News Headlines for Ammon, Idaho

Idaho unemployment grows for 4th month (The Idaho Statesman)
Idaho's jobless rate rose for the fourth consecutive month in June, jumping two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.8 percent. It was the state's highest unemployment level since January 2007 when joblessness stood at 4 percent.

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Idaho Indie Fest brings together a baker's dozen bands at Qwest Arena (The Idaho Statesman)
Ten hours, 13 bands, 12 bucks. The inaugural Idaho Indie Fest July 5 at Qwest Arena is an economical way to get exposed to a baker's dozen independent music acts.

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2 Idaho forest products companies to combine (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Two Idaho forest products companies, Bennett Forest Industries and Riley Creek Lumber, are combining to strengthen ties to large customers, including Home Depot Inc. and Lowe's Cos.

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What's fresh from Idaho: Local foods in season (The Idaho Statesman)
New Life section series on the Idaho Preferred program will highlight fresh, local foods in season.

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Idaho Catholic diocese assigns 6 new priests (The Times-News)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise has assigned six new priests, five of them bilingual, to cities in southern Idaho to help serve a growing Hispanic Catholic population.

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Idaho 16 fire between Emmett and Eagle put out but not completely controlled (The Idaho Statesman)
A pickup truck hauling a flat-bed trailer full of hay bales started a fire about 2:45 p.m. Thursday on the east side of Idaho 16 two miles north of the Firebird Raceway, prompting officials to close the highway in both directions.

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Accidents make for a busy day in Idaho Panhandle (The Spokesman-Review)
Idaho State Patrol reported three injury crashes Thursday.

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Court ruling makes way for Idaho Panhandle thinning (The Spokesman-Review)
BONNERS FERRY – A thinning project to improve the vigor of old-growth trees on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest can continue after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco reversed an earlier court decision halting the work.

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WAC invite a relief for Idaho (The Montana Standard)
MOSCOW, Idaho — On Saturday, Nov. 23, 1996, the Idaho Vandals and Boise State Broncos met for the first time as Big West Conference foes. The outcome, as you might expect, was lopsided. The losing team surrendered 273 yards and four touchdowns to one running back, and lost 64-19.

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What's fresh from Idaho? (The Idaho Statesman)
Exploring Idaho between cities, you can’t help but marvel at the living

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