Barry Peterson, a 64-year-old former Elmore County commissioner and Mountain Home hardware store owner, and Gayann DeMordaunt, a 46-year-old charter school proponent from Eagle, Idaho, are facing off for the chairmanship of the Idaho Republican Party. AP reporter John Miller writes that Gov. Butch otter…
For as many as 2,500 years, red-pigmented pictographs of animals and geometric shapes at a rock shelter along the Snake River bore silent testimony to the presence of the Nez Perce tribe and its ancestors, the Associated Press reports. On Feb. 7, 2010, it took…
AAA is predicting more holiday travelers covering more miles over the July 4 holiday this year, with a jump big enough to tie the past decade's high mark, set in 2007 prior to the recession. "We view the projected increase in travel as a positive…
Idaho Democrats have unveiled their new party platform, crafted at the party's state convention last weekend; it takes aim at some Republican initiatives that have emerged in the last two years in the Idaho Legislature, the Associated Press reports. Examples: The Dems' new platform rejects…
Idaho's state Land Board has voted unanimously to give state Lands Director Tom Schultz a raise from $112,800 per year to $120,000 a year, after a six-month review gave him high marks for his performance in the post. "Speaking for the entire board, Tom Schultz…
Owners of cabins on state-owned lots at Payette Lake will be offered the option of an appraisal to determine the land value on which their lease rates are based, or sticking with assessments set by Valley County, under a new process approved unanimously by the…
Gov. Butch Otter opened this morning's meeting of the state Board of Examiners with an update on state Controller Donna Jones, who suffered a broken neck in a one-vehicle rollover on May 25. Jones, 73, has been moved to a rehabilitation facility within St. Alphonsus…
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