Brown creepers raid spider nests for food

Published   Dec 22, 2024 12:00AM
“I have a bird in my backyard that has a long curved bill and starts at to bottom of the tree and probes in the rough bark while climbing up the tree, do you know what it is,” asked my friend Steve. I could not come up with a name immediately, but when I got […]
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POW POW KA PLOW! ITD names 12 snowplows with help from stude

The following is a news release from the Idaho Transportation Department. BOISE — The Idaho Transportation Department has selected 12 winners from its first annual Name a Snowplow contest! The name will be featured on 12 plows across the state. The ... Read more

Portneuf Valley Farmers Market promises its first wintertime

POCATELLO – A popular farmers market will have its first-ever Winter Market this weekend and may add even more events during the cold weather months, depending on this one’s success. Portneuf Valley Farmers Market is holding the market today ... Read more

Idaho population surpassed 2 million this year

BOISE (The Spokesman-Review) — The Gem State keeps packing them in as it surpassed 2 million people in 2024. For perspective, the state had 1.14 million in 1994. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of Idaho as of July 1 was 2,00 ... Read more

You’ve never tasted tamales like this

Published   Dec 21, 2024 01:00AM
IDAHO FALLS – Ricco Lanauze is the owner of Tamales Inc. and has a new take on tamales. “We wanted to create something different,” Lanauze said. “We wanted to do something nobody else has done.” Smothered tamale | Isabella Sosa-Salazar, EastIdahoNews.com Their tamales are smothered and loaded with rice, red salsa, salsa verde, cheese sauce, […]
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Idaho Division of Human Resources recommends 4% raises for s

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — The Idaho Division of Human Resources is recommending the Idaho Legislature approve salary increases of 4% or $1.25 per hour for all permanent state employees. Idaho Division of Human Resources Administrator Janelle ... Read more

Idaho Falls’ Grimes siblings had high expectations and cam

IDAHO FALLS — It was quite a medal haul for the Grimes family at this year’s state swimming championships. Idaho Falls coach Liz Grimes helped lead the Tigers to a pair of team trophies as the boys and girls squads each finished second in 5A. ... Read more

Germans mourn the 5 killed and 200 injured in the apparent a

MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Germans on Saturday mourned the victims of an apparent attack in which authorities say a doctor drove into a busy outdoor Christmas market, killing five people, injuring 200 others and shaking the public’s sense of secur ... Read more