Idaho Health Care Plan Faces Public Pie Problem
Sun Valley Idaho UPI reports Jim Underwood, chair of the Governors Blue Ribbon Committee on Health Care, told the Statewide Health Coordinating Council that too many public agencies run health services. He urged streamlining to improve accountability and delivery of home health and home maker services across Idaho.
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Sun Valley, Idaho
UPI
Jim Underwood
Boise
Health Coordinating Council
Audit To Probe Alleged Prison Improprieties
Boise based report notes a routine legislative audit of the Idaho Department of Corrections set for October to probe alleged improprieties at the Idaho State Penitentiary. Deputies say corroborating evidence supports one charge about sale of surplus furniture to staff, with other accounting issues to be clarified by the audit.
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Boise
API
Department of Corrections
KBRJ
KBBK
Idaho State Penitentiary
Idaho
Wayne Kidwell
Steve Leroy
Attorney General’s Office
Six Men to Appear on Rape Charges in Idaho Case
Six men working near Glenns Ferry Idaho will appear in Murphy Magistrate Court for further proceedings on rape charges involving a 13 year old Boise girl. They were arraigned Monday before Third District Magistrate Judge Milton Birnbaum Caldwell. The six men named are Erasmo Cija Tellex 19 Salomon Mesa Rodriguez 23 Mario Artiago 26 Jose Jam briz 23 Adan Reyez 26 and Pedro Vega 3.
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Owyhee County
Tim Nettleton
Idaho Group Sees Gains in Federal Land Withdrawals Push
CHALLIS Idaho The Central Idaho Mining Association says it is gaining traction in efforts to stop the federal government from withdrawing Idaho lands for recreation. L L Anderson cites potential job and tax losses from such withdrawals and notes a response from Forest Service official John R McGuire who says withdrawals must be weighed for impact and that revocation of existing withdrawals is being considered. There will be public hearings and time limits on withdrawals under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
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Challis
Idaho
UPI
Central Idaho Mining Association
L.L. Anderson
Anderson
USS. Forester
John R. McGuire
The
Association
Carter
McGuire
McQuire
Mountain Home Chamber Backs Coal Plant Proposal
Mountain Home Idaho residents consider Idaho Power coal fired plant at Reverse Elmore County site. The Chamber votes 21 to 4 urging construction and asking the Public Utilities Commission to approve the project amid debate over local planning and public support.
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Mountain Home
Idaho
Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce
Idaho Power Co
Reverse
Idaho Power
Elmore
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Elmore County
Pioneer
Public Help Sought In Roadless Survey
Boise Idaho Forest Service seeks public input to inventory roadless areas in National Forests. Seventeen workshops at fourteen locations in early August will gather criteria for including areas in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Participants may suggest additions or deletions to the undeveloped roadless lands inventory.
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Boise
UPS
The
Forest Service
National Forest
Idaho
Preservation System
Boise National Forest
Garden City man shoots wife then kills himself
An elderly Garden City man shot his 63 year old wife Pebble Cox in the head with a 22 caliber pistol then killed himself Monday night. The couple was found at their trailer by neighbors with Cox dead inside. Mrs Cox died at St Alphonsus Hospital. Police say family trouble prompted the double tragedy.
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Garden. City
Idaho
Garden City
Garden’ City
William Cox
Pebble
Cox
City
Ralph Snell
Alphonsus
Aas
Mike Johnson
Resignations At Idaho Personnel Commission Deemed Normal
Boise API The resignations of Mary Preuit and contemplated resignations of Bruce Butcher and Marvin Himmel at the Idaho Personnel Commission are described as normal and part of career development by chief of classification Chuck Roberts. He says the analysts may return to state jobs and emphasizes there is no dissatisfaction.
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Boise
API
Idaho Personnel Commission
Morday
Chuck Roberts
Mary Preuit
Bruce Butcher
Marvin Himmel
Roberts
Court orders pre sentence investigation for former Spokane teacher
Harry M Bright Jr 40 a former Spokane school teacher pleaded guilty to one county second degree statutory rape of an eleven year old boy A pre sentence investigation was ordered Bright allegedly engaged with six other boys ages 12 to 15 all pupils at Grant elementary where he volunteered counseling Bright resigned his job and sought mental health counseling after the case was filed
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Spokane
UPI
Harry M. Bright, Jr
Grant
Bright
Dan Keefe
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Department of Health and Welfare
William Payne
Bruneau
Nettleton
Deve
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Jim Waggoner
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Ivan Benson
Pine Street
Sagle Moose
Pam Brown
Priest River
Aya
Chamber
Jim Jones
Rock Springs
Wyo
Howard Fleming
Chamber of Commerce
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