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STATE TENNIS ROUNDUP: Four local teams win tennis state titles
Four local teams took hope state tennis championships on Saturday as the Boise girls, Eagle boys, Parma girls and Weiser boys each took home team crowns. The Boise girls team won its fourth straight state title with 75.5 points, well ahead of second-place Eagle, which had 32. Middleton and Timberline also placed. Eagle’s boys team win was a little closer, as the Mustangs scored 46 points to win their second...
BAKER BASEBALL: Bulldogs sweep Ontario, clinch play-in game
Baker’s baseball team capped its regular season by sweeping Ontario in a doubleheader on Friday, May 10, at Ontario, clinching third place in the Greater Oregon League and earning a Class 4A play-in game. Baker’s opponent, and the game date and time, haven’t been set.
An Idaho couple was accused of kidnapping neighbor’s son. Here is their plea deal
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) – Initially accused of abducting their neighbor’s son, an Idaho couple have been placed on unsupervised probation after they struck a deal because prosecutors were concerned that a jury wouldn’t convict on kidnapping charges. Alisha and Matthew Rettkowski, of Middleton, were each charged with...
Growing Idaho: Is the Treasure Valley ever going to get a commuter rail again?
BOISE, Idaho — It looks like the Treasure Valley will be getting a commuter rail system again. Just not anytime soon. Just a week ago, the CEO of Valley Regional Transit (VRT), Elaine Clegg, was nominated for the Amtrak Board of Directors. Amtrak is looking at expanding, possibly through Idaho. That would mean train routes from out of state moving through the Treasure and Magic Valleys.
College of Idaho to host candidate forum with District 9, 11 legislative candidates on May 15
Originally published May 11 on IdahoCapitalSun.com. The College of Idaho is hosting a free candidate forum that is open to the public on Wednesday, May 15. With one week before the primary election, the event will include two panel discussions with legislative candidates running for office in Districts 9 and 11. District 9 includes Payette, Washington counties and a part of Canyon County, and District 11 includes Caldwell and other parts of Canyon County.
Westbound lanes of I-84 closed due to vehicle fire
LA GRANDE, Ore. - According to TripCheck, all I-84 westbound lanes are closed due to a vehicle fire. Westbound I-84 is closed from milepost 224 east of Pendleton to milepost 374 in Ontario. All on and off ramps are closed. US 30 is also closed in both directions due to...
Woman dead, man airlifted to hospital after motorcycle vs. deer collision on Idaho highway
Idaho State Police are investigating a single vehicle collision that occurred Sunday, May 12, 2024, at approximately 09:20 PM on US Highway 95 at mile marker 99.4 just south of Midvale. An Indian Motorcycle Roadmaster driven by a 48-year-old male and his passenger 49-year-old female both from Weiser, ID, were traveling southbound on US95 when the vehicle hit a deer. The male was transported to a local hospital via air ambulance with injuries. The passenger succumbed to her injuries at the scene of the crash. The incident remains under investigation by Idaho State Police.
Wolverines will work for state berth next season
The Wolverines couldn’t keep up with number one seed Homedale in game two of district last Monday, falling 9-0 to the Trojans in the contest. Kaleb Grove pitched all 6 innings for the Wolverines allowing 9 runs (5 earned) on 10 hits, striking out 3. Weiser took on McCall-Donnelly...
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