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  • N. Idaho "Tolerance" art structure to come down
  • SANDPOINT, Idaho — An abstract art structure put up at the Bonner County Courthouse in northern Idaho a decade ago as a counterbalance to an Aryan Nations plan to parade through Sandpoint is slated to be removed. Bonner County commissioners ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 2/4/2012 11:20:05 AM
  • Argentines seek peaceful resolution in Falklands
  • Instead, Fernandez has persuaded her South American allies to close their ports to Falklands-flagged vessels _ itself a largely symbolic move because it doesn't include banning the fishing fleet that operates under Falklands government licenses.
  • Bonner County Daily Bee
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  • 2/4/2012 10:22:49 AM
  • Plans for caribou sow conflict in NW
  • COOLIN, Idaho (AP) — Woodland caribou ... and environmental groups went to court to force the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to comply. This is one of the few places left in the United States that still contains all of the species that ...
  • KTVB
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  • 2/4/2012 7:59:39 AM
  • Idaho budget writers urged to restore Medicaid funding
  • “We understand that resources are limited,” said Shaun Bills of Idaho Falls, president of the Case Management Association of Idaho. “We also understand an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” The testimony, often emotional and ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 2/4/2012 12:07:12 AM
  • Wolf hunt numbers up; state wants them higher
  • Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials say they are "encouraged" by the state's wolf harvest so far, but further control actions may be needed to keep elk populations up in parts of the state. Hunters and trappers have killed 266 wolves this season ..
  • Idaho Mountain Express
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  • 2/3/2012 11:02:47 PM
  • Idaho rep is Capitol's last cigarette smoker
  • BOISE, Idaho — Standing outside the Capitol on a brisk January afternoon, Rep. Bob Nonini cups his hand deftly to shelter a cigarette - not from the wind, but from a camera. The Coeur d'Alene Republican and House Education Committee chairman ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 2/3/2012 3:03:10 PM
  • Idaho Power to purchase power from Homedale plant
  • A 20-year contract between Idaho Power and a small hydro plant project in Homedale has been approved by the Idaho Public Utilities commission. The Fargo Drop plan is expected to be online by Aug. 1. Fargo Drop is owned by Oregon-based Riverside Investments
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 2/3/2012 1:37:16 PM
  • Discount tubing at Idaho X Sports in Garden Valley
  • If you want the best fun in sliding, giggling and bouncing down a tubing hill and you're looking for a deal, check out Idaho X Sports in Garden Valley. The hill is offering $10 unlimited tubing tonight from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday night ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 2/3/2012 10:02:31 AM
  • Business consultant: Hard times also offer many opportunities
  • After spending last winter ice fishing, he felt he should not have left Sandpoint so he migrated back. His greatest sense of accomplishment is working with large and complex problems; he loves a challenge. “When the economy tanks, like it is ...
  • Bonner County Daily Bee
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  • 2/3/2012 9:55:22 AM
  • No giant snakes for you
  • BOISE - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a rule banning the importation and interstate transport of four nonnative constrictor snakes. These snakes now are considered invasive species in the United States. Idaho Fish and Game and Idaho ...
  • Coeur d'Alene Press
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  • 2/3/2012 8:58:06 AM
  • Leroy Bodily, 85, Moscow
  • Leroy Edwin Bodily was born June 4, 1926, in Preston, Idaho, to Myrl and Lula Bodily ... Roy could often times be found fishing in the Lewiston area or hunting wild game, from which his highly sought after sausage was made.
  • Moscow-Pullman Daily News
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  • 2/2/2012 11:54:04 PM
  • LeRoy Edwin Bodily, 85, of Moscow
  • Roy lived most of his life in Moscow, Idaho. He was married to Helen Barton (later divorced) and Darlene Reagan. He was a meat cutter and worked for several businesses during his lifetime. Roy loved hunting, fishing and his family. He was raised ...
  • Moscow-Pullman Daily News
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  • 2/2/2012 11:54:04 PM
  • Mark A. Senechal, 46, Genesee
  • Idaho, at the beginning of 2012. Mark enjoyed life and all it offered. His many interests included skiing, shooting, motorcycle riding, four-wheel driving, hiking, fishing, camping, extreme boating, and building large bonfires. Mark's family ...
  • Moscow-Pullman Daily News
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  • 2/2/2012 11:54:04 PM
  • Brain Games at the Discovery Center of Idaho
  • Noon Feb. 4-5, Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 W. Myrtle St., Boise. Call 343-9895 for more information. Many of the exhibits at the Discovery Center of Idaho will be cleared off the floor to make room for numerous games that challenge your brain.
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 2/2/2012 10:49:39 PM
  • Rare lynx found in central Idaho
  • The lynx was first spotted by a recreationist in the area. Fish and Game Wildlife Biologist Beth Waterbury said state officials weren't sure at first that it was a lynx—bobcats are more common, and legal to trap—but headed to the scene to investigate ...
  • Idaho Mountain Express
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  • 2/2/2012 10:13:51 PM
  • Theresa Catherine Gilmore Richards
  • Theresa Richards, 81, died Monday evening, Jan. 30, 2012, at her home in Hailey, Idaho, surrounded by family ... She didn't really enjoy hunting or fishing or hunting dogs and outright disliked sleeping on the ground in a tent. However, she loved the ...
  • Idaho Mountain Express
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  • 2/2/2012 10:13:51 PM
  • Idaho truck speed bill blocked in Senate committee
  • A plan to let trucks drive 75 miles per hour on Idaho's interstates was stopped Thursday in the Legislature. The state Senate Transportation Committee voted 5-4 to hold the bill in committee after concerns were raised about trucks traveling that ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 2/2/2012 3:47:18 PM
  • Chamber welcomes TransEco Services
  • Stovall has also taught English as a Second Language, Adult Basic Education, and technical writing classes at Boise State University before landing a job with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game as a research wildlife biologist. She said she ...
  • Bonner County Daily Bee
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  • 2/2/2012 9:56:33 AM
  • Truckers split on higher speed limit in Idaho
  • John Forrester, a Caldwell independent trucker, calls it “threading the needle.” As he is driving his refrigerated truck down a rural section of Idaho’s freeways doing the maximum 65 miles per hour for trucks, one car passes him and stays ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 2/2/2012 9:27:55 AM
  • Antonio ‘Tony’ Mascorro
  • HEYBURN • Antonio “Tony” Mascorro, of Heyburn, Idaho, passed away peacefully Tuesday ... He loved having his puppies around him and caring for them at home. Fishing was a favorite pastime. But most of all, Antonio enjoyed visiting friends ...
  • Twin Falls Times-News
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  • 2/2/2012 8:37:49 AM
  • Legislators aim to review Idaho treasurer proposal
  • BOISE, Idaho — Lawmakers plan to take a second look at Treasurer Ron Crane's bid to expand his office's authority to run financial-literacy workshops, following an audit questioning his use of taxpayer funds and staff time for the annual ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 2/2/2012 5:17:23 AM
  • An Occupy Victory? Idaho Senate Considers Changes
  • BOISE — Supporters of Occupy Boise’s encampment across from the Idaho Capitol were elated Wednesday after a Senate committee agreed to consider changes to a bill meant to oust them, including delaying when protesters must pack up their tents and giving ...
  • Twin Falls Times-News
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  • 2/2/2012 12:16:44 AM
  • Mule Deer Beat Odds after Blair Fire
  • At the time, biologists from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game thought this would cause the herd to head south, increasing the chances that more of the animals would be hit while crossing Idaho’s roads and damage cultivated fields in search of food.
  • Twin Falls Times-News
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  • 2/2/2012 12:09:34 AM
  • Wolf hunting district closes
  • Idaho hunters and trappers have killed 269 wolves since August. From Sept. 30 through Jan. 20, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game conducted 27 classes around the state and certified 577 individuals to trap wolves. Interest has been high ...
  • Coeur d'Alene Press
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  • 2/2/2012 12:09:34 AM
  • A busy day at Hauser Lake
  • It was a busy day on the ice. About 350 adults and children turned out at the "Take me ICE fishing" clinic at Hauser Lake on Saturday. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game reported that it loaned out 80 ice fishing rods prior to the scheduled ...
  • Coeur d'Alene Press
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  • 2/2/2012 12:09:34 AM
  • Take Survey to Help Fishing Opportunities
  • If you like to fish, you might consider helping the Idaho Department of Fish and Game improve the ... so it’s not often you get the chance to voice your opinion on so many fishing topics. Questions include how often you fish, your preferred fish species ..
  • Twin Falls Times-News
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  • 2/1/2012 11:55:15 PM
  • An Occupy Boise victory? Idaho Senate considers changes
  • BOISE, Idaho — Supporters of Occupy Boise's encampment across from the Idaho Capitol were elated Wednesday after a Senate committee agreed to consider changes to a bill meant to oust them, including delaying when protesters must pack up their ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 2/1/2012 11:40:56 PM
  • Would-be Idaho resort buyer sued in federal court
  • BOISE, Idaho — A man who led a failed effort to buy Idaho's Tamarack Resort is being sued in North Carolina federal court over retirement assets that a dentist says have gone missing. Matthew Hutcheson, the would-be Tamarack buyer, was sued in ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 2/1/2012 4:45:46 PM
  • Doug Christensen
  • pollution and illegal fishing. Doug's dedication was recognized in the form of a number of awards to him and Ann, including the Light on the Mountains Humanitarian Award, the Idaho Conservation League's Keith and Pat Axline Award, The Fund for Idaho Nel ..
  • Idaho Mountain Express
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  • 2/1/2012 12:56:42 PM
  • An Occupy victory? Idaho Senate considers changes
  • BOISE, Idaho — Supporters of Occupy Boise's encampment across from the Idaho Capitol were elated Wednesday after a Senate committee agreed to consider changes to a bill meant to oust them, including delaying when protesters must pack up their ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 2/1/2012 11:37:57 AM
  • Charles ‘Chuck’ William Frutchey, 44
  • In his leisure time, Chuck enjoyed hunting, fishing, billiards, rock crawling in his beloved ... A memorial service will be held on the Fourth of July in Idaho.
  • Coeur d'Alene Press
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  • 2/1/2012 12:53:43 AM
  • Fish and Game:Tag Sale Trend a Concern
  • BOISE • The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is selling fewer hunting tags to non-residents and more tags at a discount, a concern for its budget. That’s according to testimony Tuesday by Fish and Game Director Virgil Moore, who presented his ...
  • Twin Falls Times-News
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  • 1/31/2012 11:49:17 PM
  • Dan Popkey: Democrat’s defection roils the Idaho Statehouse
  • Gov. Butch Otter’s recruitment of John Foster, a former Idaho Democratic Party executive director, suggests Otter is taking seriously his promise to defend “Students Come First” at the polls Nov. 6. The news, rumored the past two weeks ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/31/2012 10:59:11 PM
  • Remembering a friend and river hero
  • When Ketchum resident Doug Christensen died Jan. 25 at age 87, Idaho's rivers and salmon lost one of their ... and called to her two young daughters to help carry the fish back to Valley Creek, conducting a rescue operation. That story helps to illustrate
  • Idaho Mountain Express
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  • 1/31/2012 8:21:42 PM
  • Hailey girls open GBC title defense
  • Tonight's league game in Hailey features a drawing for the Idaho Steelheads raffle prize ... 0-8 league). Last Thursday at The Fish Tank in Sun Valley, Taylor Figge led the way with 10 points and Dies added 6 in a 43-24 Cutthroat home loss to the Murtaugh
  • Idaho Mountain Express
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  • 1/31/2012 8:21:42 PM
  • 1st Canadian lynx seen in Idaho forest since 1991
  • CHALLIS, Idaho -- Idaho biologists confirmed the first sighting ... A local recreationist reported the lynx after sighting it in the trap. Department of Fish and Game officials arrived within the hour, assessed it for injuries and released ...
  • KTVB
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  • 1/31/2012 4:25:28 PM
  • 1st Canadian lynx seen in Idaho forest since '91
  • CHALLIS, Idaho — Idaho biologists confirmed the first sighting ... A local recreationist reported the lynx after sighting it in the trap. Department of Fish and Game officials arrived within the hour, assessed it for injuries and released ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/31/2012 3:56:50 PM
  • Idaho Dems: It's time to focus on job creation
  • Idaho Democrats rolled out a half-dozen job creation and economic development bills Tuesday, saying this needs to be the primary focus of the 2012 session. “The Legislature must play a critical and active role in returning prosperity to our ...
  • Lewiston Morning Tribune
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  • 1/31/2012 12:36:24 PM
  • Idaho's Denney explains himself to GOP caucus
  • BOISE, Idaho — House Speaker Lawerence Denney faced detractors in his Republican caucus over his handling of an fight over redistricting last week, where he and GOP Chairman Norm Semanko tried unsuccessfully to fire two of their own party's commissioners
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/31/2012 11:53:27 AM
  • Five Questions
  • Five Questions is a chance to highlight community members that are often seen but rarely heard. The feature seeks to bring out the personal side of these individuals with details about their work and home lives. Municipal officer Scott Murphy ...
  • Bonner County Daily Bee
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  • 1/31/2012 9:58:55 AM
  • Idaho gets $625,000 in prescription drug case
  • BOISE, Idaho — Idaho is getting $625,000 in the settlement of a lawsuit with a prescription drug maker accused of selling products at false or inflated prices. Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced the resolution Monday with Mylan ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/31/2012 4:29:39 AM
  • Audit reveals problems with Idaho Treasurer Ron Crane’s records
  • BOISE — Legislative auditors released a report Monday accusing Treasurer Ron Crane of improperly documenting his office’s expenditures, violations they say include failing to use Idaho’s accounting system to track annual trips to New York City.
  • Idaho Press-Tribune
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  • 1/31/2012 1:02:03 AM
  • Idaho moves closer to Internet sales tax
  • BOISE - Despite years of resistance, Rep. Jeff Nesset, R-Lewiston, thinks this could be the session when Idaho lawmakers finally approve a streamlined sales tax bill. Nesset, a first-term lawmaker, spent much of the summer and fall working on ...
  • Lewiston Morning Tribune
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  • 1/30/2012 11:57:38 PM
  • Ex-foes aim for common ground on Idaho forests
  • The Idaho Forest Restoration Partnership is putting on a workshop ... a restoration schedule — with the goal of finding an approach that improves fish and wildlife habitat, allows the right kind of fires and allows a steady, predictable ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/30/2012 11:00:22 PM
  • Anna Webb: Embrace the ‘modern’ with Preservation Idaho
  • On Friday, Feb. 3, Preservation Idaho will host the first of what organizers hope will become an annual conversation series, “Modern Masters,” celebrating mid-century buildings in Boise. The first event will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the Idaho ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/30/2012 11:00:22 PM
  • Frieda Jones
  • Mountain Home was his last tour of duty with the Air Force. They both loved life in a small community, where the surroundings were beautiful and the fishing good. They decided to make Idaho their home. Frieda and Harold were charter members of the Mountain
  • Mountain Home News
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  • 1/30/2012 1:13:23 PM
  • Caldwell’s College of Idaho launches redesigned website today
  • The College of Idaho Monday launched a redesigned website that aims to provide easier navigation and better reflect the experiences of its students. Four students will post about life on the Caldwell campus on a “Student Experience” blog ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/30/2012 12:30:26 PM
  • How would a new approach to managing endangered salmon affect Idaho?
  • Rocky, the Statesman's environment and energy reporter, has covered Idaho fish and water issues for 26 years. He's the author of four books, including books about fishing and endangered species. A year ago, President Barack Obama used Northwest ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/29/2012 11:08:42 PM
  • What makes idaho, idaho? have your say
  • The Idaho State Historical Society marks the Idaho Territory’s sesquicentennial in 2013 (its 150th birthday) with an exhibit featuring 150 Gem State hallmarks — people, places and things uniquely Idaho. Time is running out to share your ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/29/2012 10:54:23 PM
  • Gas drillers, Idaho counties reach agreement
  • BOISE, Idaho — A group representing Idaho counties and a group representing companies interested in tapping natural gas in the state announced an agreement Sunday on legislation they plan to introduce into the Idaho Legislature next month.
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/29/2012 4:27:51 PM
  • Environmental group opposes N. Idaho gravel mine
  • LEWISTON, Idaho — An environmental group wants Idaho officials to deny a northern Idaho company a mineral lease and stream-channel alteration permit that allows the company to mine gravel in the Salmon River. To obtain that goal the Idaho ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/29/2012 10:44:15 AM
  • Premier Urgent Care adds location
  • The fare includes shepherd's pie, Guinness stew, bangers and mash, miners' pasties, steak pie, fish and chips ... after discovering North Idaho while at a relative's wedding, owners are Meg Sullivan, daughter Jenny Sullivan and Ed O'Brien.
  • Coeur d'Alene Press
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  • 1/28/2012 11:52:51 PM
  • Hart Gilchrist: Program offers tax help to aid Idaho's needy
  • In United Way’s recent Community Assessment, we learned that Idaho fared poorly on a nationwide scorecard measuring asset poverty. “Asset poverty” means that in the face of a sudden job loss or medical emergency, there is not enough ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/28/2012 10:55:35 PM
  • Remains of Idaho Marine return home
  • BOISE, Idaho — The remains of an Idaho solider killed in Afghanistan returned home Saturday. The Idaho Statesman reports that the family of 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Kenneth Cochran of Wilder and a group of fellow Marines encircled his casket in ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/28/2012 3:31:46 PM
  • W. Idaho man pleads guilty after toddler drowns
  • The Idaho Statesman reports (http://bit.ly/yWx3Eo) that 22-year-old Andrew Pevler of Emmett pleaded guilty Friday in 3rd District Court in Washington County. Authorities say Pevler took a group fishing on June 3 on the Snake River. Investigators ...
  • Idaho Press-Tribune
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  • 1/28/2012 12:39:58 PM
  • Last-second 3-pointer sends Idaho Stampede to fifth loss in a row
  • Maine’s Lawrence Hill hit the game-winning shot with 0.2 seconds left to lift the host Red Claws to a 97-94 win over the Idaho Stampede. Terrico White led Idaho with 20 points, while Antoine Walker finished with 19 points, six rebounds and five assists.
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/28/2012 8:29:25 AM
  • OBITUARY William C. Wyatt, 81, Moscow
  • After retirement, Bill enjoyed fishing and boating on Banks and Roosevelt lakes ... Bill and Yolanda recently moved to Moscow, Idaho. Bill is survived by his wife of 60 years, Yolanda; his daughter and her husband, Debby Wyatt and Ron Landeck ...
  • Moscow-Pullman Daily News
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  • 1/27/2012 11:54:02 PM
  • Idaho County residents riled up over proposed Lochsa land swap
  • GRANGEVILLE - Until about six months ago, the proposed land swap in the upper Lochsa had not attracted much more than a ho-hum among most Idaho County residents. A group of former U.S. Forest Service employees and environmentalists were about ...
  • Lewiston Morning Tribune
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  • 1/27/2012 11:54:02 PM
  • Idaho Vandal pair to play in all-star football game
  • Idaho's Tyrone Novikoff and Korey Toomer were selected to play for the North team in the Players All-Star Classic in Little Rock, Ark., at 2 p.m. on Feb. 4. Novikoff started 25 consecutive games for the Vandals at offensive tackle. Toomer made ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/27/2012 11:11:05 PM
  • Idaho GOP chairman Semanko won't run again
  • BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Republican Party Chairman Norm Semanko won't run for another four-year term, marking the end of his tenure that included the closing of the GOP primary and this week's redistricting turmoil. Semanko said Friday he'll hand ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/27/2012 5:20:19 PM
  • Idaho redistricting panel agrees 6-0 on new map
  • BOISE, Idaho — A reconvened Idaho redistricting commission took two days to agree to new legislative maps that its members hope will end a tumultuous two weeks of dispute that fractured members of the Republican Party. The plan, which won a 6 ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/27/2012 3:47:16 PM
  • Otter to attend Idaho Marine's funeral in Parma
  • BOISE, Idaho — Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and First Lady Lori Otter plan to pay final respects to an Idaho solider killed during combat in Afghanistan. The governor and his wife are scheduled to attend a Sunday funeral service for 20-year-old Lance Cpl.
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/27/2012 10:25:09 AM
  • Barone, Geiger help Idaho score men's basketball win
  • Kyle Barone and Deremy Geiger scored 21 points apiece as host Idaho rolled to a 74-66 victory over San Jose State. Barone also pulled down 11 rebounds for the Vandals (11-9, 4-2 WAC). Wil Carter scored 15 points, pulled down nine rebounds and ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/26/2012 11:19:25 PM
  • Learn about fly fishing in Asia
  • In a Jan. 7, 2009, story in the Idaho Mountain Express ... to explore the country's fishing opportunities and river systems. He said then that fly fishing was something the Bhutanese people had never seen before, nor had the fish he caught ever had ...
  • Idaho Mountain Express
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  • 1/26/2012 10:50:47 PM
  • Orphan goat killed in West Magic
  • Kelton Hatch, spokesman for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game office in Jerome, said Monday that the department has not determined what predator attacked the goat, and calls to the rancher to have an officer investigate had not been returned.
  • Idaho Mountain Express
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  • 1/26/2012 10:50:47 PM
  • Prosecutor: No charges against Idaho treasurer
  • BOISE, Idaho — A southwestern Idaho county prosecutor won't pursue criminal charges against state Treasurer Ron Crane over his use of a state gas card to fill up his private vehicle. Canyon County prosecutor Bryan Taylor did recommend Crane ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/26/2012 12:06:33 PM
  • Amid legal furor, Idaho redistricters meet again
  • BOISE, Idaho — Redistricting commissioners sat down to create new legislative maps that satisfy the Idaho Supreme Court, amid an ominous warning from state Republican leaders: Anything the panel decides will be under "a cloud of uncertainty ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/26/2012 9:14:45 AM
  • New angel fund promising cash for Idaho startups
  • Organizers hope to reach that benchmark within the next week or so. “The infusion of private angel investment is an invaluable resource for new Idaho businesses — especially those with evolving technologies and products,” said Jeffery ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/26/2012 6:44:25 AM
  • The caribou question
  • The recent proposal presented by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to designate 375,562 acres of critical habitat for Southern Selkirk Mountain Caribou in North Idaho and Northeastern Washington has generated consternation and a great deal of controversy.
  • Coeur d'Alene Press
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  • 1/26/2012 12:10:43 AM
  • Virginia Mae Colvin, 83, of Potlatch
  • She enjoyed bead work, fishing and working crossword puzzles. Survivors include two sons, Ernest Colvin, Lewiston, Idaho, and Clint Colvin and his wife, Holly, Potlatch; three daughters, Lorraine Johnson, Palouse, Wash., Teri Colvin, Potlatch ...
  • Moscow-Pullman Daily News
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  • 1/26/2012 12:03:33 AM
  • Idaho Supreme Court dismisses Republican leaders' redistricting lawsuit
  • BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by state Republican leaders seeking to boot two redistricting commissioners, freeing the panel to reconvene without threat of interruption by a bitter internal GOP dispute.
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/25/2012 11:42:05 PM
  • Erlene Flaget, 89
  • They moved back to Idaho in May 1950 and settled in Dalton Gardens where ... trips throughout the Yellowstone Park area and the Northwest. Summertime camping and fishing trips were favorite activities of hers, as well. Erlene took great pride in her ...
  • Coeur d'Alene Press
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  • 1/25/2012 11:27:46 PM
  • Idaho wind farm starts supplying power
  • Commercial operations began Wednesday at the Rockland Wind Farm Project in American Falls in southeastern Idaho. The project is the second large Idaho wind installation by Ridgeline Energy and Diamond Generating Corp. The 80-megawatt farm ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/25/2012 1:47:57 PM
  • Otter sees light at the end of Idaho aquifer dispute tunnel
  • Early in his term Idaho Gov. Butch Otter was close to being forced by water ... So unless the groundwater-pumping farmers could come up with an alternative, the fish farmers had first call on the water that was irrigating hundreds of millions ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/25/2012 10:34:40 AM
  • Idaho County land swap task force to meet again
  • GRANGEVILLE - The task force charged with reviewing the Idaho County commissioners' proposal on the upper Lochsa land exchange will meet again to clarify its views on an economic analysis. During a meeting with commissioners Tuesday, attended by ...
  • Lewiston Morning Tribune
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  • 1/24/2012 11:57:35 PM
  • Legislature considers texting ban
  • Photo by Willy Cook The Idaho Legislature wasted no time buckling down this month ... or lands belonging to the Department of Parks and Recreation or the Department of Fish and Game. Brenda Walters, assistant to the majority leadership, said, that list ...
  • Idaho Mountain Express
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  • 1/24/2012 8:15:41 PM
  • City, county discuss Quigley options
  • The Idaho Department of Fish and Game had declared Deadman Gulch and the area above the Quigley Pond vital for wildlife migration and wintering ranges. Hennessy balked at that restriction and in 2010 filed a subdivision application with Blaine County.
  • Idaho Mountain Express
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  • 1/24/2012 8:15:41 PM
  • Nordic spirit abounds
  • There is also a fully supported Kilimanjaro trek, a two-night stay for four at a luxurious cabin on the Big Lost River with guided fly fishing, lunch from Cristina's for five and a six-day guided raft trip on the Main Salmon River for two. Silent auction .
  • Idaho Mountain Express
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  • 1/24/2012 8:15:41 PM
  • Idaho lawmakers set 2013 tax revenue target
  • BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho legislative committee has recommended a budget package based on a tax revenue forecast that's $33 million less than the one favored by Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The Economic Outlook ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/24/2012 4:55:15 PM
  • APNewsBreak: GOP files Idaho redistricting lawsuit
  • BOISE, Idaho — Idaho's efforts to draw new legislative district maps have produced yet another lawsuit, with the Republican Party filing a complaint Tuesday against Secretary of State Ben Ysursa for refusing to recognize party officials ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/24/2012 3:43:40 PM
  • APNewsBreak: GOP to sue over Idaho redistricting
  • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Republican Party is suing the secretary of state over redistricting in the Idaho Supreme Court, contending the party's chairman and the speaker of the House of Representatives have the power to fire their appointees and ...
  • Idaho Press-Tribune
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  • 1/24/2012 1:34:49 PM
  • APNewsBreak: GOP to sue over Idaho redistricting
  • BOISE, Idaho — The Republican Party is suing the secretary of state over redistricting in the Idaho Supreme Court, contending the party's chairman and the speaker of the House of Representatives have the power to fire their appointees and name ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/24/2012 1:20:30 PM
  • Michael Lawrence Lambert, 58
  • Michael Lawrence Lambert, 58 year old Idaho Falls resident, formerly of Blackfoot ... Mike had many interests such as aviation, scuba diving and fishing. But his true joy came from boating, camping and riding his motorcycle with his family.
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  • 1/24/2012 10:14:23 AM
  • Northern Idaho city defeats icy streets with beets
  • COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — It's a borscht of sorts keeping the streets ice-free in northern Idaho's Coeur d'Alene. The city street department makes its own de-icer, using concentrated sugar beets from southern Idaho mixed with a salty brine.
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  • 1/24/2012 7:58:23 AM
  • Firm finishes audit of Idaho sheriff's office
  • MOSCOW, Idaho — A financial audit of the Latah County sheriff's office has been completed, but sheriff Wayne Rausch says he won't release the results and instead is turning the information over to the Idaho State Police for investigation.
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  • 1/24/2012 7:08:16 AM
  • Idaho teachers' unions see a decline in membership
  • BOISE - Idaho's new school reform laws have gutted the collective bargaining powers of teachers' unions, and membership in some of the organizations is waning. That's leaving some of the union locals without the simple-majority status that they ...
  • Lewiston Morning Tribune
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  • 1/24/2012 12:27:24 AM
  • Idaho House aims at Occupy Boise
  • BOISE - Does the public's right to assemble and protest extend to pitching tents and holding cookouts on the capitol mall? That's a question the House State Affairs Committee will address this morning, when it votes on a bill to prohibit camping ...
  • Lewiston Morning Tribune
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  • 1/23/2012 11:37:18 PM
  • Group to push Idaho liquor vote, grocers back off
  • BOISE, Idaho — A grocery lobbying organization won't advance a liquor privatization ballot measure in 2012, but a second group announced it will seek to get an initiative before voters next November. The Idaho Federation of Reagan Republicans ...
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  • 1/23/2012 5:39:23 PM
  • Statesman staff - Idaho Statesman
  • It would not apply to endowment lands, department of parks and recreation lands or department of fish and game lands. Bedke said Friday that it's important for the government to maintain the "highest aesthetics" of state grounds. Critics of the ...
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  • 1/23/2012 10:22:44 AM
  • Eastern Idaho land donated to regional trust
  • POCATELLO, Idaho — An eastern Idaho landowner has donated 200 acres of property in the Bear Lake Valley to an organization that works to save wild lands. Sagebrush Steppe Regional Land Trust Director Joselin Matkins told the Idaho State ...
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  • 1/23/2012 7:23:46 AM
  • In search of goofy ducks
  • They like hanging around the open waters of the Boise and Snake rivers fishing in the open water ... along the Boise River for my Scene Family story coming Friday in the Idaho Statesman on several walks where you can spot goofy ducks.
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  • 1/23/2012 5:50:43 AM
  • How will Pentagon cuts affect Idaho?
  • Idaho’s already sputtering economy could take a hit as military officials and Congress slash billions from the armed forces budget over the next decade. It is unclear exactly what the cuts will mean for the thousands of employees, soldiers and ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/23/2012 12:21:26 AM
  • Bus ridership up in central Idaho
  • KETCHUM, Idaho — The Mountain Rides Transportation Authority in central Idaho says the number of passengers it carried in 2011 is second only to 1994. Mountain Rides officials say ridership for 2011 is listed at 482,259, up 15 percent from 2010.
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  • 1/22/2012 2:41:37 PM
  • Study: Idaho farmers and ranchers had a good year
  • LEWISTON, Idaho — A study by the University of Idaho has found that cash receipts in 2011 for Idaho's farmers and ranchers rose 29 percent from the previous year. The university's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences recently released the ...
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  • 1/22/2012 12:54:14 PM
  • 1 dead, 1 injured in SW Idaho shooting
  • NAMPA, Idaho — Nampa police in southwestern Idaho say they are investigating what appears to be a murder followed by an attempted suicide at the Evergreen Mobile Home Park. Police Chief LeRoy Forsman says a 35-year-old woman died Saturday from ...
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  • 1/22/2012 10:02:26 AM
  • Idaho Tax Commission chairman mulls exit strategy
  • BOISE, Idaho — Last January, Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter called on Idaho Senate leader Bob Geddes to head the State Tax Commission, after complaints its former chairman had inappropriately assisted friends and family. Geddes agreed, saying while ...
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  • 1/22/2012 7:39:16 AM
  • Zombie debt creeps onward in Idaho courts
  • The office is on the first floor of the Ada County Courthouse. Get forms online at www.courtselfhelp.idaho.gov. Statute of limitations Debt can be “time-barred,” or past the statute of limitations — how long that is depends on the account.
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  • 1/22/2012 3:35:54 AM
  • Treasure Valley youth compete in Idaho Regional Future City Competition
  • The Idaho Regional Future City Competition’s first place award went to Homedale Middle School’s R.A.I.N. team during the eighth annual event Saturday at Boise State University. The project also won special awards for Best Virtual City and ...
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  • 1/22/2012 12:08:18 AM
  • Saturday, Jan. 21, Varsity Extra Scoreboard
  • Rebound leader: McKie 13. Assist leaders: four tied with 1. Greenleaf Friends (4-3, 2-0 1A SIC)—Dalton Penrod 8 points, JB Bermudez-Koch 6, Leighton Tiegs 6, Brandon Fish 10, Nate Pool 10, Dave Larson 2, Mica Merritt 5. Ambrose (5-9, ...
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  • 1/21/2012 11:11:02 PM
  • Idaho man helps ducks survive winter
  • That's what I'm afraid of. If it gets real, real, cold, the water will just freeze them right in it." Phil Cooper, Idaho Department of Fish and Game conservation officer, said feeding the ducks could encourage waterfowl to come in and stay. But he said if
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  • 1/21/2012 11:03:53 PM
  • 14 Indonesian, Korean crew rescued in Philippines
  • Coast guard Admiral Ramon Liwag says a passing Philippine cargo ship rescued 11 of the crewmen while a fishing boat saved three others. It's unclear whether the disabled ship sank.
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  • 1/21/2012 9:37:59 PM
  • Idaho Steelheads to host Military Appreciation Night
  • The Idaho Steelheads will host the special event on Friday, Jan. 27, when they take on the Utah Grizzlies. All service members and their families can purchase discounted tickets and receive a free food voucher for the 7:10 p.m. game. For ...
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  • 1/21/2012 7:07:39 PM
  • Idaho instructor finds new species
  • REXBURG, Idaho -- A tiny fish fossil found by a Brigham Young University-Idaho biology instructor a decade ago has been recognized as a previously unknown fish species. Dave Stricklan found the 3-centimeter specimen in the Manning Canyon Shale ...
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  • 1/21/2012 1:09:44 PM
  • Significant fossil found by BYU-Idaho instructor
  • REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — A tiny fish fossil found by a Brigham Young University-Idaho biology instructor a decade ago has been recognized as a previously unknown fish species. Dave Stricklan found the 3-centimeter specimen in the Manning Canyon ...
  • Idaho Press-Tribune
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  • 1/21/2012 10:32:16 AM
  • Significant fossil found by BYU-Idaho instructor
  • A tiny fish fossil found by a Brigham Young University-Idaho biology instructor a decade ago has been recognized as a previously unknown fish species. Dave Stricklan found the 3-centimeter specimen in the Manning Canyon Shale Formation near Lehi ...
  • Idaho Statesman
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  • 1/21/2012 9:49:19 AM
  • Forest Service grants $9.5M to Idaho, Mont. lands
  • MISSOULA, Mont. — The U.S. Forest Service has granted $9.5 million to protect wildlife habitat on private lands in northwestern Montana and northern Idaho. The agency announced Thursday that the Stimson Forestland project will receive $6.5 ...
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  • 1/21/2012 8:52:03 AM
  • Storm blankets Northeast with a few inches of snow
  • As always, some welcomed the snow. Enough accumulated through the week for snowmobiling and ice fishing in New Hampshire, where cross-country ski trails and snowshoeing were open at Bretton Woods and other trails.
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  • 1/21/2012 6:28:53 AM
  • Idaho AG: Denney, Semanko can't fire redistricters
  • BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho attorney general's office said Friday that House Speaker Lawerence Denney and state Republican Party Chairman Norm Semanko likely can't fire their Republican redistricting commissioners, something they've threatened on ...
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  • 1/21/2012 12:02:20 AM
  • Idaho supercross racer Jake Weimer off to strong start
  • The AMA Supercross season kicked off two weeks ago, and an Idahoan is challenging for the top spot. Jake Weimer, a 24-year-old who grew up in Rupert, finished fifth and second in the season’s first two races. On his Kawasaki KX 450F, he’s ...
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  • 1/20/2012 10:57:54 PM
  • Coeur d'Alene man helps ducks survive winter
  • That's what I'm afraid of. If it gets real, real, cold, the water will just freeze them right in it." Phil Cooper, Idaho Department of Fish and Game conservation officer, said feeding the ducks could encourage waterfowl to come in and stay.
  • Idaho Press-Tribune
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  • 1/20/2012 10:50:45 PM
  • Idaho pro-life groups will march in Boise on Saturday
  • 8th St., Boise. The march begins at 1 p.m. at Julia Davis Park, ending with a rally at the Idaho State Capitol at 1:30 p.m. Marchers will gather for a reception afterward at the St. John's Social Hall.
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  • 1/20/2012 11:52:11 AM
  • Idaho gets $5 million more for low-income heating assistance
  • Idaho has received $5.1 million from the federal government to help seniors and low-income Idahoans pay their winter heating bills. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday released Idaho's remaining 2012 fiscal year funding ...
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  • 1/20/2012 10:54:55 AM
  • Idaho F&G ready for prime time
  • Officials at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game have turned to YouTube to promote the state's hunting and fishing opportunities and communicate with hunters and anglers. The department has its own channel on the popular Internet site ...
  • Lewiston Morning Tribune
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  • 1/20/2012 10:33:27 AM
  • Gov. Otter sets Murphy for his 51st 'Capital for a Day' next week
  • Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “Murphy is one of America’s smallest county seats – but Owyhee County is one of Idaho’s largest counties, as well as being one of the most rural ...
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  • 1/20/2012 5:54:16 AM
  • Tobacco report: Idaho failing
  • COEUR d'ALENE - Idaho is mostly a failure when it comes to preventing tobacco-caused disease and death, a recent American Lung Association study found. Improvements were made across the state in some areas, but lagged in others, according to the ...
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  • 1/20/2012 12:46:28 AM
  • Water Deal One Step Closer to Completion
  • BOISE • The Idaho Water Resource Board is actively securing the financing for a $34 million buyout of three Thousand Springs fish farms by a group of Idaho water districts. A bond sale to fund the deal is set to conclude Feb. 8, after which the water ...
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  • 1/19/2012 11:56:21 PM
  • Rule could make roadkill fair game
  • but that could change if a new rule proposed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is approved by the Legislature. Photo by Mountain Express A new rule proposed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game on Monday could be a boon for fly fishermen and ...
  • Idaho Mountain Express
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  • 1/19/2012 11:20:34 PM
  • Brad Paisley in concert at Nampa's Idaho Center
  • 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26, Idaho Center, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa. $25, $39.75 and $59.75. ICTickets. Opening: The Band Perry, Scotty McCreery. Talented country star Brad Paisley keeps coming back to the Treasure Valley, and Idaho fans keep buying tickets.
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  • 1/19/2012 11:06:15 PM
  • LaMar N. Barrus, 85
  • On June 11, 1952, he married Marilyn Fackrell in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple ... He enjoyed woodworking, hunting, fishing, visiting and telling stories and was an inventor. He is survived by his children, Guy LaMar (LaDell) Barrus of Basalt; Steven LaMonte
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