Magic Valley News

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Idaho remains at the bottom of public education spending. The Spokesman-Review reports that Idaho spent about $6,800 per student for the 2010-2011 school year

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials say the endowment fund that is used annually to support public schools and other beneficiaries has its highest balance in history. The Department of Lands reported Tuesday the fund currently has a balance of $1

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal land managers are imposing a ban on paintball warfare and rock climbing in and around a raptor sanctuary along the Snake River canyon south of Boise. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced the new rules Monday for the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey area

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GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on allowing openly gay boys to don the Boy Scouts uniform

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JEROME, Idaho (Times News)-After five tries, voters in Jerome have approved funding for a new jail. Voters passed the $11.2 million bond by 70.8 percent.

JEROME • Jerome voters did not pass a $48 million bond needed to fund improvements to its city’s wastewater treatment facility

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HAILEY, Idaho (IME)- An Internet entrepreneur and former Wall Street derivatives analyst contends central Idaho's Sun Valley resort and Twitter heisted his handle. Leonard Barshack and his wife are suing Twitter and the Sun Valley resort demanding they return the handle "SunValley

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An 88-year-old man whose high school career was interrupted by World War II is finally walking with a graduating class.

The Idaho Statesman reports George Jones will go through commencement this year at Kuna High School

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JORDAN VALLEY, Ore. (AP) — An animal-rights activist has been arrested after refusing to quit videotaping at an Eastern Oregon rodeo with an event where contestants rope horses by the legs.

The Malheur County sheriff's office says 30-year-old Adam Fahnestock of Vancouver, Wash

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