No one in Alpine has been going hungry for lack of a place to buy food, but the grocery situation in the town south of Jackson is about to improve in a big way.
The change will come later this month when Broulimâs opens a new store nearly three times the size of the one it now operates in Alpine. In the whole long history of the town it will be the first full-size grocery.
Broulimâs store director Harold Jones said he has felt the anticipation: âPeople are a little excited around here,â he said last week as he oversaw the final construction.
Idaho lawmaker accused of rape resigns after ethics committee backs expulsion
Several lawmakers confirmed to KTVB that Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger has resigned from his seat at the Legislature just hours after the ethics committee s vote. Author: Katie Terhune Updated: 4:18 PM PDT April 29, 2021
BOISE, Idaho An Idaho lawmaker accused of raping a Statehouse intern resigned Thursday afternoon just hours after a legislative ethics committee voted that he should be suspended or permanently expelled for misconduct.
Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger s resignation letter was read aloud on the House floor Thursday afternoon. After careful deliberation and prayer, I have determined that I will not be able to effectively represent my constituents in the House of Representatives, and have decided to resign my seat effective immediately, von Ehlinger wrote in the letter. He added that he maintains his innocence of any wrongdoing.
Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger has resigned, House Speaker Scott Bedke told the Idaho Statesman on Thursday.
âHe resigned,â Bedke, R-Oakley, told the Statesman by text just hours after a House ethics panel recommended expelling von Ehlinger. Von Ehlingerâs resignation letter was read on the House floor in the afternoon.
âIt is my hope that this action spares my good colleagues any more difficulty in this area,â the letter stated. âI maintain my innocence of any wrongdoing of which I have been accused in this matter, let alone any violation of any law, rule or policy of the state of Idaho or of this body.â
The Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee breezed through one big education budget Tuesday morning, then wrangled over another. First, lawmakers approved a $1.1 billion teacher salaries bill that was actually larger than the budget House members voted down two weeks ago. The new budget puts an additional $1 million into teacher training, while fully funding a […]