Idaho News 30-Jun

Diabetes on the rise in Idaho

Idaho Mountain Express and Guide - Ketchum,ID,USA By :DANA DUGAN The Diabetes Alliance of Idaho announced last week that the number of Idaho adults diagnosed with diabetes is on the rise, increasing from ...

Hispanic students make slight gains in Idaho

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - June 30, 2008 3:04 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Early statewide test results show Hispanic students have made slight gains in reading, math and language ...

Japanese Sister City Delegation Headed to Idaho Falls

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA Fourteen people from Tokai-Mura Japan are coming to Idaho Falls this week as part of the annual Sister City exchange program. The delegation left Tokai-Mura ...

Idaho Power appeals to utilities commission for rate increase

Idaho Business Review - United States by Zach Hagadone Idaho Power asked the Idaho Public Utilities Commission for an average rate increase of 9.9 percent on Friday. ...

Ethanol availability up at some Idaho pumps

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - June 30, 2008 12:44 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - More ethanol is finding its way into Idaho gasoline tanks than a year ago. State officials say fuel ...

AmMex nixes Idaho mine purchase

Ottawa Business Journal - Ontario, Canada By Krystle Chow, Ottawa Business Journal Staff AmMex Gold Mining Corp. has decided not to buy an Idaho gold mine that had historically yielded an ...

Idaho Gets Failing Grade for Preparing Math Teachers

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA Idaho was among states criticized in a nationwide study released this week for failing to issue consistent guidelines for preparing elementary teachers to ...

Round Table Pizza�s saga sad

Idaho Business Review - United States by Michael Tomlin 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 only ...

Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans

The Associated Press - BOISE, Idaho (AP) � To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root ...

Surprising salmon run hits river

Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA BOISE, Idaho - Ten times as many sockeye salmon are returning to the Columbia River as last year, which could mean the highest return for Idaho's most ...