By Statesman staff 5A BASEBALL • Highland 3, Rocky Mountain 1 • Timberline 4, Boise 1 • Madison 2, Borah 1 • Coeur d’Alene 6, Eagle 5 Highland 3, Rocky Mountain 1 Photo gallery from Highland-Rocky Mountain Highland lefthander Bo…
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Eagle boys, Rocky Mountain girls win 5A state golf team titles
The Eagle High boys and Rocky Mountain High girls golf teams won at the 5A state golf tournament Tuesday at Lewiston Golf and Country Club. The Mustangs finished with a combined team total of 574 compared to second-place Coeur d’Alene’s…
Have a service dog? Free eye exams offered in May at Garden City’s WestVet
The vision of service dogs is critical for the safety of those who they assist, and that’s why members of a national group is honoring their work with free eye exams. The American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists is holding its 6th…
Tagged with: eye exams, free eye exams, Garden City, Idaho, service dog
Posted in Our Towns, Pets Unleashed
Posted in Our Towns, Pets Unleashed
An open letter on Abedini to Obama: ‘What are you going to do?’
Pamela Fadness, a Twin Falls woman who is missions coordinator at Lighthouse, organized a fundraiser last month for the family of Saeed Abedini, a Boise pastor who has been imprisoned in Iran since September. Fadness wanted to do more to…
Tagged with: Abedini, Boise, Idaho, imprisoned, Iran, Obama, open letter, pastor, Saeed, Twin Falls
Posted in Our Towns
Posted in Our Towns
Garden City’s ‘Taste’ raises more than $11,000 for library
A Sunday event that featured local artists, breweries, wineries and live music raised $11,250, after expenses, for the Garden City Library. About 219 people participated in An Artistic Taste of Garden City, a 50 percent increase over last year, said…
Despite conceptual support, Crapo, Risch vote against allowing states to tax Internet sales
Both Idaho GOP Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch say they support allowing states to collect sales tax on Internet purchases by their residents and both backed an April 24 procedural vote to allow the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013…
Tagged with: Idaho, Jim Risch, Marketplace Fairness Act, Mike Crapo, S. 743
Posted in Idaho Politics
Posted in Idaho Politics
Monday morning QB: Great weather at Lake Lowell, bass fishing a little slow
The weather was great, and apparently others agreed that it was a great day to be on Lake Lowell on Saturday, May 4. I managed to catch one nice largemouth bass, but overall fishing was pretty slow for fly fishing.…
Cabela’s announces location of tagged fish in Idaho
Cabela’s has planted tagged fish in C.J. Strike Reservoir, Lake Cascade and Coeur d’Alene for its Fish for Millions, a contest that gives anglers a chance at up to $2 million in cash and nearly $270,000 in additional prizes by…
Idaho delegation urges public comment on Gateway West powerline
The first of nine Idaho hearings begins in Boise Monday on the environmental impact statement for the 1,100-mile, 150-180 foot high-foot-high, 500-kilovolt power line from Glenrock, Wyo., to Murphy to be built by Rocky Mountain Power and Idaho Power. Idaho’s…
Tagged with: BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Gateway West, Idaho, idaho congressional delegation, Idaho Power, Jim Risch, Mike Crapo, mike simpson, power line projects, raul labrador, Rocky Mountain Power, Wyoming
Posted in Idaho Politics
Posted in Idaho Politics
Another outlet takes note: US News calls Idaho’s Labrador ‘point man’ on immigration
U.S. News is the latest news outlet to highlight the role of Idaho GOP Congressman Raul Labrador in immigration reform legislation. Last week’s story by Lauren Fox includes a great quote, with Labrador comparing the bill introduced this month by…
