Stories from Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Following an open house at the Elks Lodge in Mountain Home hosted by the Shoshone Bannock tribe, additional details regarding the tribe’s proposed casino-resort project have emerged. Below is a general timeline describing the process from its inception in 2015, which had been in discussions for over a decade, to its current status and next steps; the dates and information provided come largely from a timeline published by the Shoshone-Bannock tribe. ...

BOISE, Idaho - Outside of clinical settings, one major way St. Luke’s carries out its mission - to improve the health of people in the communities we serve - is through its Community Health Improvement Fund (CHIF), which provides financial support to many of our community partners...

BOISE – AAA offers these tips to keep the weekend fun and safe: Customize your emergency kit. You already know the basics – food and water for people and pets, a first aid kit, jumper cables, a flashlight with extra batteries, some flares or reflectors, and basic tools. ...

Big game seasons are set every two years by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission Wildlife staff from the Magic Valley Region, Idaho Fish and Game just announced that they will host four public open houses across the Magic Valley to take public comment on big game hunting season proposals for the upcoming 2023 – 2024 seasons. ...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), reintroduced the Water Rights Protection Act, legislation to protect privately owned waters from being seized by the federal government...

At the entrance to the U.S. Army Infantry Museum, located in Ft. Moore, GA, (formerly Ft. Benning), visitors begin their journey by walking up a 100-yard ramp that shows the history of the U.S. Army Infantry. It is a symbolic representation of what is ingrained in every infantry soldier – you can have all the tanks, artillery, planes, trucks, and anything else in the world, but in battle the last 100 yards requires a soldier with a gun – the last 100 yards will always belong to the Infantry...

Joseph Alan Podrabsky went into God’s welcoming arms January 16th, 2023. He will be missed by his loving wife, Leanne, of Lewiston, Idaho. He leaves behind his daughter and son-in-law, Jody and Andy Koontz, and their three sons, Oakley, AJ, and Blaze, of Columbus, Georgia; son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Hannah Podrabsky and their two sons, Joseph Thomas and Samuel, of Chesapeake, Virginia; and son and daughter-in-law, Justin and Brittny Podrabsky and their two sons, Aaron and Mason, of Lewiston, Idaho.. ...

Feb 1, 2023 - Mountain Home, Idaho-- In a press release from the MHPD, this morning at 8:00 a.m., the Mountain Home Police Department (MHPD) received information regarding threats against a current student enrolled at Mountain Home High School. ...