Hecla Mining Co. produced 10.9 million ounces of silver in 2009, a record amount for the company and an increase of 26 percent from the prior year. The Coeur d’Alene-based Hecla reported output of 44,000 tons of lead and 80,000 ...
Read More »Water Resource Board forming Treasure Valley aquifer planning group
The Idaho Water Resource Board seeks nominations for the Treasure Valley Comprehensive Aquifer Management Plan (CAMP) Advisory Committee, which will assist in developing a plan for meeting water needs in the Treasure Valley of southwestern Idaho for the next 50 ...
Read More »Intermountain Gas snowmelt proposal topic of planned PUC workshop
A proposal by Intermountain Gas Co. to temporarily interrupt service to new snowmelt customers during periods when natural gas is in short supply will be the topic of a workshop in Boise at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 4 at the Idaho ...
Read More »Payette nuke proposal wins with county planners 
A years-long effort by Alternate Energy Holdings Inc. to build a commercial nuclear power plant in Idaho took a small but significant step forward on Jan. 14, when planning and zoning commissioners voted to amend Payette County’s comprehensive plan to ...
Read More »Idaho delegation asks for help for potato growers
Idaho’s congressional delegation is asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help potato growers struggling because of the low prices and oversupply of domestic potatoes. In a letter to the administrator of the agency’s Agricultural Marketing Service, Sens. Mike Crapo ...
Read More »Commission adopts Idaho Power rate moratorium agreement
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is accepting a settlement between Idaho Power Co. and a number of customer groups that places a moratorium on general rate case increases until January 2012 while at the same time giving the utility a ...
Read More »Minnick, Simpson announce $14M to attack bark beetles 
U.S. Reps. Walt Minnick and Mike Simpson announced Jan. 14 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $14 million to safeguard Idaho forests damaged by bark beetle infestation. The money will accelerate efforts to improve watershed resiliency, restore forest ...
Read More »Sandpoint heats up for the winter 
If you ever wanted to visit Bedford Falls, memorable from Frank Capra’s classic Christmas film It’s a Wonderful Life, take a trip to Sandpoint during the winter months. With average snowfall in this small north Idaho town topping 70 inches ...
Read More »Renovated restaurant features new menu, atmosphere 
Beef will be big at the new Schott’s Steaks & Chops, slated to open late this month. So will martinis. That’s some of what longtime Boise restaurateur Peter Schott plans at his lavishly redone and much-expanded restaurant complex in the ...
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