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BYUI student’s airsoft business brings new entertainment to Rexburg
Scroll - Idaho
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July 11, 2025
BYU–Idaho senior Zane Schmidt is shooting his shot — literally — with the launch of a new local airsoft business known as Teton Tactical. Teton Tactical is bringing new options to Rexburg. “Just being able to provide students with something else,”...
Holy Guac! Trendy Idaho Taco Spot Announces Huge Second Location
Power 105.5 - Idaho
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July 11, 2025
Local business? Expansion? Yes, please! News coming out of the heart of Downtown Eagle has many celebrating as one popular destination for tacos, tequila, and sunny rooftop vibes will be capitalizing on their success in the community by opening up...
Construction underway on Argo Gondola in Idaho Springs
CBS 4 - Colorado
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Idaho Springs is preparing to welcome something new; a gondola is being added. Construction is underway on the gondola that will take people from the long-standing Argo gold mine up the Colorado mountainside more than a mile. Now after years of...
A rural Idaho after-school program narrowly avoids closure, state emergency funding was secured
KTVB 7 - Idaho
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July 11, 2025
A rural Idaho youth center serving 3 communities avoided closure when the state provided emergency funding after Trump administration withheld federal grants. LINCOLN COUNTY, Idaho — A rural Idaho youth center, serving as the only after-school...
DeAndre P. Sears on Trust, Leadership, and Building Business Relationships
Business Matters
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July 9, 2025
With more than 20 years of experience in business development, marketing, and finance, Andre has held senior roles at leading firms in Nevada and beyond. Before joining Peak, he served as Vice President of Business Development at Nevada’s largest...
Seattle woman arrested, charged in multiple bank robberies
FOX 13 Seattle - Washington State
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SEATTLE - A 24-year-old woman has been arrested in a slew of bank robberies in the Seattle area, now charged with eight counts of first-degree robbery. Leena Chang, who was living in the University District, is accused of handing notes to bank...
Biotech CEOs to FDA: Don’t Let Politics Override Science on Abortion Pill
Ms. Magazine
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July 10, 2025
Industry leaders warn the Trump administration that ignoring decades of evidence on mifepristone’s safety would jeopardize public trust and the entire U.S. drug approval process. There are two different ways to have a medication abortion and end a...
Idaho, Lewis counties trail state average in wages
Idaho County Free Press
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Average weekly wages in both Idaho and Lewis counties fell below the state and national averages in the final quarter of 2024, according to data released in late June by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In Idaho County, workers earned an...
Bill introduced to boost bank investment in small business
North Indy News - Indiana
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July 10, 2025
Senator Todd Young, US Senator for Indiana | Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator Todd Young, US Senator for Indiana | Official U.S. Senate headshot U.S. Senators Todd Young, Ruben Gallego, Jim Risch, and Tammy Duckworth have introduced the...
Federal freeze puts $33 million of Idaho funding on ice
Idaho Education News - Idaho
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July 10, 2025
A midsummer federal education funding freeze has iced more than $33 million earmarked for Idaho — creating a climate of uncertainty. The Boise School District is hoping to avoid staff cuts. A Democratic legislator — and Boise school teacher — is...
Ag community shows up at Idaho Foodbank to support Beef Counts
Capital Press - Oregon
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July 10, 2025
Published 3:22 pm Thursday, July 10, 2025 Agri Beef volunteers Joe Henggeler, Melissa Delgadillo and Jenna Maturino at a Beef Counts labeling event July 8 at Idaho Foodbank headquarters in Meridian. (Brad Carlson/Capital Press) Mike Bauscher spent...
Idaho congressional delegation applauds passage of ‘big, beautiful bill’
Sandpoint Reader - Idaho
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July 9, 2025
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The U.S. House passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” on a 218-214 vote July 3, which President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4. While Trump proclaimed a “phenomenal victory,” Democrats were unanimous in...
Federal freeze puts $33 million of Idaho education funding on ice
Idaho Capital Sun
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July 10, 2025
Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on July 10, 2025 A midsummer federal education funding freeze has iced more than $33 million earmarked for Idaho — creating a climate of uncertainty. The Boise School District is hoping to avoid staff cuts. A...
Surprise Travel Warning Issued For Popular Vacation Spot Loved by Idahoans
107.9 LITE FM - Idaho
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July 10, 2025
Once we’re past Fourth of July weekend, it seems like Idahoans split into two distinct groups. In one corner? People who are ready for pumpkin spice lattes and Halloween decorations. In the other corner? People trying to squeeze in as much travel...
Popular restaurant launching its first takeout concept in Idaho. Here’s where it will be
East Idaho News
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July 10, 2025
REXBURG – After nearly a decade of working through the ranks at Buffalo Wild Wings, Nathan Fielding is opening a new concept for the brand next week. It’s the first of its kind in Idaho. Buffalo Wild Wings GO is opening Tuesday in a...
Plastic lumber: Boise State team develops a new method for recycling
Boise State Public Radio - Idaho
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What happens when your toddler outgrows all those cars, dinosaurs, playsets and other fun plastic toys? That’s the question one child asked Boise State University as a part of their Question by Kids series, where a kid asks a question and the...
BLM to offer up to 628,000 board feet of timber in Idaho
Arizona Free Press
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BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management will offer two timber sales in July, totaling about 628,000 board feet to be harvested from about 139 acres in central and northern Idaho. Timber produced from these sales will provide critical supplies...
Numerous Boise State players receive preseason all-Mountain West recognition
Sports Illustrated - New York
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July 10, 2025
The majority of Boise State’s offensive and defensive starters were placed on Athlon Sports' preseason all-Mountain West teams. Twenty-one Broncos received recognition from the publication, including 10 first-team selections. Quarterback Maddux...
US Senate confirms Gould to serve as large-bank watchdog
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 10, 2025
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Jonathan Gould as head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the agency charged with monitoring large national banks. Gould, who was confirmed by a...
UI-grown potato crop destined for food bank
Capital Press - Oregon
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July 10, 2025
Published 10:10 am Thursday, July 10, 2025 University of Idaho Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center assistant operations manager Kent Youngdahl, foreground, plants potatoes with intern Aritra Bhattacharjee, left, and market garden instructor...