Thank you. I enjoy sharing the history
Mychel Matthews
Agriculture and Rural Issues Reporter, History Columnist
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Central Washington University graduate student Ian Reischl is looking for the current location of the internment camp buildings — such as barracks and mess halls — for his thesis and hopes Times-News readers can help.
A sage grouse hides in its natural sagebrush environment.
A sage hen hides her brood in the sagebrush in the Sawtooth Valley. Wildlife biologist David Musil took the photo in 1986 or 1987 when he was …
A well-camouflaged three-day-old sage grouse chick is photographed hiding in its natural environment.
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Tourists and newcomers may be startled by the lack of water flowing over Shoshone Falls these days. But that doesn't mean the Snake River is going dry.
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The Oregon Trail was disappearing across the West. Progress was erasing the trail from the nation's collective memory. Ezra Meeker set out at the end of his life, determined to keep the historic emigrant route from fading into obscurity.
Wyatt Gould lost control of his pickup in February while hauling cattle from his ranch west of Salmon Falls Creek. Gould was forced to jackkni…
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Cotillion Hall — once The Paris Department Store and now Twin Falls Sandwich Co., Slice, The Brass Monkey and Yellow Brick Cafe — opened for dancing on Dec. 30, 1911.
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Would the mighty Snake River sound as powerful by any other name?
The Snake River is seen in this early Clarence E. Bisbee photo. Some say the name of the river came from how its waters snake across the land.…
Mychel Matthews commented on TRACES OF THE PAST: History hidden in plain sight
Thank you! Much appreciated.
Mychel Matthews commented on Wide-eyed trip into a new world
That's very cool, SiphenSubedi! Thanks for catching up with us.
Mychel Matthews commented on The declaration of war in the Pacific came as no surprise to Idaho families
I, too, found the details fascinating. Thanks for commenting!
Mychel Matthews commented on Is a third rim-to-rim bridge on the horizon? Idaho Transportation Department narrows river-crossing options to 4
That's just the standard process used in order to analyze and compare options when looking at long-term projects.
Mychel Matthews commented on Hidden History: Buhl missing person mystery stumps law enforcement
Thanks, Katy. A lot of these old stories are out there.
Mychel Matthews commented on Hidden History: How Vinyard Lake became Vineyard Lake
The Vinyard family owned the land nearest the lake.
Mychel Matthews commented on Hidden History: How Vinyard Lake became Vineyard Lake
Onionpower — Fourth paragraph: "So how did the lake, named for the Vinyard family, become Vineyard Lake?"
Mychel Matthews commented on UPDATE: Car vs. pole crash shuts down Blue Lakes, causes power outages
The Twin Falls Police are too busy to respond to our calls at this time.
Mychel Matthews commented on Hidden History: Cotillion Hall, largest dance floor in southern Idaho
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