Idaho News 16-Jul

Idaho School District Adopts Fingerprint Scanner for Student Lunches

FOXNews - USA NAMPA, Idaho � School officials in Nampa say they intend to use a new scanning machine to identify students buying school lunches. ...

MSUB Men�s Basketball Inks Idaho Standout

Yellowjackets Athletics - billings,MT,USA Montana State Billings head men�s basketball coach, George Pfeifer, announced Sunday that former University of Idaho standout, Mike Hall, has signed to play ...

Idaho sex offender policies under review

Ontario Argus Observer - Ontario,OR,USA By COREY TAULE and HEATHER WELL IDAHO FALLS (AP) � Members of the Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole know the risks. For every 10 inmates they release, ...

Idaho dairyman may reopen Thayne cheese factory

cbs4denver.com - Denver,CO,USA Idaho dairyman Gaylan Clayson is in the process of buying the factory. He says his goal right now is to get the plant going again and make mozzarella cheese ...

ESCO Announces Electric AMI Selection at Idaho Power

MarketWatch - USA today announced that ESCO's Aclara Power-Line Systems Inc. TWACS(R) advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution has been selected by Idaho Power (IPC) ...

Idaho First Bank Reports Results, Stock Offering and New Directors

CNNMoney.com - USA Today, Idaho First Bank (OTCBB: IDFB) reported mid-year financial results. The Bank experienced significant growth during the first half of 2008. ...

At Sun Valley, a Party for Those Who Move the Moguls

New York Times - United States The pilots and flight crews of corporate aircraft enjoy their own barbecue in Sun Valley, Idaho. By TIM ARANGO and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN SUN VALLEY, Idaho � As ...

Idaho Falls Can't Keep Up With Missoula (7/12)

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA The Idaho Falls Chukars lost to the team with the worst record in the Pioneer League Saturday. The now 5-20 Missoula Osprey won on their home field 9-5 in a ...

At Sun Valley, a Party for Those Who Move the Moguls

New York Times - United States By TIM ARANGO and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN SUN VALLEY, Idaho � As dusk settled on the Pioneer Mountains last Thursday, the party was just beginning: a group of ...

Idaho Habitat for Humanity goes green

Southern Idaho Business - Twin Falls,ID,USA "This is the right pathway for this house and our future building," Lay told the Idaho Statesman. Builders will position the house to make the best use of ...

Boise News 16-Jul

Boise as Caesar � Adam Graham

Idaho Examiner - Idaho Falls,ID,USA Adam Parks of the City of Boise insisted that to waive fees was to put Fischer and Swindell above the law. Yet, a quick Google search of the City�s website ...

Vandals selling ticket packages to BSU game this weekend in Boise

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The University of Idaho Bookstore and the University Ticket Office will be in Boise this weekend selling Vandal gear and ticket packages for the Nov. ...

Boise-based MobileDataforce cuts work force

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA BY JOE ESTRELLA - jestrella@idahostatesman.com MobileDataforce, a Boise provider of software applications for hand-held devices, has laid off seven of its ...

Boise River provides recreation for all walks of life

Boise State University The Arbiter Online - Boise,ID,USA �We see increasing use of [the Boise River Greenbelt] annually,� Amy Stahl, community relations coordinator for the City of Boise said. ...

Boise State Night at the Hawks' just in time for pivotal game

Boise State University The Arbiter Online - Boise,ID,USA These major league baseball players all made their way through Boise on their way up to Major League Baseball. Professional baseball has been a part of ...

Car smashes into Boise home; 1st responders have a busy night

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Vanessa Brown BOISE - Police arrested a Boise man for suspicion of a DUI Tuesday night after he crashed a black Ford Mustang into his neighbors' home. ...

Boise residents voice concerns over inflation

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Nicole Navarro BOISE - Soaring food and gas prices have some people looking for new ways to make ends meet. "We're just doing what we can," said Heather ...

Houses go up in flames in Boise, Meridian

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE -- Firefighters in Meridian and Boise were kept busy this afternoon battling two separate blazes. One was at 11965 W. Alfred Street in west Boise, ...

Boise woman dies in rollover crash on I-84

Northwest Cable News - Portland,OR,USA BOISE - Idaho State Police say a 46-year-old Boise woman died Monday morning after a rollover crash on Interstate 84 near Bliss. ...

Boise-based high-tech company announces lay-offs

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA MobileDataforce, a Boise provider of software applications for hand-held devices, has laid off seven of its 38 workers in response to a slowing market, ...

Idaho News 16-Jul

Idaho Bancorp Reports Mid-Year Results

CNNMoney.com - USA Today Idaho Bancorp (OTCBB: IDBC) announced that one time charges associated with severance and other employment issues relating to a change in management ...

Idaho rules on 3 recent wolf killings

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - July 15, 2008 4:45 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho Fish and Game officials say 2 of 3 recent cases of wolf killings have been declared legal under ...

KELLOGG, Idaho, Jul 15, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX) -- New ...

MarketWatch - USA is pleased to announce that it has staked another gold prospect near Murray, Idaho. The new prospect known as the Progress is just west of the Niagara ...

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

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - July 15, 2008 8:44 AM ET NAMPA, Idaho (AP) - School officials in Nampa say they intend to give students the option of using a new scanning machine to ...

Otter kicks off Idaho road show

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Kate Kelly, D-Boise, sent a letter to Otter complaining that he is shutting out Boise, by far Idaho's largest city. Otter transportation official Clete ...

Jacket Hoops Sign Idaho Transfer

KBLG - Billings,MT,USA FORMER IDAHO GUARD MIKE HALL WILL JOIN THE MEN�S BASKETBALL PROGRAM AT MONTANA STATE-BILLINGS. HALL, A NATIVE OF TROY, OHIO, AVERAGED 9.6 POINTS PER GAME ...

Idaho ends fiscal year 2008 with surplus

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The general fund is the largest source of revenue for Idaho, bringing in more than $2.9 billion overall for the year and accounting for nearly 40 percent of ...

N. Idaho part of nationwide summer school cuts

Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA By JESSIE L. BONNER BOISE, Idaho � Parents and educators in north Idaho are wondering how students will perform this fall after the Coeur d'Alene School ...

Fire threatens homes in southcentral Idaho

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA AP - July 14, 2008 7:44 PM ET KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) - Rescue officials in the southern Idaho resort town of Hailey say a wildfire inside the city limits has ...

N. Idaho part of nationwide cuts in summer school programs

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By AP BOISE - Parents and educators in northern Idaho are wondering how Coeur d'Alene elementary and middle students will perform in the fall after cuts to ...

Se Idaho News 16-Jul

Blog Exercise For Pandemic Flu in SE Idaho

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA By Michelle Costa Would you be prepared if pandemic flu hit our area? The Southeastern District Health Department is helping you become prepared. ...

Boise News 16-Jul

Fast five: Frog days of summer at Zoo Boise

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA All around Zoo Boise, unmoving eyes are fixed on you, daring you to stare back. They belong to the Javan glider, the painted mantella and gastric brooder, ...

TRUTH SQUAD: Are Boise residents getting ripped off at the pump?

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Mike Murad BOISE - Record high gas prices are bad enough, but how would you feel if you were either intentionally, or mistakenly, getting ripped off by ...

Idaho Is No Longer a Lock for Republicans

Wall Street Journal - USA A 54-year-old Republican from Kuna, 18 miles from Boise, Mr. Sali represents one of the most heavily Republican electorates in the US The district hasn't ...

Skateboarding Camp in Boise This Week

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, Idaho -- If you have kids who are interested in a little friendly skateboarding competition, you might want to sign them up for a camp going on in ...

Police search for suspect in attack on woman

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA ... and police officers are asking for the public's help in finding the suspect, according to Lt. Alan Cavener of the Boise Police Department. ...

Boise woman dies in rollover crash on I-84

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE -- Idaho State Police say a 46-year-old Boise woman died this morning after a rollover crash on Interstate 84 near Bliss. ...

Boise woman charged in Meridian tobacco store robbery

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA Asea Andra, 20, of Boise, is charged with felony conspiracy for a July 3 robbery at the Tobacco Connection on Meridian Road. Police have also charged Todd ...

Music lovers rediscover the timbre of turntable

Forbes - NY,USA But it might as well be 50000 - as co-founder of the Vinyl Preservation Society of Idaho, a rapidly growing group in Boise, Dryden gets the opportunity to ...

Boise State's Nelson signs with Spanish club

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Former Boise State center Matt Nelson has signed with Gandia Basquet, a second-division team in Spain, he told the Statesman on Monday. ...

Chabad Retreat in Salt Lake City Draws Jews from Boise, Plano ...

Lubavitch.com - Brooklyn,NY,USA She chose to come at the urging of Rabbi Mendel Lifshitz, director of Chabad of Boise, whose Jewish Learning Institute courses she enjoyed. ...

Se Idaho News 16-Jul

Back Fence

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA Like most Portlanders, The Oregonian seems to often forget that Idaho does not start a few miles east of Bend. Vale, Adrian, Nyssa and many other small ...

Boise News 16-Jul

The week in business

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO Speaker Series: Noon to 1:30 pm at The Grove Hotel, 245 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise. Featuring LaMont Keen, president and ...

Sexual Assault in West Boise

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise -- Boise police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a woman in West Boise early this morning. Between 4:00 and 5:00 am, the victim was ...

Fire Destroys Boise Shed

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, Idaho-- A Boise man is lucky his home is still standing, after his backyard burn pile got out of hand. The blaze broke out just before 4:00 pm on ...

Bill Buckner's error doesn't sting as much these days

Los Angeles Times - CA,USA It has been written that Buckner, 58, moved his family to Boise, Idaho, to escape the glare of the spotlight. But the veteran of 22 major league seasons, ...

A two alarm fire in Boise destroys work shed

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Kristin Bagniewski BOISE - A two alarm fire broke out just before this afternoon in a home on Columbia and South Valley Heights Drive. ...

Boise investigators can't determine cause of warehouse fire

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Boise fire investigators finished their examination Saturday at the site of a fire that destroyed a warehouse at Idaho Timber on Production Street near the ...

Boise State offense prevails over defense in charity softball game

Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls,ID,USA By Dustin Lapray BOISE - These are the fellas of the fall, acting like the boys of summer. The transition from collegiate football to charity softball is ...

Eugene outlasts Boise

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA The Boise Hawks gave up runs in six of eight innings and fell 10-6 to the Eugene Emeralds on Saturday at Civic Stadium. Michael Perconte gave up five hits ...

Idaho News 16-Jul

Idaho farmers see spike in hay theft

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA CALDWELL - Idaho farmers beware - police say thieves are setting their sites on an expensive crop . According to the Idaho Department of Agriculture, ...

N. Idaho man facing molestation charges dies

The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA AP � Published July 13, 2008 A north Idaho businessman who was arrested on charges of lewd conduct with a minor earlier this month has committed suicide, ...

Idaho charter school hopes to expand

Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA SANDPOINT, Idaho � A northern Idaho charter school may attempt, for the second time, to expand and enroll high school students. The Sandpoint Charter School ...

Idaho charter school hopes to expand

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - July 13, 2008 4:14 PM ET SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) - A northern Idaho charter school may attempt, for the second time, to expand and enroll high school ...

Idaho Habitat for Humanity goes green

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise Habitat for Humanity director Tom Lay says the home will be the first the organization has built in southern Idaho certified by LEED standards, ...

S. Idaho animal shelter casualty of budget trims

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - July 13, 2008 3:24 PM ET TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) - A southern Idaho animal shelter says more families are squeezing pets out of their budgets in order ...

Movers and shakers play Sun Valley

International Herald Tribune - France By Andrew Ross Sorkin SUN VALLEY, Idaho: For a few days last week, the center of power in the US media industry shifted from Los Angeles and New York to ...

Murdoch says News Corp, Yahoo tie-up very unlikely

Reuters - USA By Kenneth Li SUN VALLEY, IDAHO (Reuters) - News Corp's Rupert Murdoch said it was "very unlikely" his company would be involved in any Yahoo Inc. ...

Idaho Airports See Fewer Passengers, Fewer Flight Options

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) - Pocatello Regional Airport manager David Allen says record-high fuel prices are to blame for a 7 percent drop in passenger traffic. ...

Girl arrested after series of Idaho fires

Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA OROFINO, Idaho � A juvenile girl was arrested on suspicion of second-degree arson in connection with a series of fires. Police did not release the girl's ...

Boise News 16-Jul

Runnin' Rebels lose two in Boise

Idaho State Journal - Pocatello,ID,USA BOISE -- The AA Pocatello Runnin' Rebels dropped both their games Saturday at the Boise Tournament to miss out on today's championship bracket. ...

Firecats blown out early by Burn, lose 59-47

Naples Daily News - Naples,FL,USA By NAPLES DAILY NEWS STAFF The Florida Firecats' inconsistency continued on Saturday night, falling behind early, then losing to the Boise Burn, 59-47, ...

Industrial use eyed for old Boise Cascade landfill

The Columbian - Vancouver,WA,USA By Jeffrey Mize, Columbian Staff Writer The owner of Boise Cascade�s former landfill near the Port of Vancouver wants to mix its contents with dirt and ...

Obama Said Boise Rally Was Defining Moment

New West - Missoula,MT,USA By Jill Kuraitis, 7-12-08 In a Saturday radio interview in Boise, Obama Chief of Staff Jim Messina told Larry LaRocco that Sen. Barack Obama said to him, ...

Another high-end Downtown Boise restaurant, Andrae's, closing

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA In what is bordering on a trend among high-end Downtown Boise restaurants, Andrae's, 816 W. Bannock St., will serve its final meal later this month. ...

Police say Friday morning robbery in Boise is similar to one ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Police said a convenience store robbery early Friday morning south of Boise was similar to a robbery earlier this week just a few blocks away. ...