The Owyhee Avalanche is a weekly newspaper

Newspaper

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 in Homedale, Idaho

Homedale, Idaho

Homedale is a city in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,528 at the 2000 census. The town name was chosen by drawing names from a hat...

, United States

United States

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, which is published Wednesday mornings and serves the Owyhee County area of Southwestern Idaho

Idaho

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The Owyhee Avalanche has a weekly circulation of nearly 8,000. The Owyhee Avalanches publisher is Joe Aman. Its managing editor is Jon Brown.

History

The Owyhee Avalanche originated in the mining community of Silver City

Silver City, Idaho

Silver City is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. At its height in the 1880s it was a gold and silver mining town with a population of around 2,500 and approximately 75 businesses. Silver City served as county seat of Owyhee County from 1867 to 1934. Today, the town has about 70...

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Cities

• Bruneau
  Bruneau, Idaho
  Bruneau is an unincorporated community in Owyhee County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. Located at , the community sits at an altitude of 2549 feet ....
  
  
• Grand View
  Grand View, Idaho
  Grand View is a city in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. The population was 470 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Grand View is located at ....
  
  
• Homedale
  Homedale, Idaho
  Homedale is a city in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,528 at the 2000 census. The town name was chosen by drawing names from a hat...
  
  
• Marsing
  Marsing, Idaho
  Marsing is a city in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. The population was 890 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Marsing is located at ....
  
  
• Murphy
  Murphy, Idaho
  Murphy is an unincorporated census-designated place in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. The county seat of Owyhee County, it is one of the smallest county seats nationwide. As of the 2010 census, its population was 97....
  
  
• Riddle
  Riddle, Idaho
  Riddle is an unincorporated community in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Idaho, in Owyhee County. Located on State Highway 51, it is 13 miles north of the border with Nevada and 72 miles south of Mountain Home...
  
  
• Silver City
  Silver City, Idaho
  Silver City is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. At its height in the 1880s it was a gold and silver mining town with a population of around 2,500 and approximately 75 businesses. Silver City served as county seat of Owyhee County from 1867 to 1934. Today, the town has about 70...
  
  
• Jordan Valley
  Jordan Valley, Oregon
  Jordan Valley is a city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Ontario, OR–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city was named after Jordan Creek, a tributary of Owyhee River, which runs through the city; the creek is named for a 19th century prospector, Michael M. Jordan...
  
  

External links

• The Owyhee Avalanche