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Lewiston
Friday, November 21st, 2025
Good morning, Lewiston. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 21st of November.
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ The City of Lewiston Public Works said solid waste collection will shift next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday—households with Thursday pickups will have their garbage collected one day later and the transfer station and composting facility will be closed on Thursday. Yard waste will continue weekly through November and December and then switch to a monthly schedule starting in January. Dailyfly
- ➤ The Lewiston Fire Department burned a vacant former radio station at Stewart Avenue and Thain Road today at 9 a.m. as part of its final fire training exercise, where crews tracked heat using a thermal imaging camera and studied fire dynamics for better response techniques. KLEW
- ➤ Lewiston Firefighters burned down the building at the corner of Stewart and Thain, formerly known as the IdaVend radio station, as part of a training exercise with Lewiston Fire. The property was sold to McVey Entertainment and Steve Carlton — no plans have been announced for the lot. KLEW
- ➤ All lanes on U.S. Highway 12 near Arrow Bridge will close tomorrow at noon for rock scaling as crews remove large unstable rocks from the nearby slope—drivers must use detours via other state highways and plan for an extended closure since a reopening time is not set. Big Country News
- ➤ A review from WSU pointed out issues with a $4M WSDOT study on breaching the four lower Snake River dams when it found cost estimates and planned routes were unrealistic—raising worries about future energy and transit impacts. The study, ordered by the Legislature and due in December, includes ideas like building new train terminals near Lewiston—meant to help plan regional infrastructure changes. Dailyfly
- ➤ The Idaho Fish and Game Commission held a public hearing last night at the Clearwater Regional Office in Lewiston to gather sportsmen’s views on hunting technology and wild turkey impacts—points that will be discussed further in today's meeting on their strategic plan update. The commission will use these comments to improve its practices and plan for future changes. KLEW
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Lewiston Roundup Association announced Wednesday night that it is closing its equine facilities for 21 days due to an equine herpesvirus outbreak—no horses may enter or leave until at least Dec. 10 and the barrel races on Nov. 22 and Dec. 6 are canceled. Dailyfly
- ➤ The Idaho State Department of Agriculture recommends canceling upcoming equine events and stopping horse movements — the agency said this action follows EHV-1 cases reported in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, though Idaho has no confirmed cases yet. Horse owners and event organizers must enforce a 21-day quarantine and strict biosecurity measures to protect local horses. Big Country News
- ➤ TriState Health earned the 2025 Performance Leadership Award from The Chartis Center for Rural Health on November 20 during National Rural Health Day, and its strong work in quality & outcomes & patient perspective placed it among the top rural hospitals serving the region. Dailyfly
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ LC State women’s cross country will race today at Apachee Regional Park in Tallahassee at 5:30 a.m. PT for their 25th NAIA National Championship outing—while Lewiston native Kobe Wessels makes his final appearance in the men’s 8k race set for 6:30 a.m. PT. Dailyfly
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