A weekly newspaper in the southwest Idaho town of Kuna will become a publication of the Nampa-based Idaho Press-Tribune. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that its parent company, Pioneer News Group, is in the process of buying the Kuna Melba News from Bellevue, Washington-based RIM Publications in a deal expected to be finalized this week...
Today is the third in my four-part, online series of profiles of the candidates seeking an open seat on the Idaho Supreme Court in the May 17 election; today’s profile is of Clive Strong. Here’s the full story: Clive Strong has amassed endorsements from an...
The owner of Chobani, the yogurt manufacturer that has a big plant in Twin Falls, has decided to give all its full-time workers shares in the company, the New York Times reports today. The shares will go to 2,000 full-time workers at the company’s plant…
A recent audit found significant problems with the federally-managed nuclear waste treatment plant west of Idaho Falls. The Post Register reports that the audit outlined cost overruns, a lack of rigorous testing and other management issues at the Department of Energy facility known as the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit...
Idaho Supreme Court candidate Curt McKenzie has hired former state Sen. John McGee — who resigned several years ago following highly publicized scandals — to help with his campaign. McKenzie, a Republican senator, says McGee is a longtime friend and he is proud to have him part of the team. McGee...
The Idaho Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a lower-court ruling on several pending issues involved with the Rangen Inc. water call in southern Idaho, rejecting the Hagerman trout farm’s argument that an Idaho Department of Water Resources order in the case constituted an unlawful taking…
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