Hundreds of Idaho wolves could be killed under new legislation By Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman
Published: February 24, 2021, 6:34pm
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BOISE, Idaho State lawmakers have introduced a bill that aims to cut Idaho’s wolf population by two-thirds and remove most hunting regulations for the animals in much of the state.
Former Sen. Jeff Siddoway, who left the Legislature in 2018, presented the bill Tuesday to the House Resources and Conservation Committee on behalf of Rep. Van Burtenshaw, R-Terreton, who is away for several weeks, according to Siddoway.
Siddoway told the committee that the aim of the bill is to address what he called “the increasing wolf population that we’ve been living with” since the animals were reintroduced to Idaho in 1995. Wolves were removed from Endangered Species Act protections in Idaho and surrounding states in 2011, and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game has managed the state’s wolf population since then.
Local hardware store opening second location after 25 years of business
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After nearly 25 years of business in Idaho Falls (above), Rocknak’s Hardware is opening a second location in Terreton. | Courtesy Google maps, April 2019
TERRETON – A local hardware store is expanding its footprint in eastern Idaho.
Rocknak’s Hardware is opening in Terreton next month. Store Manager Allen Newcomb tells EastIdahoNews.com the 8,500-square-foot store will open inside the old Mud Lake Market at 1391 East 1500 North in mid-March.
“It’s kind of a maze in here right now. We got about 25 pallets of freight in this morning,” Newcomb says.
A note from the editor By: Sharon Fisher February 19, 2021 Comments Off on A note from the editor
Idaho has been fortunate, compared with many states, about the health of its rural hospitals. As we’ve been covering all along, Idaho hospitals have stayed open while those in other states have closed.
But it isn’t clear how much longer we can count on that.
Idaho, as one of the most rural states in the U.S., depends on its rural hospitals even when there isn’t a global pandemic. Obviously, when there is, it’s even more of an issue.
Second Idaho senator tests positive for COVID-19 argusobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from argusobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
BOISE — An Idaho senator tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, and the Senate is being warned of the possible exposure. Today, Sen. Van Burtenshaw, R-Terreton, was absent and