HAILEY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Multiple bear sightings have been reported in the Wood River Valley. Idaho Fish and Game officials are investigating a report of a black bear near Alturas Elementary in Blaine County.
With the bear near the elementary school, the school district issued a shelter-in-place order.
Idaho Fish and Game conservation officers and the Hailey City Police monitored the animal while they waited for biologists from Jerome.
Morgan Ballis, the school resource officer for Alturas Elementary, explained the police’s role in this situation.
“Our primary role was to make sure the public was safe,” Ballis said. “That means being on scene and keeping them away from that area, but also communicating with them via social media and other outlets to let them know what was going on.”
Terry Thompson from Idaho Fish and Game explained the biologist’s job.
“We came up with a dart gun we were able to anesthetize the bear and because this is a bear that just wandered into town, was not food conditioned, it was a good candidate for relocation,” Thompson said.
The biologists darted the bear and relocated it to Galina Summit.
The bear was found around this neighborhood but showed no signs of aggression, according to Idaho Fish and Game.
Although there is no confirmed cause for the bear’s arrival, there are reasons why an animal might leave its habit and come to a city.
“It’s been hot, and it’s been dry, so a lot of their natural food sources are not as available to them as they would be on a normal summer,” Thomas said. “So they’re coming into town, coming to valley bottoms, repairing areas along rivers and with houses comes residential garbage. So right now, what we’re seeing is some of these bears that are in town are getting into residential garbage.”
Thompson said there are different ways to protect yourself and your house from bears coming in.
“Securing your household garbage and when I see say secure, I mean keeping it in your garage, keeping it in a locked shed. You don’t want to have that bear having the ability to get to that garbage cart. The other things is don’t feed your pets outside and leave the food, take down your bird feeders.”
If you see a bear near a neighborhood, report it to Idaho Fish and Game. Call your local sheriff’s department if the bear appears aggressive or threatening.
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JEROME, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The College of Southern Idaho men’s soccer team played a scrimmage against the College of Idaho on Saturday and were defeated by the Coyotes 6-1.
College of Idaho opened the scoring in the fifth minute with a goal from Grant Embree and just five minutes later Eric Hornung made it 2-0.
In the thirty-eighth minute CSI got on the board with a penalty kick goal from Amin Ahssain to trim the lead to one.
But one minute later the Yotes added a goal from Keldin Green and went into halftime up 3-1.
In the second half the Yotes scored goals two minutes apart in the fifty third and fifty fifth minutes off the boots of Pierre Fabre and Pol Romero respectively.
And finally in the sixty-fifth minute the Yotes made it 6-1 on a Zane Davis goal and that is where the score would stay as the Golden Eagles fall 6-1 to a solid C of I team.
Up next for CSI is their first Scenic West Athletic Conference game on the road in Reno, Nevada next Saturday where they will take on Truckee Meadows Community College with kickoff set for 2:30 p.m.
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Dan Lanning On 24-14 Win Over Idaho
Oregon defensive end Matayo Uiagalelei had himself a big day on Saturday, recording a pair of sacks in a 24-14 win over the Idaho Vandals. The defense did their job on an otherwise relatively quiet day from Oregon’s offense.
Uiagalelei met with reporters in Eugene following the win.
Question: Did the game being that close kind of open your guys’ eyes that you can’t take any opponent lightly?
Uiagalelei: “Honestly, as a defense I don’t feel like we took ’em lightly. There’s definitely plays we could take back like the trick plays. There’s a play I gave up a touchdown, quarterback ran it in. Just can’t take anybody lightly. We just gotta learn from our mistakes. We got next week.”
Question: What’s the vibe of this team right now?
Uiagalelei: “First things first, Coach Lanning says we always gotta go to the doctor. So tomorrow we got meetings, some other stuff, lift. We’re gonna see the doctor. Even though we won there’s a lot of stuff we could have done better.”
Question: What’s one thing you’re going to be focused on this week heading into next week?
Uiagelelei: “For me, I know I mentioned that the quarterback ran it in. That play was designed for me to make that play and I missed it. Just doing my job to my best.”
Question: What was the mood in the locker room after this game?
Uigalelei: “Win is a win but definitely at the same time, Coach Lanning always use to say we had the result we wanted but the process wasn’t the one we wanted. We want to get the result and the process. And when it’s not the process, just gotta fix it.”
Question: Boise State’s running back is one of the better ones in the country. He had over 250 yards rushing and six touchdowns today. Just what that challenge might look like for you guys next week?
Uigalelei: “I haven’t looked at Boise State. I’ve heard of the running back. But we’re playing us every week. We feel like if we play to our standard I don’t think we can lose a game. If he is good, we’ll have to top him.”
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EUGENE — One of Oregon’s latest arrivals via the transfer portal made one of the biggest plays in its season opening win over Idaho.
Nickel safety Brandon Johnson, who arrived in the summer from Duke, had three tackles and an interception in the end zone in the No. 3 Ducks’ 24-14 win over the Vandals Saturday at Autzen Stadium.
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