Local Wiki

Shoshone County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026

Board of County Commissioners meets: Monday through Friday, beginning 8:00 AM (the Board operates on a daily/weekday basis, plus off-site and evening meetings as scheduled)
Meeting location: 700 Bank Street, Suite 120, Wallace, ID 83873
County Clerk: Lori Osterberg · (208) 752-1264 · 700 Bank Street #120, Wallace, ID 83873-2348 · clerk@co.shoshone.id.us
Agendas posted at: https://shoshonecounty.id.gov/publicmeetings/
Board of County Commissioners: Jeff Zimmerman (District 3, Chair) · Melissa Cowles (District 1) · David Dose (District 2)

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (7)

Kellogg (official website, opens in a new tab)
Mullan
Osburn
Pinehurst
Smelterville
Wallace
Wardner

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (4)

Avery School District
Kellogg Joint District
Mullan District
Wallace District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Hospital districts (1)

WEST SHOSHONE HOSPITAL #1

Source: Idaho State Tax Commission tax-district GIS layer (Hospital), county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries

Emergency services districts (4)

SHOSHONE COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE DISTRICT
SHOSHONE FIRE #1
SHOSHONE FIRE #3
ST JOE VALLEY FIRE

Sources: Idaho State Tax Commission tax-district GIS layer (Ambulance), county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries; Idaho State Tax Commission tax-district GIS layer (Fire), county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries

Water & utility districts (10)

AVERY SEWER & WATER
CALDER WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT
CATALDO WATER
CENTRAL SHOSHONE WATER
CLARKIA WATER & SEWER
EAST SHOSHONE CNTY WATER
KINGSTON WATER
KINGSTON-CATALDO SEWER
PINEHURST WATER
SOUTH FORK CDA RIVER SWR

Sources: Idaho State Tax Commission tax-district GIS layer (Sewer & Water), county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries; Idaho State Tax Commission tax-district GIS layer (Water), county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries; Idaho State Tax Commission tax-district GIS layer (Sewer), county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries