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AMA Arenacross Results
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:01:59 -0800
At Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, Texas Arenacross Class Results 1. Kelly Smith, Ludington, Mich., KTM 2. Jeff Gibson, Blacklick, Ohio, Honda 3. Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki 4. Cole Siebler, Emmett, Idaho, Honda 5. Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Kawasaki 6. Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki 7. Michael Willard, Newark, Ohio, KTM 8. Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, Honda 9. Willy ...
Emmett business owners: We've been targeted by a scam artist
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:36:25 -0800
Emmett businesses say they have been targeted by a scam artist who has also targeted several other small communities like Homedale and Council.
Woman killed in Baker City area crash identified as Idaho resident
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:49:15 -0800
Christine E. McAllister, 61, of Emmett, Idaho, had been driving along Interstate 84 when she lost control of her pickup truck on the icy, snowy road.
Small Idaho town suffers trio of suicides; community bemoans lack of suicide hotline
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:03:13 -0800
Anne Kirkwood’s trying to provide that education through seminars for parents, teachers and coaches. She’s the director of Idaho State University’s Youth Suicide Prevention Program and produced a nearly 200-page report on how to create that aforementioned hotline – a hotline she believes could prevent further loss of life in mourning communities like Emmett, where at least one mom says: suicide ...
On day of remembrance, downwinders say not enough is being done
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:11:42 -0800
EMMETT -- Friday is a national day of remembrance for downwinders, people who worked and lived downwind from nuclear testing sites and got sick from the radiation. But more than 60 years after the first above-ground nuclear weapons test in Nevada, many Idaho downwinders say not enough is being done. Last year Bill Reynolds went to the doctor for tests. "I was feeling tired and wore out," said ...
Emmett man pleads guilty in death of toddler in June boating accident
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:05:51 -0800
The death of a 2-year-old child last summer in a boating accident on the Snake River were a preventable tragedy, the Washington County prosecutor says. The boat’s captain has pleaded guilty.
Idaho Junior Bowler’s Tour
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:46:44 -0800
Three Emmett bowlers placed in the scholarship tournament for the Idaho Junior Bowlers Tournament Jan. 8. Kayne Hibbard took first place and won a $100 scholarship, Katelyn Simpson took second in the Classic Division and Connor Carrell took third in the A Division. Chuck Sherman was awarded $100 for the 300 game he shot on Jan. 2.
Lock your home doors and vehicles
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:01:35 -0800
Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 4:00 am | Updated: 11:50 am, Tue Jan 24, 2012. Messenger-Index.com invites you to take part in the community conversation. But those who don't play nice may be uninvited.
HUSKIES TAKE DUALS
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:01:36 -0800
The Emmett High School wrestling team met five different teams on Jan. 14 at the Skyview duals. The Huskies were the only team that left without a loss. Emmett wrestling is in the 4A Southern Idaho Conference. Three of the five teams that the Huskies faced, Meridian, Rocky Mountain and Centennial, were in the 5A SIC. The other two teams were Nyssa, Ore. and Wood River.
Lottery winner from Emmett
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:21:26 -0800
An Emmett woman was a winner in the $1 million Idaho lottery last week. Laroma Dawson bought the ticket at Wild Willy's, 1900 N. Washington Ave. in Emmett. She won $25,000. The store receives a bonus of $2,500. She declined a photo.