EMMETT, Idaho — 30 miles northwest of Boise, take Highway 16 and you will find what is called the Gem of the Payette. Gem County is 48 miles long, 22 miles wide, and the town of Emmett holds the ...

Plans are coming along in Gem County with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. The following are in progress according to IDFG Biologist Joe Kozfkay. Several possibilities were shared at an open ...

EMMETT, Idaho — On June 11th 2022, 21-year-old Everette Jackson died in the Payette River. His family is now left to mourn his death two years later. Everette’s sister Monette Jackson said, “I know ...

A meeting was held Saturday, April 13 with representatives from the the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Idaho Fish and Game officers along with a group of concerned residents. The issues were ...

The lower Payette River between Black Canyon Dam and its confluence with the Snake River was known for supporting a robust smallmouth bass population prior to the winter of 2012-13. In early February ...

It’s unclear why a raft went over a waterfall on the South Fork of the Payette River on Thursday afternoon — despite numerous signs warning rafters of the dangers — but the result was that one man ...