Saturday, June 21, 2008

Idaho News 21-Jun

News Minute: Here is the latest Idaho news from The Associated Press

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA AP - June 21, 2008 5:44 AM ET POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) - A silicon maker and barley malter in Eastern Idaho are teaming up to share water - and reduce energy ...

South Idaho Dairy Slapped with OSHA Fine After Crushing Death

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA SHOSHONE, Idaho (AP) - A southern Idaho dairy was slapped with a proposed $2500 fine by federal safety officials after a truck driver was killed during a ...

Ray Lopes hired as Idaho assistant

SI.com - USA MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) -- Former Fresno State basketball coach Ray Lopes, who lost his job because of recruiting violations, has been hired as an assistant ...

Another Big Drug Bust in Idaho

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA Another big drug bust in Idaho.Cops took nearly 55 thousand dollars in marijuana, cocaine, and meth yesteday from a house near Lake Hazel and Maple Grove. ...

Ray Lopes hired as Idaho assistant

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - June 20, 2008 1:44 PM ET MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) - Former Fresno State basketball coach Ray Lopes, who lost his job because of recruiting violations, ...

Boise News 21-Jun

Boise State adds Idaho astronaut, educator to faculty

Idaho Business Review - United States by Zach Hagadone Boise State University will have a celebrity on staff this fall. The school announced yesterday astronaut and Idaho teacher Barbara Morgan ...

Boise Hawks batting for Men's Health

OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA Boise ID - The Boise Hawks and Main Street Mile are working together to strike out prostate cancer. On June 19, 20, 21, 27, and 28 the Hawks squad will be ...

Boise man arrested on drug trafficking charges

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By KBCI Web Staff BOISE - Ada County Sheriff�s deputies have arrested a Boise man for manufacturing marijuana and trafficking cocaine. ...

A Long Weekend in Idaho? Oh, Boise!

CMT.com - Nashville,TN,USA Boise, Idaho, is one of those cities I never thought I�d see. But I was persuaded over Memorial Day weekend to visit a friend who once lived in the City of ...

High Gas Prices Fuel Thefts in Boise

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA Police say they are seeing an increase in the theft of gasoline from peoples' cars in east Boise. Crimestoppers' Curt Crum tells 670 KBOI News some folks ...

Boise creates job for former astronaut Barbara Morgan

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The Boise Astronomical Society's largest event of the year is coming up on Saturday, June 28. From 7 pm to midnight, the society will have high-powered ...

Hewlett-Packard says a top Boise executive to retire

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA But the company said a top Boise executive would retire. Meanwhile, industry analysts and local observers were split over what is in store for Boise as the ...

Major pot growing operation found in Boise County

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The Boise County Sheriffs Department has uncovered what it calls a "major" marijuana grow operation. Authorities found over 2000 plants growing in a rugged ...

T-Mobile volunteers spruce up Whittier School in Boise

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA By Anne Wallace Allen - aallen@idahostatesman.com About 130 volunteers from T-Mobile in Meridian met Thursday at Whittier Elementary School in North Boise ...

Take a nature hike along the Boise River

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA BY CHAD DRYDEN - cdryden@idahostatesman.com There is no better time on the Boise River than summer - and not just because it's floating season. ...

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Around the Valley

Ontario Argus Observer - Ontario,OR,USA ONTARIO ��� The 62nd annual Japan Nite Obon Festival will be held June 28 at the Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple, 286 SE Fourth St., Ontario. ...

Idaho News 21-Jun

Idaho drops ISAT for this fall

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Two of Idaho students' weakest subjects, math and science, showed improvement on the 2008 spring Idaho Standards Achievement Test results released Thursday. ...

Qwest makes grant to Idaho nonprofit center

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The Qwest Foundation have given $10000 to the Idaho Nonprofit Center to help fund the 2008 Statewide Nonprofit Conference, Oct. 16-17 on the Boise State ...

Sinkhole closes Idaho 55 near Donnelly

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA A sinkhole closed Idaho 55 near Donnelly Thursday afternoon, and road crews said the section of highway will be closed until at least mid-day Monday. ...

'Taste of Idaho' Showcases Food and Music

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA Tonight was the 5th annual 'Taste of Idaho'. It's a great way to experience the best culinary dishes that Eastern Idaho has to offer. ...

Geothermal meetings set in energy-hungry West

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA By JOHN MILLER AP WRITER BOISE, Idaho -- Geothermal energy prospectors' plans to develop vast swaths of federal land in the West are due for a boost, ...

Idaho's personal income fell in 1Q; only four states dropped

The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA AP � Published June 19, 2008 Idaho was just one of four states where personal income slumped in the first quarter of 2008. The others were Mississippi, ...

Sad day for justice: Idaho Supreme Court orders resentencing for ...

renewamerica.us - Washington,DC,USA In the course of vacating the sentence, the Court kicked the Bible out of Idaho's judicial system for good measure. The murderer, Darrell Payne, ...

Idaho State Board of Ed. Waives fall ISATs for 2009

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA The State Board of Education has waived students taking the ISATS (Idaho Standards Achievement Test) fall of next year. The test was meant to help teachers ...

N. Idaho child hospitalized, mom, boyfriend arrested

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA AP ST MARIES, Idaho -- A 3-year-old girl is clinging to life after suffering extensive injuries that blackened the flesh of her hands and feet, ...

Taste of Idaho Today in Idaho Falls

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA Tonight is the 5 th annual Taste of Idaho. It will be from 5-10pm and you can sample from over 25 restaurants in Eastern Idaho. ...

Boise News 21-Jun

Astronaut Morgan joining Boise State University

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By KBCI Web Staff BOISE - Boise State University announced Thursday that astronaut and Idaho educator Barbara R. Morgan is joining the university. ...

Idaho firefighters brawl outside Boise bikini bar

The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA AP � Published June 19, 2008 Officials with the Boise Fire Department and Bureau of Land Management are downplaying a fight between firefighters from the ...

Boise High distance runner earns Gatorade award

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Boise High junior-to-be Eric Fitzpatrick was named Gatorade Idaho Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year on Thursday, joining 2006 graduate John Mering as ...

Boise city forester warns of tree disease

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By KBCI Web Staff BOISE - Our cool, wet spring set up perfect growth conditions for �Anthracnose,� disease infecting local American Sycamores, according to ...

Boise Woman Charged: Police Found her 5 year Old Crossing Street Alone

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA A Boise woman is being held in the Ada County Jail after police found her 5-year-old daughter alone and attempting to cross Fairview Avenue on a bike at ...

HP shrinks printing, imaging group, but stays mum on Boise jobs impact

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA But the company offered no details about what that means to HP�s workers in Boise. Billed as a cost-cutting measure, the news raised more questions than ...

Boise firefighter charged in bar brawl

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA A group of Boise Firefighters used this bus to attend a bachelor party that involved a brawl with some other firefighters with the Bureau of Land Management ...

Boise firefighter charged in bikini club brawl

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA At least one Boise firefighter is facing felony criminal charges in connection with a bar brawl at a Boise bikini bar last fall where a firefighter with the ...

Get ready to paddle! The Boise River float season is under way.

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Grab a paddle and hit the Boise River. The float season is in full swing, and it's time to relax and casually float the river through town. ...

High court won't overturn Boise city decision to annex land

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA BY KATHLEEN KRELLER - kkreller@idahostatesman.com The Idaho Supreme Court said it had no authority to overturn a Boise city decision to annex land owned by ...

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HP streamlines printing and imaging, Vancouver repercussions unclear

The Columbian - Vancouver,WA,USA The third is in Boise, Idaho. More details to come. Meanwhile, at right read excerpts from a memo sent to employees today by Vyomesh Joshi, HP executive ...

Idaho News 21-Jun

Community calendar - Idaho Statesman

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA College of Idaho Softball Summer Camps: All skills camp is June 30 through July 3 for high school players. A hitting camp is July 7-9. ...

- Idaho Statesman

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Arrangements by Cremation Society of Idaho, Boise. JOAN GREINER, 69, Star, died June 16 at home. Memorial services will be at noon June 20 in her garden at ...

Get in on some of the Idaho Conservation League's hikes

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Volunteer hike leaders guide hikers on trails throughout Southwest Idaho in the hiking series. Hikes are free. Space is limited, and registration is ...

Idaho pools fighting disease

Southern Idaho Business - Twin Falls,ID,USA CALDWELL, Idaho - Public pools in Canyon County are taking extra precautions this year to try to prevent another outbreak of cryptosporidium. ...

Digester applies to sell electricity to Idaho Power

Southern Idaho Business - Twin Falls,ID,USA By Nate Poppino A Magic Valley dairy may become the first in the state to sell electricity to Idaho Power Co. using an anaerobic digester. ...

Paul supporters continue fight within Idaho GOP

Southern Idaho Business - Twin Falls,ID,USA Three of the 29 Idaho delegates going to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., hail from south-central Idaho. They are Hartgen and Chris ...

Antique bandits strike N. Idaho shops

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA AP COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Police here are seeking a Washington state man and woman they allege used disguises and distraction to steal items from antique ...

Antique bandits strike N. Idaho shops

Seattle Times - United States Police here are seeking a Washington state man and woman they allege used disguises and distraction to steal items from antique shops. ...

News Minute: Here is the latest Idaho news from The Associated Press

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - June 18, 2008 6:44 AM ET GLENNS FERRY, Idaho (AP) - An anti-nuclear activist was arrested Monday evening at a public meeting held by a company that ...

Formation Capital gets go-ahead on Idaho cobalt

The Northern Miner (subscription) - Sudbury,Ontario,Canada The underground mine, known as the Idaho Cobalt Project would extract cobalt, copper, and gold from the Ram deposit. A feasibility study by Samuel ...