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Martin Fire contained

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By Gabe Barnard
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Update: Friday, July 10, around 8:30 p.m. The Martin Fire was 100% contained as of about 6:45 p.m. Update: Friday, July 10, around 4:45 p.m. The Martin Fire is 90% contained, according to the South Idaho Interagency Dispatch Center. It has burned 1,065 acres. Update: Friday, July 10, around 10:45 a.m. Residents in a Slaughterhouse Canyon zone established by the Blaine County Sheriff's Office are no longer under a "set" pre-evacuation order.
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Martin Fire mostly contained

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By Gabe Barnard
| Idaho Mountain Express Verified
Update: Friday, July 10, around 4:45 p.m. The Martin Fire is 90% contained, according to the South Idaho Interagency Dispatch Center. It has burned 1,065 acres. Update: Friday, July 10, around 10:45 a.m. Residents in a Slaughterhouse Canyon zone established by the Blaine County Sheriff's Office are no longer under a "set" pre-evacuation order.
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‘The clear winner’: Express named among best U.S. community newspapers for third consecutive year

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By ANDREW THEOPHILUS Express
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National Newspaper Association judges have again ranked the Idaho Mountain Express among the best newspapers in the country, with the Express bringing home seven awards in the Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest. The Association received submissions from 93 newspapers in 23 states for the 2026 Better Newspaper Contest, according to its website. The Express earned first place in the General Excellence category competing against non-daily papers with a circulation of 10,000 or more.
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Martin Fire crews hope to make containment progress by evening

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By Gabe Barnard
| Idaho Mountain Express Verified
Update: Friday, July 10, around 10:45 a.m. Residents in a Slaughterhouse Canyon zone established by the Blaine County Sheriff's Office are no longer under a "set" pre-evacuation order.
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Bellevue City Council considers opening City Hall on Fridays

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By Tony Evans Verified
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The Bellevue City Council met at the Bellevue Fire Station on Tuesday to hear presentations by all city department heads as they outlined their duties and requested funding for fiscal year 2027. The city’s proposed budget includes $12,091,655 in total planned expenses, with forecasted general fund revenue down 2% from last year, said City Treasurer Shelly Shoemaker.
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Magic Reservoir Dam gates shut

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By ANDREW THEOPHILUS Express
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Due to a below-normal snowpack, the Big Wood Canal Co. has closed the gates at Magic Reservoir Dam, prompting Idaho Fish and Game to issue a fish salvage order for portions of river to the south. Magic Reservoir was 7.4% full as of Thursday, according to the canal company. A press release from Idaho Fish and Game spokeswoman Kenzie Baratti stated that the salvage order will be in effect through Oct. 1.
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Sun Valley to kick off budget talks

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By GREG FOLEY Express
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Sun Valley leaders are scheduled to commence discussions about the city’s fiscal year 2027 budget on Monday, with additional work on the spending plan scheduled for later in the month and into August. The city has scheduled a special City Council meeting at 1 p.m. Monday to conduct a 90-minute summary of and work session on the budget. The budget review and work session is set to continue in a second special City Council meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
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Bellevue Urban Renewal Agency sets tentative fiscal '27 budget

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By Tony Evans Verified
| Idaho Mountain Express Verified
The Bellevue Urban Renewal Agency board agreed upon a tentative budget for fiscal year 2027 on Tuesday that would spend $625,000 on downtown infrastructure projects. The board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall to finalize the budget, with public comment allowed.
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Sun Valley ponders alpine World Cup funding

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By GREG FOLEY Express
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The city of Sun Valley will decide in coming weeks if it will grant a request from the organizing committee of the 2027 FIS Ski World Cup Finals for $233,000 to support the event. Stacey Timmons Ehleringer, chair of the committee, made the funding request to the mayor and City Council on July 2, as the council took requests from groups for money in exchange for services in the 2027 fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1.
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Fishing Report

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By Bret Bishop
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The heat has arrived and the wet wading season has arrived! The fishing is getting a bit more difficult as we transition into a more typical summer pattern. And as daytime highs increase it is worth reminding all anglers to return fish immediately to the water and to be mindful of water temps in the afternoon. Silver CreekA few Tricos can be found taking flight in the morning, and it won’t be long until clouds of bugs will be in the air.
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Idaho Mountain Express Journalists

Barnard, Gabe
Barnard, Gabe
Cook, Willy
Evans, Tony
Foley, Greg
Giorgi, Raiza
Jones, Emily
Lane, Roland
Moore, Greg
Shultz, Mike
Westcott, Jay
Wood, Kristopher Michael