Stories from Sunday, April 17, 2016

Farming remains a key part of Terry Ketterling's life. For more than 40 years, he and his family continued a tradition by growing sugar beets in the arid soil of southern Idaho, which eventually brought them to the Mountain Home area. At the time, those beets were the crop that yielded a profit for the family. Along with those crops, the family farm included a small herd of 30 cows...

Idaho's water supply remains at near-normal levels following a month of increased amounts of rain and snow, according to a report released Thursday by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. "Above-normal March precipitation across the state put the 'icing on the cake' in terms of providing adequate streamflows this year," said Ron Abramovich, water supply specialist with the conservation service. ...