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Wandering black bear cub relocated from Hailey to eastern Idaho

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1 year ago

October 29, 2024

Wandering black bear cub relocated from Hailey to eastern Idaho

Fruit trees, like unsecured garbage carts are a food attractant that can draw in and keep bears in neighborhoods.

One local report came from a middle-school student who captured a picture of the small bear near the Wood River Middle School on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.

Decision to trap and relocate

Once on-scene, Fish and Game staff determined the young bear was in good physical condition and the probability of it being able to survive on its own were good, meaning it was a good candidate for relocation.

While the young bear has shown a tendency to seek out human food sources, the hope is that it has not become fully food conditioned.

Using a baited cage trap, staff were able to capture the yearling bear and transport it to the regional office in Jerome for relocation outside the area of the Wood River Valley, away from fruit and garbage attractants.

Free ride to eastern Idaho

After being transported to the regional office in Jerome, wildlife staff were able to find a more suitable area for release in eastern Idaho.

Wildlife biologists from the Southeast Region took possession of the bear on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, and then released the bear east of Pocatello in the Caribou National Forest.

Bears in the Wood River Valley 2024

The Magic Valley Region has been extremely busy with black bear calls coming in from the Wood River Valley. Since early August. The region has received well over 80 calls, which is merely a fraction of bear sightings over the last few months.

In 2024, Fish and Game has relocated two black bears to other areas of the state and transported one bear cub to a licensed bear rehabilitation center. No bears have been euthanized in the Wood River Valley since 2022.

Residents are reminded that to keep bears wild, all food attractants must be kept out of reach of black bears, meaning garbage secured in a garage or shed, pet food, BBQ grills, bird feeders and fruit picked from the tree or regularly picked up off the ground and disposed of properly.

For more information about how to keep Idaho bears wild, call your local Fish and Game office or visit the Wood River Valley Wildlife Smart Communities website.

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Country store near Salmon destroyed in Saturday night fire – East Idaho News

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2 minutes ago

February 22, 2026

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Country store near Salmon destroyed in Saturday night fire – East Idaho News

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.

Courtesy Mike Warner

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.

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Firefighting crews battle a massive blaze at the Baker Country Market in Salmon, Idaho, on Saturday night, Feb. 21, 2026. — Firefighting crews battle a massive blaze at the Baker Country Market in Salmon, Idaho, on Saturday night. | Courtesy Holly Cannon

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.

Firefighting crews battle a massive blaze at the Baker Country Market in Salmon, Idaho, on Saturday night. | Courtesy Holly Cannon

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.