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Why All Idahoans Should Be Keeping a Quarter in Their Freezer
We know 23,000 Idaho Power customers that wish that they would’ve known about this lifehack sooner!. According to Payless Power, there’s a handful of states where prolonged blackouts don’t really shock residents. When they examined the number of people affected by power outages over the last two decades, Florida came out on top. It shouldn’t surprise you that the number of hurricanes that smack the Sunshine State had something to do with that. When they examined the number of power outage events during those same 20 years, California led the way with 2,684.
6 Of The Most Expensive Floods To Strike Idaho
We've had some pretty crazy weather as of late with record-breaking temperatures all across Idaho and the Treasure Valley. Yesterday was one for the books with an assortment of weather events with the wildfires out west even creating their own weather system. Flooding in Idaho. Heavy rain is much needed...
Are Idaho’s Public Schools Really That Bad?
WalletHub has posted a list of states with the best and worst public school systems in the country. Can you guess where Idaho ranks? Here's a hint: you'll be scrolling for a while before you find us. WalletHub looked at several factors to determine the rankings. Idaho stood out in...
Red Cross Operates Shelters During Busy Fire Season
Residents of Oregon and SW Washington are in the middle of a busy wildfire season as the climate crisis threatens to upend more communities. The American Red Cross Cascades Region opened our first shelter in La Pine on June 25th due to the Darlene 3 Fire and we have not stopped since. We are currently operating in 4 different locations in our region plus we are helping support or neighboring Red Cross regions in Washington, Idaho and Montana.
Agencies in Idaho directed federal funding to safe house despite complaints and contractual violations
Within days of leaving the safe house, Ally decided she needed to put it all in writing — the control, manipulation, the feeling like she’d been “trafficked and exploited” by the very place that was supposed to help trafficking survivors like her. She’d been at a...
Snodgrass named 2025 Visual Arts Fellow by the Idaho Commission on the Arts
Astri Snodgrass, an associate professor in the Department of Art, Design and Visual Studies, has been awarded a Fellowship in Visual Arts by the Idaho Commission on the Arts for 2025. The award recognizes Snodgrass for her commitment to the visual arts and her engagement with contemporary practices. It includes a $5,000 prize to facilitate her future work.
New lawsuit seeks to stop enforcement of Idaho library materials bill
A group of lawyers on behalf of private Idaho schools, privately-funded public libraries, parents and their children have sued Idaho officials in federal court to stop the enforcement of House Bill 710, a law that codified the process libraries must follow if a patron were to deem a material harmful to children. House Bill 710 […] The post New lawsuit seeks to stop enforcement of Idaho library materials bill appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.
Anheuser-Busch celebrates Idaho barley growers, commitment to quality
On Tuesday, July 9, Idaho Falls welcomed farmers, community members, and the legendary Budweiser Clydesdales for this year’s Anheuser-Busch Barley Grower Day event. The gathering highlighted the brewer’s longstanding, intergenerational partnerships with Idaho barley growers and celebrated the impact of their contributions on both Anheuser-Busch's business and the local economy. The event also showcased the brewer’s efforts to strengthen U.S. agriculture through research and innovation.
2,800 lightning strikes from storms Wednesday leads to 15 new wildfire starts
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The U.S. Forest Service reports that 15 new fire starts have been detected in the past 24 hours in Idaho, with more expected. Strong winds and thunderstorms across eastern Oregon and western Idaho Wednesday further complicated matters for fire managers as resources are already stretched thin. The National Weather Service in Boise reports 2,800 lightning strikes came from the storms on Wednesday, leading Forest Service personnel to believe more fires could soon be detected.
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