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WEBBY: Mia Maldonado - September 9, 2024. Robert Oxarango, a former Boise hotshot crew member in the late ’80s and ’90s, is no stranger to wildfires, but facing them as a cattle rancher is a different challenge. This year, the Paddock Fire devastated the grass on his Emmett ranch, displacing 350 pairs of calves and their mothers he owns.
Idaho's urban areas are booming. One city's population grew 7.5
WEBThe eight cities have growth rates ranging from 3.5% to 7.5%. Idaho’s eight cities with populations of more than 50,000 grew 2.3% between 2019 and 2020, while Idaho’s 177 smallest cities (with populations below 10,000) grew slower at 1.7%. The Walmart on Ten Mile Road in Meridian sits across from a residential neighborhood.
‘Back to a traditional Idaho’: Sandpoint mayor announces run for ...
WEBNov 8, 2021 · By: Kelcie Moseley-Morris - November 8, 2021 5:00 pm. Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad announced he will be a write-in candidate for the 2022 Democratic primary. (Courtesy of Elle Casner) Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad has announced his intention to run for governor of Idaho as a Democrat, and …
Can it beat its record? With $2M so far, Idaho Gives enters final …
WEBMay 4, 2023 · Idaho Gives is an annual program put on by the Idaho Nonprofit Center to raise money and awareness for hundreds of nonprofit organizations.. The website www.idahogives.org offers a searchable listing of all the participating nonprofits, as well as a one-stop online platform to donate to any of the organizations.. This year’s Idaho Gives program kicked off Monday and ends at 11:59 p.m ...
As funds run dry, Idaho Housing and Finance will soon pause …
WEBDec 14, 2022 · The Idaho Housing and Finance Association plans to pause applications for emergency rental assistance funds on Dec. 29 because federal funds are quickly running dry for areas beyond Ada County — a problem the agency hopes the Idaho Legislature can help with in January.. The Emergency Rental Assistance program is meant to help individuals who need help with rent or utilities as a result of ...
‘I have not seen it like this’: Idaho’s child welfare safety net is ...
WEBNov 29, 2021 · Gilliland said the department is also looking at pushing for increased wages for social workers in the upcoming session of the Idaho Legislature. An Idaho child welfare case worker currently starts at $22.63 per hour. At the top end of the pay range, for a veteran social worker, it is $27 per hour.
Here’s how to get the new no-fee state ID card in Idaho
WEBJul 17, 2023 · The new no-fee IDs were included in House Bill 340 after an earlier bill, House Bill 124, removed student IDs as an accepted form of identification for voting. Idahoans may visit their county Department of Motor Vehicles or schedule an appointment at the DMV (depending on which county they live in) to obtain the new no-fee ID cards.
Longtime Idaho Public Television leader to retire
WEBMay 21, 2021 · Idaho Public Television announced today General Manager Ron Pisaneschi will retire June 30. The Idaho State Board of Education, which oversees the operation of Idaho Public Television, will form a committee to conduct a nationwide search for Pisaneschi’s replacement, according to a press release from IPT. “After more than 35 years at …
Central Idaho’s Mackay Dam is an ‘accident waiting to happen ...
WEBAug 15, 2022 · The over 100-year-old Mackay Dam in Idaho’s Custer County needs repairs and poses a risk to the town of Mackay just downstream and the Idaho National Laboratory about 30 miles further, according to the Idaho Department of Water Resources and the Environmental Defense Institute, an Idaho nonprofit focused on nuclear energy issues.. Mackay Reservoir, owned and maintained by the Big Lost River ...
Idaho has obtained lethal injection chemicals. But state law …
WEBNov 2, 2023 · After being unable to do so for years, Idaho officials have obtained chemicals necessary to carry out an execution by lethal injection. However, state laws recently passed by the Idaho Legislature protect the identities of anybody who sells, supplies, transports, dispenses, compounds, synthesizes, procures or prescribes the chemicals or substances for use in an execution.