence until auditors visit Murphy.

05/29/2026

Fire forces Jump Creek Rec Area evacuation
A Marsing Rural Fire District official has clarified news of evacuations because of the Flat Top fire, which burned near Poison Creek Road and Jump Creek Road on Friday afternoon.
Assistant Fire Chief Lynn Bowman praised the work of Owyhee County Sheriff's Deputy Angel Juarez for his work to get people out of the Bureau of Land Management Jump Creek Recreation Area.
Bowman said no residential evacuations were necessary.
The cause of the fire has not been confirmed, but it's speculated that a spark from machinery being used in area may have ignited the blaze.
The fire was reported at 390 acres Friday evening.
Earlier Friday, The Owyhee Avalanche misinterpreted Sheriff Larry Kendrck's text statement "the Jump Creek area has evacuated though" to mean a residential area.
The fire was reported before 12:30 p.m. about 1.5 miles southeast of the Poison Creek Road and Jump Creek Road intersection.
At the time, Kendrick said the possibility of residential evacuations depends on residents" proximity to the fire.
A deputy reported to dispatchers that structures were threatened.
Tankers made air drops to fight the fire, according to video posted to social media by Marsing Fire.

05/27/2026

Death notices, service notices and/or obituries at www.owyheeavalache.com and in The Owyhee Avalanche:

Ed Dickman
Volunteer search and rescue pilot and MRW firefighter
Sunrise Skypark
Givens

Billy L. Gibbens
Caldwell
Sunnyslope resident active in Marsing community

Johnny “John” Sellman
Bruneau High School graduate
Retired Fourth District magistrate
Former Owyhee County public defender

Brenda Prow Sutterfield Watts
Homedale

05/27/2026

Stories to look for in The Owyhee Avalanche:

• District 23 Republican incumbents prevail in sparsely attended election

• Bruneau wild horse corrals tours scheduled

• DeLamar Mine scoping process on the horizon

• All-conference teams announced

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05/27/2026

Senior citizens prom planned
A Homedale restaurant has stepped up to keep at least one tradition going for Homedale’s senior citizens.
The fourth annual Senior Citizens Prom is scheduled to run from 5 p.m., to 7 p.m., on Saturday, May 30 at The Breakfast Café, 6 N. Main St.
Then-Homedale Senior Center coordinator Melissa Sorlien originated the prom in 2022.
This year’s prom will have a ’50s them, and attendees are asked to “dress appropriately.”
Food, music and fun are promised.
Former senior center board member Brian Garrison announced on social media that The Breakfast Café owners will provide food and take photos. Anyone willing to help out was encouraged to contact Garrison on Facebook.
The prom is at least the second attempt in recent months to create a social event for the senior citizens who have lost access to the senior center at 224 W. Idaho Ave.
On the afternoon of April 29, the Hoppin’ Into Spring Social Event was supposed to be held at The Ranch on West Idaho Avenue.
The Ranch is now in the location of the former Fishers Saloon.

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05/27/2026

Homedale car crash victim identified
The Canyon County Coroner's Office just minutes ago identified the Homedale man who died in a two-vehicle crash early Monday morning on Simplot Boulevard in Caldwell.
Amador Lopez, 24, has been identified as the Homedale resident who succumbed to his injuries at the scene after his vehicle collided head-on with a semi near the Farmway Road intersection.

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05/21/2026

Marsing pantry closed Wednesday
The HUB pantry in Marsing will be closed Wednesday, but its usual weekly service will resume on June 3 and continue through the summer.
Each Wednesday, the pantry is open from 9 a.m., to 10 a.m., for families with children in the Marsing School District. Marsing community members can browse between 10 a.m., and 1 p.m.
El-Ada Community Action Partnership holds a commodity day at The HUB from 11 a.m., to 2 p.m., on the second Tuesday of each month.
That program will run through at least Dec. 8, and the next scheduled stop is June 9.