Monday, March 31, 2008

Idaho News 31-Mar

Court Agrees to Take Idaho Case

The Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday stepped into a dispute between the state of Idaho and labor unions over payroll deductions for political ...

Hunting Season Re-opens for Once-Endangered Gray Wolves

RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA As a result, hunters in Idaho will be allowed to kill 100-300 wolves this fall, according to a plan from the Idaho Fish and Game Commission caused by ...

Supreme Court to Review Idaho Law on Union Paycheck Deductions

Education Week News - Bethesda,MD,USA By Mark Walsh The US Supreme Court agreed today to review an Idaho state law that bars school districts and other local government agencies from making ...

Bradbury novel a tough sell in E. Idaho community read program

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - March 31, 2008 9:54 AM ET IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) - Ray Bradbury's classic book "Fahrenheit 451" is getting the cold shoulder in an eastern Idaho ...

SW Idaho man spends time in jail for spitting on officer

Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA NAMPA, Idaho -- A Nampa man arrested for spitting on an officer is facing a battery charge. Michael Kelly, 19, was arrested Saturday in Nampa after police ...

Gunshot Victims Found Near Golden Spike In Utah Reportedly ...

KUTV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA The FBI, Idaho police and Utah police are on the scene. A medical helicopter has flown the woman to the hospital. The victims were spotted near the Golden ...

Gay Couple Loses Benefits With Move

The Associated Press - EAGLE, Idaho (AP) -- What they didn't know before moving to Idaho could fill a house, and in many ways it does. The kitchen table holds stacks of legal ...

Wasden bars mortgage rescue business from Idaho

Legal News Line - Washington,DC,USA by Chris Rizo BOISE -- Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is the latest state attorney general to bar from his state a Florida company that claimed to ...

Idaho man walks across country for US troops killed in Iraq

The Reporter - Fond du Lac,WI,USA Damion Maynard of Pocatello, Idaho, stayed at the Holiday Inn and continued his journey on Friday afternoon. He planned to travel south on Highway 151 to ...

Idaho sweeps Stockton at home

Boise State University The Arbiter Online - Boise,ID,USA The Idaho Steelheads showed well during their last home stand, March 19-22, with a three game sweep over the Stockton Thunder. Wednesday night's game got ...

Boise News 31-Mar

Vulnerable to terror: NYC, New Orleans and . . . Boise?

Los Angeles Times - CA,USA By Stuart Glascock, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer SEATTLE -- People in Boise, Idaho, have taken pride in favorable lifestyle rankings their city has picked ...

Boise artist works through the sands of time (with video)

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA His Boise company, Goldsmith Studios, designs, manufactures, repairs and sells fine jewelry and Tiffany-style ancient glass lamps by Cheri Lindley of ...

ALBINO! (drum) rolling into Boise

Boise State University The Arbiter Online - Boise,ID,USA Whether you are a long-time "burner" or have never been introduced to Afrobeat before, plan to broaden your horizons and take a musical adventure with ...

The way we see it...

Boise State University The Arbiter Online - Boise,ID,USA Boise State University, in its never-ending drive toward progress, coined a "vision" last semester in honor of itself: "A Metropolitan Research University ...

Bellevue ranks No. 1 for lifestyle, business

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA Bellevue, Portland and Boise also were chosen as rising tech hubs by the magazine. Like many of the places on our list, Bellevue is a city in transition: no ...

Chiefs Announce 2008 Roster

OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA In 2007, Burke hit .254 in 63 games with Boise, with ten home runs and 41 RBI. Johnston began the 2007 season with the Chiefs as the starting shortstop ...

Baker diamondmen finish 1-3 at Boise

Baker City Herald - Baker City,OR,USA That's what Baker baseball coach Dan Blankenship wanted to see the most when his Bulldogs traveled to Boise Thursday through Saturday for the annual Boise ...

Baker softball loses four at Boise

Baker City Herald - Baker City,OR,USA By GERRY STEELE The young Baker softball team played reasonably well against some high-caliber opponents Friday and Saturday at a tournament in Boise. ...

Quest for longevity: Boise's minor league teams use a business ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA He worked in advertising at the Idaho Statesman for about three months before joining Diamond Sports, the company that owned the Boise Hawks baseball team ...

Boise State gymnasts win WAC title, head to regionals

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA 1 on Saturday night during the WAC Championships at Taco Bell Arena: Boise State senior gymnast Lindsay Ward inexplicably fell off the beam when all she had ...

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Idaho News 30-Mar

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

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA AP - March 30, 2008 6:44 AM ET CALDWELL, Idaho (AP) - Canyon County has paid more than $61000 in it's efforts to sue businesses that employed undocumented ...

Idaho reports longer stays in foster care

Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA Mar 30, 2008 (The Spokesman-Review - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- -- Idaho children are staying in foster care 10 days longer than ...

International intrigue swirls around mysterious deaths of two ...

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA Boise's two mysterious deaths have been discussed at the United Nations, may have attracted the attention of the FBI (though adding to the intrigue, ...

Federal judge rejects lawsuit challenging N. Idaho highway plan

Jackson Hole Star-Tribune - Casper,WY,USA AP News SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) -- A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit by a northern Idaho group that wants to stop a highway project along the shore of ...

Environmentalists are wait-and-see over wolf killing injunction

San Diego Union Tribune - United States Environmentalists say they're taking a wait-and-see approach to whether they will ask a federal judge to suspend any killing of wolves in Wyoming, Idaho and ...

Falcons Rally for 4-3 Shootout Win over Idaho

OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA Idaho wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, tallying the game's first goal just 16 seconds into the opening period. Aaron Gagnon sent the puck to Mark ...

Fire At Ball Storage and Ice In Idaho Falls

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA Idaho Falls fire fighters say the blaze started around 9:30 am Saturday morning at Ball Storage and Ice at 625 Pancheri Drive. ...

Mountain Lions Spotted On Idaho State University Campus

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA Idaho State University Public Safety in Pocatello says Friday night just before midnight, there were three mountain lions spotted on campus. ...

Fire At Riverside Deli In Idaho Falls

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA Fire broke out at a popular Idaho Falls restaurant Saturday morning. Idaho Falls firefighters say the blaze started around 9:30 Saturday morning at ...

College of Southern Idaho says federal grant money available

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - March 29, 2008 4:04 PM ET TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) - The College of Southern Idaho says it still has federal grant money available for students who want ...

Boise News 30-Mar

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

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The bank Credit Suisse has filed a lawsuit against the CEO of Tamarack Resort and 1 of its major investors. ...

Kruger Paces Flash Past Stampede

OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA BOISE, Idaho (March 29, 2008) - Kevin Kruger poured in a season-high 43 points to lead the Utah Flash to a 109-106 victory over the Idaho Stampede Saturday ...

8:55 pm -- Boise State gymnasts win first WAC title

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The Boise State gymnastics team won its first WAC championship Saturday night at Taco Bell. The Broncos scored 194.925 and barely held off San Jose State ...

CEO Boespflug charged with fleeing accident

Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA Two witnesses told Boise police that Boespflug was trying to park a car on 13th Street near Eastman Street on Sept. 1 when he hit a parked car on the road. ...

Utah State Finishes Fifth At WAC Gymnastics Championships

CSTV.com - New York,NY,USA BOISE, Idaho - With a 194.150 score, Utah State finished in fifth-place at the Western Athletic Conference Championship, held Saturday at Taco Bell Arena, ...

Bulldogs drop two in Boise

Bonner County Daily Bee - Sandpoint,ID,USA BOISE - The Sandpoint softball team bounced back from a rough showing in Lewiston to hold their own against some tough competition from Boise Friday at the ...

Se Idaho News 30-Mar

Death Notices: March 28, 2008

Grand Junction Sentinel - Grand Junction,CO,USA Survivors include his wife, Constance E.; two sons, Michael Howard of Capay, Calif., and James Keller of Napa, Idaho; two daughters, Patricia Lynn Bergmann ...

Idaho News 30-Mar

Gray Wolf Hunts Planned After De-Listing

The Associated Press - BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Good news for gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains: They no longer need federal protection. The bad news for the animals? ...

Idaho Stampede Outrun Utah Flash, Win 110-103 and Make Playoffs

The Raw Feed - Santa Fe,NM,USA Idaho utilized a great team effort to overcome a game-high 36 points by Utah Flash guard Morris Almond. ADVERTISEMENT The two teams were knotted up at the ...

- Idaho Statesman

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Forward Aaron Gagnon scored the game-winning goal early in the third period to lift the Idaho Steelheads to a 4-3 victory over the Thunder on Friday night ...

Exhibit showcasing Lincoln's ties to Idaho opens today in Burley

Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls,ID,USA The exhibit was put together by the Idaho Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and will travel throughout the state until December 2009. ...

CSI softball splits with North Idaho

Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls,ID,USA The College of Southern Idaho softball team won't get its first season sweep of in-state rival North Idaho College, but the Golden Eagles will remain in ...

Men's Golf Defeats Idaho at Inland Cup

CSTV.com - New York,NY,USA The Washington State University men's golf team defeated the University of Idaho at the Inland Cup Friday, breaking the school record for the lowest ...

Federal Wolf Protections Lifted in Idaho

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - March 28, 2008 6:24 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Gray wolves in Idaho are no longer protected by the federal endangered species act. ...

Mormon Empire: Idaho: Douglas Webb

Salt Lake Tribune - United States Douglas Webb knows the Preston population well. Not only does he connect with families in times of crisis, the Latter-day Saint works hand in hand with ...

Idaho lawmakers eye possible end to session Wednesday

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Scott Logan BOISE -- Idaho lawmakers are looking at possibly adjourning on Wednesday as the state legislature winds down its business. ...

Idaho State University Contributes to Local and State Economies

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA The City Club of Idaho Falls listened as Idaho State University President Arthur Vailas spoke of the economic impact ISU has on the region and on the State ...

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Boise News 29-Mar

Through the eyes of a child

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Bookshop owner brings kids' writers to town 'to get Boise on the map for national touring authors.' Roving Author Dinner - 7:30 pm Friday, Ivory Room, ...

Titans sign restricted free agent CB/KR Chris Carr to offer sheet

USA Today - USA That's because Carr joined the Raiders as an undrafted free agent coming out of Boise State in 2005. In three NFL seasons, Carr has played in 48 games with ...

Boise business can't keep walls free of graffiti

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Adam Rodriguez BOISE - Boise is going after graffiti. Last December police arrested the Treasure Valley's biggest offenders. But now they're seeing more ...

9:30 pm -- Boise woman takes third, top US woman in Canada ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Studebaker grew up in Boise and raced successfully on the Bogus Basin Nordic Team and also competed in junior biathalon. She skied for Dartmouth College and ...

No. 60 Anteates Lose 5-2 to No. 43 Boise State

CSTV.com - New York,NY,USA 43 Boise State Friday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium. The Broncos won two of the three doubles matches to clinch the doubles point. ...

6:39 pm -- Boise State football team will scrimmage at Mountain View

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The Boise State football team will scrimmage next week at Mountain View High in Meridian. The practice begins at 3:30 pm Friday. ...

Honolulu ranks on Forbes' list for business

Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Topping the list for a second straight year was Raleigh, NC, followed by Boise, Idaho, Fort Collins, Colo., Des Moines, Iowa and Lexington, Ky. ...

Health officials issue Hepatitis A alert connected to Boise lounge

KLEW - Lewiston,ID,USA LEWISTON - The North Central District Health Department said Wednesday anyone who had food or drink at the Red Feather Lounge on 8th Street in Boise between ...

Spokane Shock Looks For Third Straight af2 West Title

The Raw Feed - Santa Fe,NM,USA The following is a profile for the National Conference's West Division, which includes five teams: Boise, Central Valley, Spokane, Stockton and Tri-Cities. ...

Boise 13th fastest growing nationwide

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE - Idaho's population continues to rise - and three metropolitan areas are among the nation's 30 fastest growing communities. ...

Idaho News 29-Mar

Idaho Governor vs. Legislature: Same Party, Different Song

New West - Missoula,MT,USA By Jill Kuraitis, 3-28-08 In the closing days of the Idaho legislative session, the Republican-dominated body and the Republican governor are facing off ...

Idaho universities pitch plan to raise student tuition and fees

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - March 28, 2008 9:24 AM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The cost of going to college in Idaho may be going up. The State Board of Education next month is ...

Department store in E. Idaho mall vows to shut down

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - March 28, 2008 9:54 AM ET CHUBBUCK, Idaho (AP) - A shopping mall in eastern Idaho is losing another 1 of its anchor stores. Officials say the Dillard's ...

Chase suspect killed by police in SW Idaho

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - March 28, 2008 10:44 AM ET FRUITLAND, Idaho (AP) - Authorities say a man accused of pointing a gun at a police officer after a car chase through ...

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

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA AP - March 28, 2008 6:44 AM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Members of the State Board of Education agree they can do a better job. The trustees found several areas ...

Growth of Idaho employment, home appreciation slows

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA By Joe Estrella - jestrella@idahostatesman.com Idaho's employment and home appreciation growth rates slowed noticeably in the fourth quarter of 2007 but ...

Governor honors Idaho's 'Brightest Stars'

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA Butch Otter and first lady Lori Otter presented awards and recognized nominees for Idaho's Brightest Star Awards ceremony. More than 100 individuals, ...

Go do it: Motocross at the Idaho Center

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The relatively new sport, which will be on display at the Idaho Center Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29, pits stunt riders against one another as they ...

Idaho wolves lose federal protection today

Idaho Mountain Express and Guide - Ketchum,ID,USA In the minds of supporters of the transfer of management to the states of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, the change is considered long overdue. ...

Idaho Signs Rookie Beynon

ECHL.com - Princeton,NJ,USA BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Steelheads announced that rookie defenseman Ethan Graham has been assigned to the team from the Iowa Stars of the American Hockey ...

Boise News 29-Mar

Former Idaho State offensive lineman traded to Boise Burn

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Former Idaho State offensive lineman Francisco Anguiano was traded to the Boise Burn from the Central Valley Coyotes for future considerations on Friday. ...

Boise City ISD To Deploy Web-Based Student System

T.H.E. Journal - Tustin,CA,USA by Dave Nagel The Independent School District of Boise City in Idaho is deploying the Web-based Infinite Campus student information system district-wide, ...

Children's authors gather for lit festival in Boise

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Six regional authors and one illustrator will participate in the two-day festival, a joint venture of Rediscovered Bookshop of Boise and the regional arm of ...

Boise sex offenders, rehabilitators call registry a scarlet letter

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA Rob Johnson, a registered sex offender in Boise, says he's on registry for statutory rape. "I had a 15-year-old girlfriend. I was 18," Johnson said. ...

Men's lacrosse team beats Boise State

The Orion - Chico,CA,USA The men's lacrosse team finished its second home game with an 8-4 victory over the Boise State Broncos. The victory was a showcase of the Wildcats' strength ...

Ryan Clady (OT)

NFL News - USA The Boise State coaching staff unearthed a tremendous talent in Ryan Clady. He was an unheralded defensive tackle out of Eisenhower High School. ...

Out and about

Ontario Argus Observer - Ontario,OR,USA The show runs now through April at Basement Gallery, 928 W. Main St., Boise, (208) 333-0309. Marsden Hartley lived from 1877 to 1943 and was an American ...

Boise-Nampa nation's 13th fastest-growing metro area

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA The Boise-Nampa metropolitan area has continued to experience rapid growth, ranking as the 13th fastest-growing metro region in the nation from 2006 to 2007 ...

Idaho Senate Overrides Governor's Veto

Houston Chronicle - United States ... split between a secure mental health facility, new drug treatment prisons and a 324-bed expansion at the Idaho Correctional Center south of Boise. ...

BOISE TEAMS UP WITH SCHOOLS

DeRidder Beauregard Daily News - DeRidder,LA,USA At Boise's DeRidder mill, workforce participation is a key component for incorporating safety awareness into the daily activities of every employee. ...

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Se Idaho News 27-Mar

Gerry Scott - President of the Wall Street Analyst Forum

Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA We were formally known as Idaho General Mines, we've changed the name of the company, we've relocated the company and quite frankly, we've had a tremendous ...

Idaho News 27-Mar

Details of Idaho transportation funding bills

Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls,ID,USA AP Two bills introduced Wednesday in the House Ways and Means Committee would boost Idaho transportation funding by nearly $70 million, helping to ease a ...

Idaho Kids 'Kick Butts' on April 2

FOXBusiness - USA Kids across Idaho will rally against tobacco on April 2 as they join thousands of young people nationwide for the 13th annual Kick Butts Day, sponsored by ...

Senate backs funding for Idaho transportation audit

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - March 27, 2008 12:34 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An auditor is due to scrutinize the Idaho Transportation Department's finances with a fine-tooth comb, ...

Real-estate price disclosure bill dies in Idaho House committee

Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA BOISE, Idaho -- A House committee rang the death knell for efforts to force Idaho property buyers to tell county assessors what they paid for residential ...

Real Estate Market Stability in Eastern Idaho

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA Although the national Real Estate market is at a thirteen year low, Eastern Idaho is weathering the decline and keeping the market on a steady incline. ...

Iowa Stars Sign Defenseman Trevor Ludwig, Send Defenseman Ethan ...

The Raw Feed - Santa Fe,NM,USA The club also assigned defenseman Ethan Graham to their primary affiliate in the ECHL, the Idaho Steelheads. Ludwig, 22, joins the team following his senior ...

Idaho's Wolf Management Plan Soon to be in Affect

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA As far as Idaho's plan, public meetings were held to gather input from people. Since then, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission has revised and approved it. ...

Idaho's economy expands, but income doesn't keep up

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA BY JOE ESTRELLA - jestrella@idahostatesman.com Despite an economy that grew at a faster rate than the US economy, per capita income in Idaho remained mired ...

Idaho Falls resident Lyle Castle, Ph.D., named academic dean at ...

Idaho State University - Pocatello,ID,USA Idaho State University chemistry professor and Idaho Falls resident Lyle Castle, Ph.D., has been named dean of academic programs for ISU-Idaho Falls, ...

Members of Idaho press refuse to recite Pledge

renewamerica.us - Washington,DC,USA A number of legislators belonging to the Idaho House of Representatives, including Speaker of the House Lawerence Denney, recently observed that members of ...

Boise News 27-Mar

Starting Up: Boise State a rich mine of entrepreneurial connections

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA My company, Valitics, is a little dot on the poster orbiting around Boise State University's big dot. My association with Boise State is well represented on ...

Idaho Falls Restaurant Rutabagas offers the finest cuisine in SE Idaho

Voted number one in Idaho Falls and SE Idaho, Rutabagas Idaho Falls Gourmet restaurant is offering International Theme Dinners, a full Top-Shelf bar, and the best selection of wine in this area.

What's New: Avid cyclist opens Bicycle Mania in Boise

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA After 25 years working for others in the bicycle industry, he opened his own bike store, Bicycle Mania, in Boise. The idea for such a store has been a long ...

Gauchos Come Up Short, Lose 5-2 Over No. 46 Boise State

CSTV.com - New York,NY,USA 46 Boise State. Tova Hausman earned a victory at No. 5 singles this afternoon, but visiting Boise State was too much for the Gauchos today defeating them ...

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Generic medical release forms

There has been an outcry for generic medical release free medical excuse forms in the Idaho and Gem State valley. People are trying to skip work and use the forms for other purposes.

AP Newsmaker: Idaho president pushes sports, law school

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA Once the premier college sports program in the state, Idaho has been eclipsed in the past decade by the rise of Boise State football and basketball. ...

Idaho News 27-Mar

Idaho Passes Film Incentive Bill

Forbes - NY,USA By SIMON SHIFRIN 03.26.08, 11:34 AM ET A bill that supporters say could set the stage for film crews to come to Idaho and spend millions of dollars on local ...

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

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA AP - March 26, 2008 8:44 AM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A bill backers say could jump-start Idaho's film industry and bring millions of dollars into the state ...

Journalists Under Fire for Not Reciting Pledge of Allegiance in ...

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA BOISE, Idaho -- Some members of the Treasure Valley media have come under fire for not taking part in the Pledge of Allegiance on the floor of the Idaho ...

President Vailas at Idaho Falls City Club

Idaho State University - Pocatello,ID,USA Description:Idaho State University President Arthur C. Vailas, Ph.D., will be the featured speaker at the City Club of Idaho Falls luncheon on March 28 from ...

Feed 5000 Families Campaign in Idaho

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA Roy Lacey, Director, Idaho Food Bank: "Over the years we've seen so many good friendships from the different faiths who come together here and we find out ...

Idaho US Senate Candidate Changes Name To Pro-Life; Bill To Add ...

Medical News Today (press release) - UK An Idaho candidate for the US Senate has legally changed his name to Pro-Life, the AP/CBS News reports. The man attempted to appear on a 2006 ballot as ...

Auditors: Idaho 911 hurts

Boise Weekly - ID, USA BY BW STAFF Idaho needs to invest some serious funds to get the state's emergency communications system up to par, according to an evaluation released by ...

Reformed grocery credit tax gives relief to Idaho families

OneNewsNow - Tupelo,MS,USA Bryan Fischer of the Idaho Values Alliance says a bill that passed the legislature Friday is a "good, solid piece of pro-family legislation" that is ...

Idaho Bills for Closed Primary

Ballot Access - San Francisco,CA,USA On March 17, two bills were introduced in the Idaho Senate to revise the primary system. Idaho now uses an Open Primary, in which each voter on primary day ...

5A boys All-Idaho Player of the Year: Will Bogan

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA 28 to March 1, he guided the Falcons past Lewiston, Highland and Coeur d'Alene at the Idaho Center in Nampa to secure a state championship. ...

Boise News 27-Mar

Murphy: Boise State linebackers resolve to silence their critics

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA A senior linebacker at Boise State, Brady heard all the critiques that he and his fellow 'backers were part of the problem last year, part of the reason the ...

Boise State's Larry receives postseason basketball honor

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Boise State senior men's basketball player Reggie Larry was named a CollegeHoops.net First Team High-Major All-American on Tuesday. ...

Boise Burn set their roster

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The Boise Burn released their opening day roster Tuesday as the second-year arenafootball2 franchise prepares for its April 5 season opener in Tulsa, Okla. ...

There's more to Stanford's Trent Johnson than the scowl

San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA "He's a serious guy, especially on the court and the way he runs his practices," said Montgomery, who recruited Johnson to Boise State in the 1970s and ...

New Boise National Forest Supervisor "Thrilled to be back"

New West - Missoula,MT,USA By Jill Kuraitis, 3-25-08 As Forest Supervisor of the Boise National Forest, Seesholtz, 44, will have the responsibility for managing 2.6-million acres of ...

Infant, 2 adults hospitalized after Boise rollover

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA BOISE -- Two women and an infant are in the hospital after they were involved in a two-vehicle accident and rollover in downtown Boise. ...

Boise National Forest gets new administrator

Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA As head of the Boise National forest, Seesholtz will oversee a forest that covers 2.6 million acres divided among five ranger districts.

Boise Burn Cut Squad to 24; Announce Opening Day Roster

OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA BOISE, Idaho 3/4 Following several practices and a preseason scrimmage on Mar. 16 in Tri-Cities against the Fever, Boise Burn Head Coach Lee Leslie has cut ...

Utes Host Boise State and UC Irvine

CSTV.com - New York,NY,USA 35 Boise State on Tuesday at 5:00 pm and No. 67 UC Irvine on Wednesday at 1:00 pm MST. "It's a great opportunity to play a couple of ranked teams at home," ...

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Se Idaho News 25-Mar

Truth versus conviction

Vancouver Sun - Don Mills,ON,Canada In the Rafay/Burns case, we have been joined by the Idaho Innocence Project and the Pacific Northwest Innocence Project. We believe that if Burns and Rafay ...

Idaho News 25-Mar

State of Idaho Approves Statewide Chess Program in Schools Using ...

Market Wire (press release) - USA SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - March 25, 2008) - America's Foundation for Chess (AF4C) today announced that Idaho is the first state to approve the use of the ...

USA. Idaho, Illinois, Virginia & Wisconsin prepare major ...

BYM News (press release) - Gibraltar,Spain The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) today announced that the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, ...

New Idaho basketball coach promises passion

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA 1 thing we do here at the University of Idaho - work our tails off every day to be the best we can.'' It's that personality that Verlin's coaching ...

Idaho names Verlin as coach

HoopsWorld - USA MOSCOW, Idaho (Ticker) -- Former Utah State assistant Don Verlin was hired on Monday as coach of Idaho's men's basketball team. Verlin was an assistant for ...

Idaho's temperance movement secured prohibition

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Churches in the Valley, particularly the Methodists, had preached total abstinence from liquor from the time they were established in Idaho. ...

Idaho Inventors Develop Improved Troubleshooting System

Manufacturing Business Technology - Oak Brook,IL,USA ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- John Moffatt and Ryan Jamison, both of Boise, Idaho, and Eugene Castro of Meridian, Idaho, have developed an improved ...

Idaho agency is the top in nation for processing claims

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The Idaho Disability Determinations Service - a division of the Idaho Department of Labor - extended its top ranking for expediting claims through 2007 by ...

Idaho opens spring football today

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The University of Idaho football program opens spring camp Tuesday with one major difference from last season. That should help the coaching staff, ...

13 Contending for Idaho's US Senate Seat

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA If you had any doubts before about Idaho getting a new senator in 2009, forget about them because Senator Larry Craig's name will not appear on May's ...

Idaho Schools Don't Make the Grade

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, Idaho -- It looks like Idaho schools aren't making the grade when it comes to the No Child Left Behind Act. In the last four years, two-thirds of ...

Boise News 25-Mar

Women's clinic, Beat Coach Pete race coming up at Boise State

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Boise State football fans get a couple chances next week to interact with the coaches. The ninth annual Bronco Women's Football Clinic is April 2 at the ...

Boise lender receives state and FDIC approval

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The bank, which hopes to open its doors at 1750 W. Front Street in Downtown Boise by mid-April, has received conditional approval from the Federal Deposit ...

Elderly Boise woman raped, beaten

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, Idaho -- Police are looking for a man who they believe viciously raped and beat an elderly woman early Saturday morning. The woman was attacked just ...

'Eaters host Boise State, Cal State Northridge

CSTV.com - New York,NY,USA 46 BOISE STATE, NO. 70 CSUN: The No. 71 UC Irvine women's tennis team (9-6, 3-1) will host No. 46 Boise State Friday at 11:00 am at Anteater Tennis Stadium ...

Idaho gas prices hit record, Boise not far behind

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE - The average price of gas across Idaho hit a record level Sunday - but the Boise metro area is still below the high-water mark. ...

Infinite Campus Enhances Productivity, Improves Communication for ...

TMCnet - USA By Anuradha Shukla Infinite Campus has been selected by the Independent School District of Boise City as its district-wide student management system. ...

Marjane Satrapi is coming to Boise!

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA ... of four authors to appear as a part of READINGS AND CONVERSATIONS, The Cabin's annual series bringing nationally-acclaimed literary figures to Boise. ...

Ada, Boise eye site for shooting range

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - March 24, 2008 12:44 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Ada County and Boise officials are searching for the right spot to put a new, joint shooting range. ...

Boise Selects Infinite Campus to Increase Productivity and Improve ...

PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA ARDEN HILLS, Minn., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent School District of Boise City, serving 25000 students, has selected Infinite Campus as its ...

Tenth Circuit Affirms Attorney Sanctions Without Finding of Bad Faith

Common Law Journal - San Antonio,TX,USA Boise Cascade Express had its origins in a Title VII suit filed against Boise Cascade by five of its employees. Three of the plaintiffs eventually settled ...

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Idaho News 23-Mar

Idaho Steelheads complete three-game sweep of Stockton Thunder

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The Idaho Steelheads defeated the Stockton Thunder 3-0 to earn their second three-game series sweep of the season Saturday night at Qwest Arena. ...

Composer Jim Cockey creates 'An Idaho Symphony'

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA "Musical Pictures," conductor James Ogle, featuring a premiere of Jim Cockey's "An Idaho Symphony" with photography by Glenn Oakley, and other works. ...

A rival to Idaho's ritzy Sun Valley is ready to sprout outside ...

New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA BY JILL FERGUS Under a moonlit sky, I am snowshoeing along a torch-lit trail in Ponderosa State Park in central Idaho. My fellow travelers and I are on our ...

Thunder shut out in Idaho

Stockton Record - Stockton,CA,USA By The Record Following a one-goal loss Friday, the Thunder hit the ice at Qwest Arena looking to avoid a sweep but fell 3-0 to the Idaho Steelheads on ...

2008 All-Idaho basketball team

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Vallivue's Will Bogan tries to shake a Highland defender during the semifinal game of the 5A boys state championship at the Idaho Center. ...

4th Annual ISU President's Challenge and Idaho Chess Association's ...

Idaho State University - Pocatello,ID,USA Site: Idaho State University (ISU) Pond Student Union Building (Bldg 14), Salmon River Suites (3rd Floor), 1065 S. 8th Ave, Pocatello, Idaho Entry Fee: by ...

Washington, Idaho officers decertified

The Spokesman Review - Spokane,WA,USA Twenty-five Washington law officers and 14 in Idaho were stripped of their badges last year for transgressions as serious as theft and drug charges, ...

Wheels of Justice Visits Idaho Falls

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA They travel the country with a message of peace....and today they stopped in Idaho Falls. The Wheels of Justice Bus Tour is self supported and has been ...

Idaho Primaries

Ballot Access - San Francisco,CA,USA Filing closed for the Idaho primaries on March 21. The state has 4 qualified parties: Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Constitution. ...

Boise News 23-Mar

2 young men injured in Boise shooting

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA BOISE -- Ada County sheriff's deputies took a teen boy into custody Saturday, accusing him of shooting two people in an apartment complex. ...

Murphy: Butler's story should sound very familiar to Boise State fans

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Think Boise State football, passing coaching the baton between Dirk Koetter, Dan Hawkins and Chris Petersen. Minor modifications, not wholesale repairs. ...

Woman Raped in Boise Bench Home

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, Idaho-- An elderly woman is in the hospital after allegedly being raped and beaten inside her Boise bench home. The woman, who's name isn't being ...

Two Men Shot at a Boise Apartment

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA BOISE, Idaho -- A teenager is accused of shooting two people at a Boise apartment complex early Saturday morning. The shooting happened just after midnight ...

#65 Men's Tennis Second at Boise State Classic

GoShockers.com - Wichita,KS,USA BOISE, Idaho -- The Wichita State men's tennis team's ten-game winning streak was snapped Saturday, as the team dropped a 4-0 decision to #35 Boise State in ...

17-year-old in custody after Boise shooting injures 2

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA BOISE -- Ada County Sheriff's Office authorities have a minor in custody after they suspect he shot two people in a Boise apartment complex. ...

Boise mom, former America's Junior Miss, celebrates program at 50

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA "At the time, it goes by so quickly," said the 50-year-old Boise resident whose last name is now Best. "I now realize the magnitude of all the things I got ...

Boise Police investigate early morning rape

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA BOISE -- Boise Police detectives are investigating the reported rape of a woman in her home early Saturday morning. At approximately 3:44 am officers and ...

Boise mom, former America's Junior Miss, celebrates program's 50 years

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - March 22, 2008 5:44 PM ET LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) - Boise mom Lenne Jo Best thinks back more than 30 years and realizes the magnitude of all the things ...

Louisville 79, Boise State 61

Card Chronicle - Louisville,KY,USA By Mike Section: News There's a lot of nitpicking being done after Louisville's 79-61 win over Boise State, but all-in-all I thought this was about as ...

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Idaho News 22-Mar

Big Boys' Toys, GarageTown USA target affluent with specialty storage

Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Scottsdale-based Big Boys' Toys Storage and GarageTown USA of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, both are building facilities in the Phoenix area that are set to open ...

Another tough loss in Idaho

Stockton Record - Stockton,CA,USA By The Record Stockton was just 23 seconds from gaining at least one point when Idaho Steelheads forward Colin Sinclair scored to give the Steelheads a 3-2 ...

Local Cowboys Representing Idaho

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA By Michelle Costa The 22nd Annual Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo is in town. The rodeo is huge for Pocatello and really attracts people from all over ...

Sinclair nets winner for Idaho

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA BOISE -- Rookie Colin Sinclair scored with 23 seconds left, snapping a 2-2 tie and giving the Idaho Steelheads a second-straight win over the Stockton ...

USU: USU assistant to take over at Idaho

Salt Lake Tribune - United States By Martin Renzhofer The next time the Idaho men's basketball team visits the Smith Spectrum in Logan, chances are the Vandal patterns will closely resemble ...

House votes to put local-option tax rules in Idaho Constitution

Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls,ID,USA By JOHN MILLER BOISE, Idaho - A constitutional amendment to require at least two-thirds support at the polls for approval of local option sales taxes ...

Local Cowboys Representing Idaho

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA Nate Baldwin's our hometown cowboy from the backwoods of Blackfoot, Idaho. "It's a passion that I have. For a long time, it's always something that I've ...

North Idaho senior nutrition programs face challenges

Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls,ID,USA COTTONWOOD, Idaho - The number of meals served by the Idaho Commission on Aging to seniors in northcentral Idaho increased by more than 10000 last year and ...

Idaho hires Utah State assistant Don Verlin as basketball coach

SI.com - USA MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) -Idaho hired Utah State assistant Don Verlin as its basketball coach Friday, replacing the fired George Pfeifer. ...

Some Idaho emergency units face volunteer shortage

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - March 21, 2008 7:24 PM ET BUHL, Idaho (AP) - An official with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says a decline in volunteerism has led to a ...

Boise News 22-Mar

BOISE STATE NCAA NOTES

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Boise State had a sour ending to a record-setting season end Friday against Louisville. The Broncos (25-9) captured their first WAC title since joining the ...

Louisville dominates Boise State, cruises into second round

Sports Network - USA Birmingham, AL (Sports Network) - Earl Clark posted 15 points and seven rebounds as Louisville dismissed Boise State, 79-61, in first-round action from the ...

Cal Falls to No. 17 Boise State

CSTV.com - New York,NY,USA BOISE, Idaho - The California women's gymnastics team lost to No. 17 Boise State, Friday night at Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho. ...

Sooners will face winner of Boise State and Louisville

Boise State University The Arbiter Online - Boise,ID,USA 6 Oklahoma did its part in trying to secure a Fiesta Bowl rematch with Boise State. This time, however, the schools would meet on the basketball court. ...

Boise Couple Finds Mold in Bed

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, Idaho -- A Boise couple is dealing with an unusual problem -- they've discovered mold within their mattress. Consumers should check your mattress if ...

Cougars Split Matches at Boise Invite

BYUCougars.com - Provo,UT,USA by Carey Hoki, BYU Athletic Communications BOISE, Idaho (March 21, 2008) -- The BYU men's tennis team split its two matches played at the Boise State Spring ...

Pitino, Cards Romp Past Boise State

The Associated Press - Coach Rick Pitino and his team turned this into a one-sided affair from the start, overwhelming Boise State 79-61 Friday night in the first round of the ...

Boise Place creditors question developer's ability to build tower ...

Idaho Business Review - United States by Lora Volkert One of the creditors in the Boise Place bankruptcy case says it believes the tower's developer will probably fail again if creditors give ...

March Madness Wagering - Boise State vs. Louisville

BetUs.com - Montreal,Quebec,Canada By Charles Jay The Boise State Broncos (25-8 SU, 16-11 ATS) are one of the better offensive teams in the country. On Friday night they're going up against ...

NCAA: Preview of Boise State Broncos and Louisville Cardinals

Bleacher Report - Menlo Park,CA,USA by Daniel Hibdon (Contributor) I'm sure the one thing that pops into every sports fans mind when they hear the word Boise State is not basketball. ...

Friday, March 21, 2008

Se Idaho News 21-Mar

Calling Northwest Sculptors

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA Sculptures will be displayed the day of the event and monetary prizes will be awarded. Contest is open to residents of Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

Ask AP: Flags on Uniforms; I, Delegate

The Associated Press - Madlyn Cole Lewiston, Idaho ___ It's impossible to give a definitive answer about the effectiveness of such filters regarding pharmaceuticals -- there simply ...

Fisher's Landing Albertsons to close

The Columbian - Vancouver,WA,USA There are no other Albertsons closures currently planned in Clark County, according to company spokeswoman Donna Eggers in Boise, Idaho, but other regional ...

Idaho News 21-Mar

Lady Broncos Explode Past Idaho State 77-54

TheBarkBoard.com - USA By Rocketman5000 Boise State's depth and athleticism proved to be too much for Idaho State as the Lady Broncos pulled away from the Bengals 77-53 last night ...

Idaho Power proposes rate boost

Idaho Mountain Express and Guide - Ketchum,ID,USA By GREG STAHL Idaho Power Co. filed an application this month with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to place construction costs of a 170-megawatt, ...

Planned Parenthood Of Idaho Apologizes After Employee Agrees To ...

Medical News Today (press release) - UK Officials from Planned Parenthood of Idaho have apologized about an employee's phone conversation regarding a potential donation from a caller who specified ...

TechIdaho: Idaho shouldn't dump development incentives

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA This week, Idaho legislators started cleaning out Idaho's economic development tool box, and I have to wonder if they may be throwing away some important ...

Idaho Support Groups

The Spokesman Review - Spokane,WA,USA Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous - meets in Moscow, Idaho, Thursdays 7-8:30 pm in the second floor Board Room of Gritman Hospital, 700 South Main St., ...

COLUMN: West Enders are Idaho's mysterious noise experts

Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls,ID,USA The eastern edge of the Idaho Training Range is only 40 miles from Castleford and Buhl, and a supersonic jet travels 40 miles in 3 minutes . ...

Verlin expected to be named Idaho's coach

FOXSports.com - USA Less than a week after firing George Pfeifer after two years at the helm, Idaho is expected to announce Utah State associate head coach Don Verlin as his ...

Otter vetoes $16.8 million for Idaho drug treatment programs

Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA By JOHN MILLER BOISE, Idaho -- Gov. CL "Butch" Otter on Thursday cut $16.8 million from two drug treatment funding bills, saying that the programs to help ...

Otter vetos $16.8 million for Idaho drug treatment programs

Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA BOISE, Idaho -- Governor "Butch" Otter used his line-item veto Thursday to strike $16.8 million from a pair drug-treatment funding bills. ...

Newcomers Headed for Urban Idaho

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, Idaho -- The state of Idaho continues to boom as more people from other states are moving here. Six counties, including two in the treasure valley ...

Boise News 21-Mar

Game Day: Louisville vs. Boise State

Card Chronicle - Louisville,KY,USA Boise State is a much better shooting team than Louisville, but just like the Cards, they aren't nearly as deadly when the shots they're taking are being ...

BOISE STATENCAA NOTES

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA There is the pressure of playing in the NCAAs, but that isn't expected to be as much of a factor as the full-court pressure Boise State will face against ...

Two plead guilty in drug-related stabbing death in Boise

Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA BOISE, Idaho -- Two Ontario, Ore., men have pleaded guilty to stabbing a man to death over $50 in drug money in Boise. After the attack on Christopher ...

Boise Philharmonic music director search: Field of eight narrows ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The first time he performed in Boise, when he stepped in after Ogle's stroke in 2006, he was an associate with the Utah Symphony. Biography: O'Neil grew up ...

Go do it: Birmingham band Wild Sweet Orange finds fans in Boise

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Until then, fans have been adoring Wild Sweet Orange's self-released "The Whale" EP, particularly in spot markets such as Seattle and Boise. ...

Boise St. a familiar foe for Cards

Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA By Chip Cosby The Boise State football program put itself on the map with a stirring upset of Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. Now the Boise State ...

25 years after first NCAA, Pitino prepares for another

SportingNews.com - USA Pitino hopes to add to his sparkling March resume on Friday when the third-seeded Cardinals take on 14th-seeded Boise State. This marks Pitino's 13th year ...

Boise Cascade curtails work at two Oregon mills

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA (AP) -- Boise Cascade announced a temporary curtailment at its La Grande sawmill and an Elgin stud mill. Company officials said Thursday the curtailment will ...

Police: Boise kidnapping was a hoax

FOX11AZ.com - Tucson,AZ,USA Boise Police are still looking for a man who tried to abduct a woman outside this Maverik store at the corner of Boise Avenue and Protest Road Tuesday night ...

Cards Take On Boise State Friday

WLKY - Louisville,KY,USA The third-seeded Cards will take on Boise State Friday night at 9:40 in Birmingham. U of L is a big favorite and could face Tennessee and North Carolina ...

Idaho News 21-Mar

Phoenix ranks 44th on Forbes list for business and careers

Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA 1 on the list was Raliegh, NC, followed by Boise, Idaho, Fort Collins, Colo., Des Moines, Iowa, and Lexington, Ky. Four California cities landed in the ...

Lady Lions Roar Past Southern Idaho

UA Fort Smith News - Fort Smith,AR,USA Southern Idaho (31-3) will play Jefferson College (28-2) at 4 pm today. The best the Lady Eagles can finish is third. The Lady Lions' win avenged their ...

Idaho to send 240 more inmates to Oklahoma, half within 30 days

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - March 20, 2008 11:34 AM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho will send 240 more inmates out of state by July, including 120 within 30 days, ...

BLOG: New Idaho Legislation on employee non-compete agreements

Idaho Business Review - United States by Nicole C. Snyder Sarcasm doesn't work on the Web. Either avoid it or clearly label it so you aren't misinterpreted. No spam. Link to a commercial site ...

New owner of E. Idaho company announces jobs cuts

Idaho Business Review - United States In Pocatello, ON Semiconductor banners were placed over AMI Semiconductor signs to mark the completion of the deal, according to the Idaho State Journal. ...

> Aviation Center to host 'Flying Idaho' presentation

Sheboygan Press - Sheboygan,WI,USA The one-hour presentation depicts the life of a backcountry pilot in the Frank Church Wilderness Area in Idaho. The wilderness area comprises 2.4 million ...

International Sportsmen's Expo results

Salt Lake Tribune - United States 9, Allen Roberts and Zeke, Idaho Falls, Idaho. 10, Joe Wood and Bailey, Ogden, Utah. Best of the West Championship: 1, Stacie Enriquez and Makena, ...

UVic golf teams bring back hardware from Idaho

Times Colonist - Victoria,British Columbia,Canada The Vikes men's and women's team ventured to Lewiston, Idaho, for the Lewis-Clark Sate College Invitational and returned home with the championship trophies ...

Iraq War Protest in Idaho Falls

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA For the second time in three months, an Iraq war protest hits Idaho Falls. This time 145 people showed up toting signs with messages they want the war to ...

Idaho Turns to Chess as Education Strategy

New York Times - United States By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN Once a week, Deborah McCoy, a third-grade teacher in Donnelly, Idaho, unpacks chessboards and pieces and spends an hour teaching her ...

Boise News 21-Mar

Forbes: Boise is No. 2 for business, careers

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Of cities in the top 10, only Boise and Raleigh, NC, have been the most consistent top performers in recent years. By Ken Dey - kdey@idahostatesman.com Just ...

From Boise to Birmingham:

Boise State University The Arbiter Online - Boise,ID,USA The Boise State men's basketball team and Bronco Nation is in Alabama with hopes of moving past the first round of the tournament and upsetting a legendary ...

Boise St. wrestlers head to nationals with eyes on the future

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA BY TOM FOX - tfox@idahostatesman.com Practice was over for the Boise State wrestling team Monday, but Adam Hall was still going strong. ...

Boise State women focus on slowing ISU's 'DomaNation'

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Walker, a center for the Boise State women's basketball team, found everything she needed to know on the Bengals' official Web site. ...

Boise State to start using Google for e-mail service

Boise State University The Arbiter Online - Boise,ID,USA On March 24 Boise State students will be receiving new e-mail addresses. Boise State's Office of Information Technology (OIT) has announced a new e-mail ...

Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours/Trade Show

Idaho Business Review - United States If you could fly anywhere in the west, where would you go? Who would you take with you? With spring now here, it's time to start planning new adventures. ...

Boise Couple Finds Mold in Bed

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Consumers should check your mattress if you have a Sleep Number bed from Sleep Comfort. As the Waymires learned, it was the last place they thought they ...

Ratto: Stanford coach Johnson likes his job, life despite sourpuss ...

San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA (03-19) 21:00 PDT Anaheim -- Doug Oliver tells a part of the story in which he threw Trent Johnson out of a practice back in their Boise State days. ...

Louisville Cardinals (24-8) vs. Boise State Broncos (25-8).

Deadspin - New York,NY,USA I Just Flew In From Boise, and Boy Are My Legs Tired. Four days might not be near enough time for the Broncos to rest up for their first round game. ...

Boise, tax appraisers urged to try and settle '07 tax bill differences

South Alabamian - Jackson,AL,USA Boise has disputed its 2007 tax bill, just as it did the one for 2006. The first step in a property tax dispute is before the equalization board. ...

Se Idaho News 21-Mar

Thou shalt not kid thyself The Vatican unveils fresh new sins, as ...

San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA Makes Eliot Spitzer's trifle look like Mary Ann smoking a roach in rural Idaho. To be fair, the church does use some of that massive wealth, once estimated ...

District is up to its same old tricks

Clackamas Review - Portland,OR,USA Here is what would really help North Clackamas' and SE Portland's transportation needs now and for future growth: The busiest two-lane bridge in the State ...

Idaho News 21-Mar

Idaho Senate delays vote on rejecting REAL ID driver's licenses

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - March 19, 2008 10:54 AM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Senate lawmakers fear rejecting new federally mandated secure driver's licenses could impede Idaho ...

Idaho's Cunningham, Trapp Honored With

ECHL.com - Princeton,NJ,USA BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Steelheads announced that John Cunningham, who is president of Block 22, LLC, and Eric Trapp, who is president of Idaho Sports ...

NCAA Tournament blog: Broncos' NCAA memories; More on Idaho's ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The Spokesman (Spokane) Review gave a list of possible candidates for Idaho's now-vacant basketball position: former Utah and Eastern Washington coach and ...

Idaho Senatorial Candidate Legally Changes Name To 'Pro-Life'

Wonkette (satire) - Washington,DC,USA Because like you, we have been fearing the next Congress and its unfortunate lack of gay Idaho Senator Larry Craig. (That is, unless he changes his mind and ...

Senate hopeful changes name to appear on Idaho ballot as Pro-Life

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - March 19, 2008 12:04 PM ET LETHA, Idaho (AP) - Officials in the Idaho secretary of state's office say a candidate for US Senate formerly known as ...

Idaho: Naturopath Licensing Bill Killed

Houston Chronicle - United States 2008 AP BOISE, Idaho -- The House Health and Welfare Committee dumped a bill seeking to restrict naturopathic physician licenses to graduates of doctoral ...

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

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - March 19, 2008 4:34 AM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The state House of Representatives yesterday voted 47-23 to sell bonds worth $134 million to help fix the ...

Senate hopeful changes name to appear on Idaho ballot as Pro-Life

Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA LETHA, Idaho -- A Senate candidate has legally changed his name to Pro-Life and will appear on the ballot that way this year, state election officials say. ...

Statewide sales tax receipts down in Idaho

Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls,ID,USA TWIN FALLS, Idaho - Idaho residents last month cut back on purchases, reducing state sales tax revenue, officials said. "February was very disappointing," ...

Shaping the Future of Health Care in Idaho

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA Governor Butch Otter is asking for your input on the state of Idaho's health care and the big issue of rising costs. The Governor's Select Committee on ...

Boise News 21-Mar

COLUMN: Boise in March? It's better than Arco in March

Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls,ID,USA The state Constitution decrees that legislators spend the winter in Boise, but in Uncle Ray's day most of his colleagues were farmers and sessions were ...

Concert review: The Boise Philharmonic

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Emil de Cou guest conducts the Boise Philharmonic for the second time Saturday at the Velma V. Morrison Center before a nearly sold out house. ...

Boise State's men's basketball team will be allowed to continue ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The patches are in honor of senior associate athletic director Lisa Parker, who is fighting a serious battle with cancer. "The NCAA said that Lisa's patch ...

Boise State freshman DE Root to miss spring football

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Boise State freshman defensive end Jarrell Root will miss the rest of spring ball with a knee injury, coach Chris Petersen said Tuesday. ...

It's Time to Kick Jesus Out of Politics

AlterNet - San Francisco,CA,USA BOISE -- Every day at Idaho's temporary statehouse, broadcast over loud speakers, you can hear prayer. Sometimes it's the House chaplain recalling the ...

Boise State Radio has worked to bring NPR hosts, a quiz show and ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Whad'YaKnow? will be in Boise May 23, taping at the Morrison Center. For tickets, call 426-1110 or go to www.idahotickets.com/. ...

Jamaal Al-Din to Complete BA Degree at Boise State University with ...

PR.com (press release) - Levittown,NY,USA He will be enrolling at Boise State University this fall of 2008. "To complete my degree at Boise State University is not what I expected, ...

Cal Ends Regular Season at Boise State

CSTV.com - New York,NY,USA Jessica Kelley and the Bears head to Boise State this Friday for the final dual meet of the season. The California women's gymnastics team faces No. ...

Boise Inc. Holds First Recycled Summit

Earthtimes - London,UK BENSENVILLE, Ill., March 18 -- Reinforcing its position as the industry leader in the manufacturing of recycled papers, Boise Inc. today concluded its 2008 ...

Boise's blitz worries Pitino

Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA 14-seed Boise State (25-8) in Birmingham, Ala. Though the Broncos are making their first tournament appearance in 14 years, they start four seniors and ...

Idaho News 21-Mar

Idaho and Minnesota High Schools Go Virtual

T.H.E. Journal - Tustin,CA,USA ... online public high schools, recently announced virtual campuses for students in Minnesota and Idaho, which will open for the 2008-2009 school year. ...

Central Idaho elk feeders say animals need help

Jackson Hole Star-Tribune - Casper,WY,USA By AP Tuesday, March 18, 2008 KETCHUM, Idaho -- A herd of central Idaho elk, whose supply of hay from a private school was cut off when a neighborhood ...

College of Idaho president to leave after five years in post

Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA CALDWELL, Idaho -- The president of the College of Idaho, Bob Hoover, says he'll retire after five years at the school in Caldwell. ...

Idaho history: Women fliers made aviation history in Idaho

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA By Arthur Hart - Special to the Idaho Statesman Alys McKey became the first woman to fly in Idaho on May 30, 1913, when she took off in a Curtiss biplane ...

Not again! BSU, Idaho State to meet in WNIT's first round

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA BSU (23-7) drew instate rival Idaho State (20-9) for a game that will tip off at 7 pm Thursday at Taco Bell Arena. Boise State defeated Idaho State 78-75 on ...

State Senate backs tax breaks for Idaho uranium plant

Seattle Times - United States Proponents _ particularly those from eastern Idaho _ have argued the state needs such incentives to land the plant, which would produce uranium fuel for a ...

Senate backs tax breaks for Idaho uranium plant

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - March 17, 2008 8:24 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Senate today passed two big tax breaks meant to lure a proposed new $2 billion uranium enrichment ...

Idaho Senate: lift election day booze sale ban

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA BOISE -- In voting that one lawmaker described as "weird," the Idaho Senate reversed course today and approved a measure to lift a 69-year-old ban on ...

Idaho Falls Man Infected with HIV Gets Prison for Lewd Conduct

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA 40-year-old Fred Preston of Idaho Falls was charged with two felonies in December. The first was lewd conduct with a minor, and the second was for transfer ...

Portland Trail Blazers Re-Assign Josh McRoberts To Idaho Stampede

NBA.com - USA NEW YORK, March 17, 2008 - The Portland Trail Blazers today re-assigned rookie forward Josh McRoberts to their NBA Development League affiliate, the Idaho ...

Boise News 21-Mar

Boise State tinkering with offensive formations this spring

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA BY CHADD CRIPE - ccripe@idahostatesman.com Boise State football fans might find some of the new wrinkles in the Broncos' offense uncomfortably familiar. ...

WAC honors Boise State athletes Redmon, Shields

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Boise State's Hannah Redmon is the WAC gymnast of the week, the league announced Monday. The freshman from Reno posted the highest all-around score of her ...

Explore and celebrate American Indian culture at Boise State's ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Boise State University students Mike Wise, left, and Tai Simpson and members of the Intertribal Native Council prepare posters for the 15th annual Seven ...

Man pleads guilty in death of 6-week-old son in Boise

Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA BOISE, Idaho -- A man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder of his 6-week-old son in Boise. In 4th District Court on Monday, 23-year-old Raymond Ortiz ...

Stabbing at Boise Mall

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, Idaho -- The suspect in Sunday's Boise Towne Square stabbing appeared in court Monday afternoon. Harley Orshal, 18, allegedly stabbed another man ...

Cardinals wary of Boise State, loaded East Region

SI.com - USA The Cardinals (24-8) open the tournament on Friday against Boise State in Birmingham, Ala. Though the Broncos are making their first tournament appearance ...

UPDATED 4:16 am -- Boise State NCAA tickets now available to ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Tickets for Boise State's first-round NCAA Tournament game against Louisville are now available to the general public at the athletic ticket office on the ...

Police arrest Boise man for alleged rape

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Jerry Manter BOISE - Police detectives have charged a man with the rape of a 16-year-old girl that allegedly took place in June of last year. ...

Boise man faces life in prison for killing infant son

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA Raymond Ortiz III, 23, of Boise, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the beating death of his infant son. BOISE -- A 23-year-old Boise man has ...

Stabbing at Boise Mall

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, Idaho -- One man is in jail after Boise Police say he stabbed another man. Just before 6 pm Sunday, Boise Police said a man was stabbed multiple ...

Monday, March 17, 2008

Idaho News 17-Mar

Idaho Power Wants Rate Increase to Pay for New Plant

RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA By Kovsky, Eddie Idaho Power has filed an application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to increase rates by 1.4 percent for all Idaho customers. ...

Hanford waste could go to Idaho

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA AP RICHLAND -- A revised US Department of Energy plan could send up to 9000 containers of radioactive waste from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation to Idaho ...

Fire Rips Through Apartment Complex in Idaho Falls

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA A fire broke out Sunday morning at an apartment complex but everyone who was inside is safe. There were seven people, including a three-year-old little girl ...

UM women fall to Idaho in neutral-site contest

MontanaGrizzlies.com - USA The University of Montana women's tennis team lost 6-1 to Idaho on Sunday at the Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center in Portland, Ore. The Grizzlies fell to 3-8 ...

Idaho Falls Home Catches Fire In the Early Morning

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA We have new information about the house fire that broke out on South Boulevard this morning in Idaho Falls. The Fire Marshall was able to determine where ...

Staff shortages leave Idaho state crime labs struggling to keep up

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - March 16, 2008 6:04 PM ET IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) - Idaho law enforcement agencies are looking elsewhere because severe understaffing at the state's ...

So. Idaho prison drug treatment program claims high success rate

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - March 16, 2008 6:14 PM ET KUNA, Idaho (AP) - A drug treatment program at the South Idaho Correctional Institution claims a 77% success rate. ...

Fatal Crash in Idaho Falls

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA Idaho Falls Police Sergeant Steve Hunt says officers responded to the accident at 3:23 this morning. When they arrived, they found a man deceased inside a ...

Teen returned to Idaho to face charges in father's death

KTVZ - Bend,OR,USA AP - March 16, 2008 7:05 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A 17-year-old boy has been returned to Idaho and is expected to appear in court tomorrow to face charges ...

KUNA, Idaho - A drug treatment program at the South Idaho ...

Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls,ID,USA Daniel Brown, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation specialist, says the program works because it stresses attitude-changing "right living" and a year of ...

Boise News 17-Mar

Larry sets Boise St. scoring record

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA BY NICK JEZIERNY - njezierny@idahostatesman.com Boise State forward Reggie Larry became the school's all-time single-season scoring leader with his 31-point ...

Bad time for a letdown

Logan Herald Journal - UT,USA Boise State prevented USU from reaching its third straight WAC Tournament championship game. The Broncos were hitting on all cylinders for a 88-78 win. ...

East Matchup: No. 3 Louisville vs. No. 14 Boise State

SportingNews.com - USA Louisville game plan: Boise State will play fast and that's OK. Louisville needs to play fast in a smart way. The Cardinals must not finish the break by ...

Police arrest suspect in Boise Towne Square Mall stabbing

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Adam Rodriguez BOISE - An argument in the Boise Towne Square Mall turned into a bloody stabbing Sunday night. Boise Police got the call at 5:55 pm A ...

Boise State Set to Face Louisville

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA BOISE, Idaho - Following its triple overtime win Saturday (March 15) night to capture the Western Athletic Conference Championship, the Boise State ...

Aggies Battle Boise State for WAC Title

NMSU Aggies - Las Cruces,NM,USA LAS CRUCES , NM -The New Mexico State men's basketball team takes on Boise State , Saturday, March 15 at 7:00 pm inside the Pan American Center for the WAC ...

Cards a No. 3 seed; play No. 14 Boise State

Scout College Basketball - Seattle,WA,USA By Mike Hughes Louisville (24-8), seeded third in the East region, will play 14-seeded Boise State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in ...

Bicyclists protest ban on portion of Boise River Greenbelt

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - March 16, 2008 2:04 PM ET GARDEN CITY, Idaho (AP) - More than 70 bicycling enthusiasts walked along a one mile section of the Boise River Greenbelt to ...

Boise St. takes WAC crown in triple OT

Honolulu Advertiser - Honolulu,HI,USA It finally ended, just like Boise State's 14-year NCAA tournament drought. Larry had 31 points and 16 rebounds as the Broncos reached the NCAAs for the ...

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Se Idaho News 16-Mar

'Jackalope Dreams' by Mary Clearman Blew

Los Angeles Times - CA,USA It's an understated achievement that recalls the early works of Larry McMurtry, along with the tough, febrile voice of SE Hinton's "The Outsiders" and the ...

Idaho News 16-Mar

Gonzalez to fight in Idaho

Billings Gazette - MT, USA ... 135-pound NWBA championship April 5 in Caldwell, Idaho. The bout will be for the vacant North Western Boxing Association title and will be eight rounds. ...

Idaho House panel considers election consolidation plan

Jackson Hole Star-Tribune - Casper,WY,USA By JOHN MILLER AP writer Sunday, March 16, 2008 BOISE, Idaho -- Lawmakers are considering consolidating Idaho's election dates to four annually, ...

Marie D. Galyean: Honoring an Idaho treasure, the late Fern Davidson

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The magical fingers of professor emerita Fern Nolte Davidson from the College of Idaho were stilled forever on March 7, although she is probably playing ...

City officials grapple with East Idaho road proposal

Ontario Argus Observer - Ontario,OR,USA By Katie Pizza Ontario - East Idaho Avenue proved to be a bumpy issue for city officials during Thursday's Ontario City Council workshop. ...

Wound Care Conference In Idaho Falls

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA This afternoon Idaho Falls was host to an event to achieve just that. People from all over the north west were in Idaho Falls this afternoon to learn about ...

Man's self-published book studies Idaho's lakes and rivers

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA AP COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- After a lifetime thinking lofty thoughts, Jim Yates' attention has turned to water. The 89-year-old former Boeing Co. project ...

Man's self-published book studies Idaho's lakes and rivers

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - March 15, 2008 7:34 PM ET COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - Jim Yates began working on his book about Idaho lakes and rivers after a medical problem caused ...

Idaho Weather (Saturday)

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA Here in Eastern Idaho - a series of storms has coated the area in white today. This video was taken about an hour ago when the snow changed to hail in the ...

Idaho's jobless rate up for second straight month

Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA BOISE, Idaho -- The Idaho Department of Labor says the state's unemployment rate rose slightly in February for the second straight month. Idaho's rate of 2.9 ...

Boise News 16-Mar

Boise St., Idaho St. secure WNIT berths

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA LAS CRUCES, NM - For the first time in school history, the Boise State women's basketball team will make back-to-back postseason appearances. ...

Boise City Council votes to give the arts new prominence

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA In fact, Jane reminded the council, arts and cultural activities added $38 million to the Boise economy in fiscal year 2005-06, resulting in $1.3 million in ...

Idaho colleges: Boise State gymnastics team posts best score of year

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The 19th-ranked Boise State gymnastics team posted its best score of the season - and the sixth best in school history - and finished second to No. ...

Downtown construction pace slows

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Construction continues on the high-rise "The Aspen Lofts" in BoDo one of several residential condo developments currently being built in downtown Boise. ...

Boise State Ends 14-Year NCAA Drought

The Associated Press - LAS CRUCES, NM (AP) -- Reggie Larry scored 31 points and Boise State ended a l4-year NCAA drought, outlasting New Mexico State 107-102 for the WAC tournament ...

Boise State captures WAC into 3-OT thriller

Sports Network - USA Las Cruces, NM (Sports Network) - Reggie Larry scored 31 points and tore down 16 rebounds as Boise State earned its first NCAA Tournament bid in more than a ...

Boise State Ends 14-Year NCAA Drought

Longview Daily News - Longview,WA,USA By TIM KORTE LAS CRUCES, NM - Reggie Larry scored 31 points and Boise State ended a l4-year NCAA drought, outlasting New Mexico State 107-102 for the WAC ...

#30 Irish drop 4-3 decision to #33 Boise State

CSTV.com - New York,NY,USA ... on Notre Dame Saturday at the Blue-Gray Tennis Classic as the 30th-ranked men's tennis team dropped their first 4-3 decision of the year to Boise State. ...

Vancouver council to get first look at Boise Cascade sight plan

The Columbian - Vancouver,WA,USA By Jeffrey Mize, Columbian Staff Writer For more than a decade, there has been talk of how redeveloping the Boise Cascade industrial site could transform ...

Trojans Suffer 5-2 Setback Against Nationally-Ranked Boise State

UALR Trojans - Little Rock,AR,USA The UALR Trojan women's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to #43 Boise State on Saturday at the Wichita State University Shocker Classic. ...

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Se Idaho News 15-Mar

Julia Anne Bradley

Bend Bulletin (subscription) - Bend,OR,USA Survivors include her husband; her parents, of Prineville; two sisters, Jessie Webb, of Prineville, and Sarah Amen, of Boise, Idaho; and grandparents Steve ...