Stories from Friday, August 2, 2019

Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has filed another lawsuit against several pharmaceutical companies, contending they deliberately deceived the public about the dangers of opioid prescriptions in order to generate big profits. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Boise's U.S. ...

The Mountain Home Public Library is please to announce that local Representative Christy Zito has been named the 2019 Idaho Library Association Legislator of the Year. Rep. Zito was nominated by MHPL Director William Lamb who received a letter of support from Hailey Public Library Director LeAnn Gelskey...

The Western Elmore County Recreation District recently released a breakdown of construction costs related to the indoor pool facility on its Facebook page. Currently the district has a balance of $4.1 million from property taxes to go towards the build. The total project is estimated to come in at $8.2 million an option to phase the construction of the facility would have the leisure pool side being built first would cost $5.7 million...

The 59th Basque Festival will take place this Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Basque Park in Mountain Home. The yearly event will open its gates to the public at 2 p.m. Traditional Basque food will be served all day including chorizos, lamb and beans. The Basque games will begin at 5 p.m. with the youth age groups going first. Later in the evening, the crowds will be entertained by the Oinkari Basque Dancers who will perform traditional Basque Folk Dances...