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Ada County Clerk to present $391 million budget for 2025 fiscal year
BOISE, Idaho — Ada County Clerk Trent Tripple will present the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget to the Board of Ada County Commissioners this Tuesday, July 30 at 6:00 p.m. The Ada County Clerk aims to provide transparency on how they use taxpayer dollars to fund vital county services.
Palmer Named LC State Athletic Director
LEWISTON – After a national search and interviewing three candidates on campus, Lewis-Clark State College has named Ronnie Palmer its new athletic director, college administrators announced on Monday. Palmer, the former athletic director at Post University in Waterbury, Connecticut, will officially begin on Aug. 12. “We are very excited...
Clean Water Act Case Against Simplot Allowed To Proceed
A lawsuit challenging one of the biggest feedlot companies in the world and its waste discharges will continue after a court ruled against the company’s dismissal to dismiss. J.R. Simplot Co. and Simplot Livestock Company (Simplot) were sued in a May 2023 complaint by the environmental advocacy group Snake...
City of Twin Falls Begins Seasonal Street Maintenance
The City of Twin Falls has started seasonal street maintenance and will perform maintenance work through August 9. Street maintenance will take place mostly in northwest Twin Falls' Maintenance Zone 5 and will cause some temporary street closures and detours in the area. The maintenance work maintains the life and drivability of city streets.
Take back your money at the Idaho Potato Museum
BLACKFOOT – Remember that check you forgot to cash? Aug. 7 is your chance to claim it. Bingham County residents have more than $4,400,000 in unclaimed funds, so State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth wants to reunite them with their money. Ellsworth will be at the Idaho Potato Museum in Blackfoot...
Colorado Springs Fire Department giving fire relief nationally
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) says they are deploying their wildlands firefighters to wildfires in Oregon, Idaho, and the Mesa Verde National Park. According to CSFD, three wildlands firefighters were sent to Mesa Verde National Park with a large fire vehicle and supplies to...
Idaho Weather Alert: Thunderstorms and Air Quality Updates
Pocatello, ID – Today, Idaho residents can expect a mix of clouds, showers, and thunderstorms due to a passing pressure trough. The National Weather Service in Pocatello forecasts that the main impacts will be in and around Pocatello, with the affected areas experiencing non-severe thunderstorms. According to the National...
Motorcycle Crash UPDATE: Both Riders from Utah Killed on Idaho Highway
ACCIDENT UPDATE: Idaho State Police have updated their report. The driver of the motorcycle, a 69-year-old male from Farr West, Utah, has also passed away. He succumbed to his injuries at the hospital on July 28th, 6 days after the crash. A motorcycle crash on an Idaho highway has left...
Despite loss of farmland, Idaho’s agriculture industry is still producing more than ever
Two years ago, Galen Lee was trying to buy a plot of land in Fruitland to farm, but he was outbid by a housing developer for twice as much as he could offer. Lee is a fourth generation farmer in Payette County, and he raises sugar beets, peppermint, asparagus, alfalfa, corn and beef. This year, […]
Direct Admissions: How to Get Into College Without Applying
This fall, high school seniors may find college acceptance letters in their mailboxes before they complete a single application. It’s not a scam — it’s a nascent college admissions program called “direct admissions,” offered by a growing number of states and third-party organizations.
One person injured, shed destroyed in Fort Hall wildfire
FORT HALL — One person was injured and a shed was destroyed in a wildfire in Fort Hall on Monday afternoon, according to a news release from the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. The fire was reported around 3:30 p.m. near the Buckskin subdivision off of Frasure Road, authorities said. The Fort Hall Fire Department and North Bannock Fire Department responded to the blaze, which burned approximately two acres before it was contained...
Blackfoot woman who died in crash over the weekend has been identified
MONTPELIER — A coroner has identified a woman from Blackfoot who died in a crash over the weekend. Bear Lake County Coroner Chad Walker said it was Abigail Thornley, 20. The manner and cause of death are currently under investigation, he said. The two-vehicle crash happened Saturday morning around...
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