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The Argus Observer is a daily newspaper published afternoons Tuesday through Friday and Sunday mornings serving the Western Treasure Valley. Any comment with obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually oriented language will be taken down. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated. Don't knowingly

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11/20/2025

Fruitland girls basketball team was up 31-15 against Parma at half-time tonight.



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11/19/2025

Here's the front page of today's paper. Subscribers can read the full edition here: bit.ly/aoeedition.

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The Ontario City Council authorized the formation of a subcommittee to help the Oasis House build a permanent homeless s...
11/19/2025

The Ontario City Council authorized the formation of a subcommittee to help the Oasis House build a permanent homeless shelter at its Nov. 12 meeting. Here's what to know.

ONTARIO — The Ontario City Council authorized the formation of a subcommittee to help the Oasis House shelter at its Nov. 12 meeting, following the organization's presentation. A number of

*ENTER NOW*: It's almost 2026, which means we are now accepting entries for our photo contest for our annual calendar. S...
11/17/2025

*ENTER NOW*: It's almost 2026, which means we are now accepting entries for our photo contest for our annual calendar.
Send your photos by Dec. 1 to [email protected] with 2026 in the subject line. Be sure to include your first and last name, city, phone number and email address. Make sure your photos are at least 2MB or they will not be able to be used in the contest.
Please limit entries to 3 per person.

PAYETTE — The mother of Michael Vaughan, who was 5-years-old when he went missing July 27, 2021, showed up to a court he...
11/17/2025

PAYETTE — The mother of Michael Vaughan, who was 5-years-old when he went missing July 27, 2021, showed up to a court hearing today with her hair dyed blue, which was her son's favorite color. Stacey Wondra was arraigned today. Here's what to know.

PAYETTE — The mother of Michael Vaughan, who was 5-years-old when he went missing July 27, 2021, showed up to a court hearing on Nov. 17 with her hair dyed

The Ontario Festival of Trees is entering its 37th year. The event takes place from Thursday to Saturday at the Four Riv...
11/17/2025

The Ontario Festival of Trees is entering its 37th year. The event takes place from Thursday to Saturday at the Four Rivers Cultural Center.

ONTARIO — The annual Ontario Festival of Trees is entering its 37th year. The event takes place from Nov. 20 to Nov. 22 at the Four Rivers Cultural Center.

For the first time in the program’s history, the Chukars Volleyball team made it to the NWAC’s Elite 8 bracket. They sea...
11/17/2025

For the first time in the program’s history, the Chukars Volleyball team made it to the NWAC’s Elite 8 bracket. They sealed the deal on Nov. 16 on their home court, also a first. The games will start this Friday in Washington. Here's what to know.

ONTARIO — For the first time in the program’s history, the Chukars Volleyball team made it to the NWAC’s Elite 8 bracket. They sealed the deal on Nov. 16 on

SHOW THEM SOME LOVE: Today is the final day to nominate teachers of the month for November. Voting will start tomorrow (...
11/15/2025

SHOW THEM SOME LOVE: Today is the final day to nominate teachers of the month for November. Voting will start tomorrow (Nov. 16) and go through the end of the month. Click the link below to nominate.

https://www.argusobserver.com/contests/amazingteacher/ #/rounds/1/gallery

Thousands have nominated their favorites for our annual Best of the Western Treasure Valley contest. Nominations are onl...
11/13/2025

Thousands have nominated their favorites for our annual Best of the Western Treasure Valley contest. Nominations are only open through 10:59 p.m. today. Have you added your favorites yet? We'll reveal nominees during our voting phase which starts next week.
www.argusobserver.com/bestof

Nov. 15 is the last day to nominate teachers for our Teacher of the Month contest for November. Voting will start Nov. 1...
11/13/2025

Nov. 15 is the last day to nominate teachers for our Teacher of the Month contest for November. Voting will start Nov. 16.
We are surprising our October teachers this week and will announce them to the community next week so stay tuned.
Thank you for helping us shine a light on those who deserve it.
Get your nominations in here:

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The Argus Observer is a daily newspaper published afternoons Tuesday through Friday and Sunday mornings serving the Western Treasure Valley. Keep it Clean. Any comment with obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually oriented language will be taken down.

PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.