Idaho
Please Send Idaho Some Global Warming Today
Dear Gaia, please send me some global warming. I’ve been a good boy. I didn’t use your name in vain during the January blizzard. I don’t drive a gas guzzler. I don’t want to keep running my furnace.
One of the guys here at the office posted a story a week ago about our warmer-than-normal spring. Then, BINGO! Early March returned. It snowed overnight in Pocatello. A friend in Camas County had a morning in the teens on Tuesday. He still had to plant ahead during the day. Memorial Day is a few weeks away. More cold and rain is expected this weekend.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts a drier-than-average summer, especially in East Idaho. Summer rain is expected to be slightly below average. I try to avoid saying normal, it’s a word used by TV meteorologists (tested by focus groups) but gives a false impression.
The last couple of springs have looked very similar into May and into June. Last year I stopped at an Oasis and a woman behind the counter told me she was new in Idaho. She asked if it was always as cold and rainy in June. We haven’t seen a lot of spring in recent years. Here in the south, the drought is temporary history. It’s dry in the panhandle but this summer doesn’t look like Death Valley Days according to NOAA.
It may be possible that some of what we see with so-called climate change are historical variations. We have bigger fish to fry when it gets seriously hot.
Sasquatch Hunting
The results are in for the Idaho Lottery’s draw games on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.
Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on Feb. 23.
Winning Powerball numbers from Feb. 23 drawing
05-11-23-29-47, Powerball: 06, Power Play: 2
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Winning Pick 3 numbers from Feb. 23 drawing
Day: 8-0-1
Night: 7-8-4
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Winning Pick 4 numbers from Feb. 23 drawing
Day: 5-3-5-4
Night: 7-1-9-1
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Winning Lotto America numbers from Feb. 23 drawing
02-13-43-46-49, Star Ball: 08, ASB: 02
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Winning Idaho Cash numbers from Feb. 23 drawing
05-20-26-35-45
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When are the Idaho Lottery drawings held ?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Pick 4: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Lucky For Life: 8:35 p.m. MT Monday and Thursday.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- 5 Star Draw: 8 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Idaho Cash: 8 p.m. MT daily.
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ISLAND PARK — One person was killed Sunday when a group of four people was caught up in an avalanche near Island Park, according to local law enforcement.
Fremont County Sheriff Bart Quayle, whose search crews assisted Clark County in the rescue efforts, confirmed the fatality to EastIdahoNews.com.
“If there is a silver lining in such a tragedy, it’s that three others survived,” the sheriff said. “Regardless, our deepest condolences go out to the family of the deceased.”
Further details on why the group was in the mountains and what may have caused the avalanche were not immediately available. The name of the person who died was not released on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Quayle said his crews were also busy with their own mountain rescue operations in Fremont County. Around the same time frame as the avalanche, he said emergency dispatchers received two calls for rescue — one in the Two Top area in Island Park, and the other near the Hotel Creek area.
The sheriff did not give details on those rescue operations Sunday but said, “I can report that all (snowmobile) riders made it home safely with the help of coordinated partnerships, amazing Fremont search and rescue volunteers, and dedicated emergency responders working tirelessly.”
Crews from Madison County and Gallatin County (Montana) aided in the rescue efforts, he said.
Quayle said Sunday’s incidents should serve as a reminder for all Idahoans to do what they can to stay safe outdoors. He said he “strongly encourages winter enthusiasts to practice extreme caution within the current high country conditions.”
The sheriff said more details about the incidents would likely be released on Monday.
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UPDATE:
SALMON — A country store near Salmon is a total loss after catching fire Saturday night.
Lemhi County Fire Protection District Chief Mike Warner tells EastIdahoNews.com the fire started around 7:30 p.m. at Baker Country Market, a popular market off Idaho State Highway 28, about 9 miles east of Salmon.
An investigation from the fire marshal confirms the flames at the store were the result of a separate brush fire going on nearby. He said wind caused the fire to spread to some pallets close to the market and eventually inside the building.
“It had an open attic with no fire breaks in it. So, once the fire got up in the attic, (it spread) to the interior roofing (and the rest of the building),” Warner says.
Warner says firefighters were on scene within 10 minutes after getting the call. No one was inside the store at the time.
Firefighters put out the blaze, but the building is a total loss. Warner estimates the damages total around $1.2 million.
ORIGINAL STORY
SALMON — Firefighters were called out to a massive fire at a popular store in Salmon on Saturday night.
EastIdahoNews.com received multiple videos and reports from witnesses showing the Baker Country Market, at 7 Baker Road, engulfed in flames.
Few details were available Saturday night, but KSRA Radio in Salmon posted on Facebook that “Lemhi County Emergency Services are on the scene at the Baker Country Market, located nine miles east of Salmon. The store appears to be fully engulfed in flames.”
EastIdahoNews.com is working to confirm details about the incident and will provide updates as they are available.
CORRECTION: An earlier version incorrectly reported that Chief Mike Warner told EastIdahoNews.com the fire started at 8 a.m. Sunday. It was a misunderstanding on our part, and the story has been updated to show the correct start time.
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