March 8, 2021
A two-vehicle head-on crash south of White Bird on U.S. Highway 95 early Saturday afternoon sent two people to hospitals and sparked a vehicle fire that closed the roadway for almost two hours.
The Idaho County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 12:31 p.m. of a collision on a corner near milepost 218, about 6 miles south of White Bird. According to the Idaho State Police, 30-year-old Farren Phillips of Lewiston, was northbound in a 2000 Toyota Camry, and 48-year-old Justin Beach of Weiser, was southbound in a 1996 Ford F250 with a trailer attached when they collided.
The collision caused a fire in one of the vehicles and forced the highway to be shutdown while crews extinguished the blaze.
JEFFERSON â The Ashe Chamber of Commerce, family, friends and Amelia âMiaâ McNeill held a ribbon cutting for âMiaâs Mark,â a quaint boutique and salon located in downtown Jefferson, on Dec. 9. On that windy, yet beautiful morning, McNeill and the community were bustling with excitement as they were able to explore and become acquainted with the new business.
Mia McNeill, born and raised in Ashe County, had always dreamed of opening her own salon ever since she found a passion for cosmetology in her early childhood.
âI knew I wanted to do hair for a really long time,â said McNeill. âWhen I figured out that you had to go to school for it, in middle school, is whenever I was for sure I was going to do it. This is my calling.â