Month: July 2020

Governor Brad Little outlined where Idaho spent federal COVID-19 relief funds.

Concrete repair work will begin next week at American Falls Dam.

A Bighorn sheep lottery tag earned a Boise man a dream hunt and $185,000 for Idaho Fish and Game.

Three federal agencies have released a final Environmental Impact Statement focusing on the future management of the Columbia River system.

At approximately 7:00 p.m. Thursday, the Madison County Dispatch Center received a call from a woman living in Sugar City.

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game plans to stock 20,450 trout in upper valley waters in August.

Lost Rivers Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Brad Huerta, of Arco, has been selected as “CEO of Influence” award winner for 2020 by the Idaho Business Review.

Rocky Mountain Power says it will extend its suspension of late fees and service disconnections to customers who set up payment plans and stay on track.

Idaho is reporting 4,703 new unemployment insurance claims for the week ending July 25.

The Fort Hall Tribal Office of Emergency Management is reporting 13 new cases of positive COVID-19 cases this week.

The Idaho Department of Correction is looking for a woman who walked away from the South Boise Women’s Correctional Center Wednesday.

An Idaho National Laboratory team is keeping a close eye on the progress of the Perseverance Mars rover scheduled to launch at 5:50 a.m. Thursday.

Idaho Falls Power is launching a project to upgrade electric meters across the city.

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are developing an Environmental Assessment (EA) associated with roadway improvements and reconstruction of U.S. 20 between Chester and Ashton.

The Jackson/Teton County Growth Management Project has released a draft update of the community comprehensive plan.

An updated report on Magic Valley groundwater finds the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer (ESPA) is increasingly impacted by contamination directly traced to human activity across the Snake River Plain.

ECS, a Bannock County high tech company, and Bannock Development have announced plans to open new offices and support facilities in Pocatello/Chubbuck later this year.

The Fort Hall Business Council has passed a resolution approving one-time CARES Act financial assistance.

The Jackson-Teton County Housing Department’s mid-year report shows the department manages over one thousand units and has seven projects in the works.

A new poll of Jackson’s in-town lodging properties indicates the tourism economy is staging some recovery.

The Idaho Travel Council has awarded $5.8 million in tourism marketing funding to non-profit travel organizations across the state.

A subsidiary of the Idaho Housing and Finance Association plans to begin construction of a major new housing project in Idaho Falls this year.

A subsidiary of the Idaho Housing and Finance Association plans to begin construction of a major new housing project in Idaho Falls this year.