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WEBBY: Mia Maldonado - September 9, 2024. Robert Oxarango, a former Boise hotshot crew member in the late ’80s and ’90s, is no stranger to wildfires, but facing them as a cattle rancher is a different challenge. This year, the Paddock Fire devastated the grass on his Emmett ranch, displacing 350 pairs of calves and their mothers he owns.
So far, Idaho officials have not discovered more invasive quagga ...
WEBAug 13, 2024 · State officials have not detected viable quagga mussels since resuming water sampling this spring, Idaho State Department of Agriculture Director Chanel Tewalt said. On Sept. 19, 2023, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced it discovered invasive, nonnative quagga mussel larvae in water …
Idaho doctors, pathology board accuse Dr. Ryan Cole of …
WEBDec 16, 2021 · Idaho physicians allege, in complaints to a Washington medical board, that patients came into their hospitals sick with COVID-19 after taking advice or treatment from Dr. Ryan Cole, according to documents obtained by the Idaho Capital Sun through a public records request. In addition, the American Board of …
Idaho's urban areas are booming. One city's population grew 7.5
WEBThe eight cities have growth rates ranging from 3.5% to 7.5%. Idaho’s eight cities with populations of more than 50,000 grew 2.3% between 2019 and 2020, while Idaho’s 177 smallest cities (with populations below 10,000) grew slower at 1.7%. The Walmart on Ten Mile Road in Meridian sits across from a residential neighborhood.
House passes bill prohibiting mask mandates in Idaho
WEBFeb 21, 2022 · The Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill prohibiting mask mandates for the purpose of preventing or slowing the spread of a contagious disease — a one-page bill that does not include an enforcement mechanism or penalty for noncompliance. House Bill 631 passed by a vote of 46-24, with 12 Republicans joining all 12 Democrats to vote ...
The truth about Idaho’s farms and water rights in eastern Idaho
WEBJul 30, 2024 · The truth is the surface water farmers and irrigators are the reason the potential curtailment was canceled. They forgave tens of thousands of acre-feet of water owed to them by three groundwater districts to protect the entire region’s farming season. Also, the rhetoric that Idaho’s state government would want to shut down any agricultural ...
‘Back to a traditional Idaho’: Sandpoint mayor announces run for ...
WEBNov 8, 2021 · By: Kelcie Moseley-Morris - November 8, 2021 5:00 pm. Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad announced he will be a write-in candidate for the 2022 Democratic primary. (Courtesy of Elle Casner) Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad has announced his intention to run for governor of Idaho as a Democrat, and …
Idaho Legislature passes bill requiring Idaho libraries move …
WEBApr 3, 2024 · A bill to require Idaho public and school libraries to move materials deemed harmful to children, or face lawsuits, passed the Idaho Senate and House on Wednesday. House Bill 710, backed by Republican legislative leaders, follows years of attempts by the Idaho Legislature to regulate materials deemed harmful to children in Idaho libraries.
Central Idaho’s Mackay Dam is an ‘accident waiting to happen ...
WEBAug 15, 2022 · The over 100-year-old Mackay Dam in Idaho’s Custer County needs repairs and poses a risk to the town of Mackay just downstream and the Idaho National Laboratory about 30 miles further, according to the Idaho Department of Water Resources and the Environmental Defense Institute, an Idaho nonprofit focused on nuclear energy issues.. Mackay Reservoir, owned and maintained by the Big Lost River ...
Congress aims to boost enforcement at the border – with Canada
WEBAug 9, 2024 · In 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered almost 190,000 individuals attempting to cross from Canada to the United States. That’s almost seven times more than in 2021. The agency encountered almost 2.5 million individuals on the southern border in 2023. The Swanton Sector, a 24,000-square-mile …