Gov. Brad Little and the Idaho Department of Commerce are seeking applicants for the Economic Advisory Council, the group that outlines goals and objectives that further economic development within the state. Vacancies are open for residents of Region 2 – Latah, Clearwater, Nez Perce, Lewis …

Although eight of Idaho’s top 10 best third grade reading scores came from charter schools, two local schools filled out the top spots in Idaho.

MagnifyMoney (a LendingTree company) recently released the results of its survey on Americans hoarding cash due to coronavirus fears. The survey of more than 1,000 Americans found that 28 percent have stockpiled cash in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and of those who withdrew cash, th…

A federal program proposes up to $200 million in property tax relief for Idaho residents this year. Idaho County has opted in to participate, seeking to leverage on approximately $2.4 million in qualifying payroll costs; however, residents will have to wait and see how the details shake out …

KOOSKIA – At least one Idaho County resident will be attending the National Republican Convention in August.

More than $70 million in state transportation infrastructure projects are proposed within Idaho County, which are currently up for public review and comment.

Who is number one in the state for voter turnout? Idaho County.

After searching for 11 days, the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) has suspended the search for Gordon White.

Not quite a third of Idaho County households have responded to the 2020 Census, currently under way.

Most of Idaho – including this region’s Clearwater Basin -- received below-normal precipitation during March, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Idaho, though slight snowpack improvements were observed since the first of last month.

Six Idaho County non-profit organizations were recently awarded a total $15,500 in grants to support community programs.

Concern for coronavirus is everywhere, including at state rest areas, which remain open. According to the Idaho Transportation Department, cleaning procedures are being stressed, and high-traffic rest areas will be cleaned more frequently to minimize the spread of COVID-19.

Laid-off Idaho workers filed 117,811 initial claims for unemployment benefits during the six weeks of the COVID-19 state of emergency – twice the total number of initial claims filed in all of 2019.

Laid off Idaho workers filed 108,984 initial claims for unemployment benefits during the first five weeks of the COVID-19 state of emergency.

Idahoans currently receiving unemployment insurance benefits could start seeing the additional $600 federal benefit authorized by Congress under the CARES Act by the end of April.

The Idaho Transportation Department is extending the deadline to remove studded snow tires to June 30 due to COVID-19 concerns and Governor Brad Little’s statewide stay-home order. This extends the previous April 30 deadline.

Two-term incumbent Priscilla Giddings of White Bird, faces off against challenger, Dennis Harper of Orofino, for the Dist. 7A representative position in the upcoming Republican primary election.

Idaho Wool Growers Association (IWGA) announces the Idaho sheep industry is in dire straits due to the pandemic and needs help.

BOISE – Voting in the May 19 primary election will be solely by absentee ballots, eliminating physical polling places, “…in order to keep Idahoans safe among the global pandemic and protect their right to vote,” said Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney.

MARYLAND -- Idaho House Representatives Heather Scott (D1), Priscilla Giddings (D7), and Tammy Nichols (D11) attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland recently to receive awards from Chairman Matt Schlapp for their conservative voting record.

Nerves already rattled by ongoing coronavirus concerns were further shaken last week when a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck in Idaho’s central mountains, 72 miles northeast of Boise. While residents across Idaho County reported feeling the Tuesday, March 31, tremors, overall, North Central I…

BOISE -- Approximately 200 students from across the state – including from Idaho County -- gathered in Boise last month to learn about government and civic engagement. Idaho’s annual 4-H Know Your Government Conference took place during President’s Day Weekend.

BOISE -- Governor Brad Little has acted on all of the bills delivered to his desk from the 2020 legislative session. During the session, the governor has five days—not counting Sundays—to act on bills. He can either sign them into law, veto them, or allow them to become law without his signa…

BOISE -- Idaho native Bradley Jay Little, better known as Governor Brad Little, has watched the Gem State tackle change and grow since the late 1950s.

BOISE -- Last Friday, March 27, Governor Brad Little announced additional executive measures to assist Idaho’s response to the 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Through executive order, he is directing a $39.3 million transfer from the Tax Relief Fund to the Disaster Emergency Account.

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks grant applicants for the 2021 agricultural best management practices (BMP) program. Application deadline is April 24.

An earthquake reported in Central Idaho shook across the Gem State late Tuesday afternoon, March 31, with Idaho County residents reporting the less-than-a-minute experience.

NEW MEADOWS -- The Idaho State Police and the Adams County Sheriff's Office are seeking information leading to the arrest and capture of William "Bill" Pearle James for the attempted murder of two sheriff's deputies on March 29. 

Sentencing is set April 16 for a Middleton man who has pled guilty to reduced felony charges in relation to last September’s carjacking, vehicle thefts and pursuit incident through Idaho County.

Grocery store aisles are bare, hand sanitizers won’t be refilled until April, schools are closing, and business sales are slowing down. With five cases of the novel coronavirus reported since Friday, March 13, what does Idaho’s state of emergency mean for citizens?

BOISE -- “There are inherent differences between girls and women and boys and men, those biological differences are seen with our own eyes,” said Idaho Falls Republican Representative Barbara Ehardt in defense of her legislation, House Bill 500. “Girls and women cannot compete on a level pla…

Tim Lowry has been talking about stockwater rights for a long, long time. But he doesn’t intend to stop anytime soon.

BOISE -- Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has surmounted to be a global boogeyman. Originating from Wuhan China at the turn of the new year, the virus has spread to almost every continent with reported cases in 37 countries.

BOISE -- Lawmakers are once again considering changes to Idaho’s voter initiative process, though not the ones attempted last year. Rather than upping the number of signatures or districts needed to qualify an initiative for the ballot, House Bill 548 and Senate Bill 1350—each approved by th…

BOISE -- Idahoans can keep looking forward to (or dreading) setting their clocks forward an hour this Sunday at 2 a.m., despite efforts in the legislature to stop the change.

BOISE -- The presidents of four of Idaho’s higher education institutions -- Scott Green from the University of Idaho, Dr. Cynthia Pemberton from Lewis-Clark State College, Dr. Kevin Satterlee from Idaho State University and Dr. Marlene Tromp from Boise State University -- gave a presentation…

BOISE -- Idaho’s veteran educators are in the limelight after being overlooked last year when lawmakers passed legislation that increased the starting pay for new teachers.

BOISE -- The Idaho Fish and Game Commission approved broad expansions to Idaho’s wolf hunting and trapping regulations Feb. 20, bringing year-round hunting to more of the state than a bill in the Idaho Legislature had previously proposed.

BOISE -- “We’re ready to go. I feel good where we’re at with it,” said Senator Carl Crabtree, on his proposed bill that would allow for shared ambulance districts across county boundaries.