Paul's Blog for Wednesday 12/7/22
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Police say one person was airlifted from an accident that happened yesterday afternoon near Jerome at 200 north and U.S. Highway 93. A Jerome teen was attempting to make a left hand turn from the northbound lane on 93 when he collided with a southbound vehicle. Three people were injured.
A state audit of more than 19,000 ballots cast in Idaho’s general election has identified only six variations, according to the Secretary of State. The variations all resulted from sorting errors or faint markings. State officials randomly selected Ada, Bonner, Bonneville, Kootenai, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Oneida and Shoshone counties for the audit.
Organizations working on a tax rebate proposal for the upcoming legislative session beginning Jan. 9 are asking Idaho families to submit their stories about how state tax rebates have helped them. The Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy has partnered with several other community organizations to create the Elevate Idaho Families Coalition, including the Idaho Foodbank and the Idaho Children’s Trust Fund.
With less than half of the current 28-thouand applications being approved for the empowering parents grant, some Idaho parents say they are frustrated. Although the legislature approved funding less than 2-million has been distributed.
It’s a good news bad news kind of thing for the Twin Falls airport. The good news is that the city council approved a new agreement with skywest airlines to keep service in the area. The bad news is that there will only be one flight to and from Salt Lake City daily instead of two. The council will also consider the contract quarterly instead of yearly.
Kyle Tarbet will return to Twin Falls to the president and CEO of the city’s chamber of Commerce. Earlier he had been the marketing and programs coordinator. For the past 4 years he has been leading the Walla Walla chamber in Washington State.
SPORTS
From the local high school basketball games yesterday, first for the boys, Firth downed Declo 57 to 35. Hagerman outlasted the Sun Valley Community School 37 to 25. Richfield said no to Butte County 57 to 50. Wendell overpowered Kimberly 55 to 52. Canyon Ridge downed Skyline 83 to 57 and Twin Falls took the win over Wood River 68 to 66.
For the Girls, Declo took the win over Buhl 28 to 16. Pocatello downed Twin Falls with a score of 51 to 30. Minico ousted Jerome 56 to 44. It was Canyon Ridge 36 Wood River 12 and Carey defeated Lighthouse Christian 53 to 38. It was Murtaugh 62 over Hansen 25. Raft River took the win over Valley 73 to 33. Snake River beet Filer 45 to 27, Mountain Home overpowered Burley 40 to 38 and it was Oakley 61 Castleford 17. Dietrich took the win over Wendell 54 to 52. It was Shoshone 34 Glenns Ferry 34 to 27. Hagerman were champions over Jackpot 37 to 31, Carey 53 to Lighthouse 38. In an overtime game Kimberly defeated Marsh Valley with a score of 68 to 65.
On today’s schedule, first for the boys high school games, Hansen heads to Dietrich, Century goes to Burley, Mountain home to Minico, Jerome goes to Kimberly,. Shoshone heads to Glenns Ferry, Raft River to Declo, Buhl to Wood River, Oakley travels to Valley, Murtaugh to Rimrock, Raft River to Declo and Wendell to Gooding.
For the Girls, Filer plays ColeValley, Shoshone is on the bus to Glenns Ferry, Rimrock travels to Richfield, Bliss plays the Twin Falls Christian Academy JV’s and the IDSB plays the Sun Valley Community School JV’s.
On the wrestling mats, Raft River, Oakley, Malad, Buhl, Valley all travel to Raft River for a meet. Jerome, Bonneville and Minico travel to Blackfoot.
The College of Southern Idaho men’s and Women’s basketball teams are going to be on the road this week with several games. Both teams are ranked fifth in the nation. The squads will play at Community Christian College in Redlands, California) today and tomorrow before traveling to play Southern Nevada Saturday. The teams go back to the Las Vegas area for the Saturday game against Southern Nevada, then travel home.
Jared Rodriguez had 21 points in Idaho State’s 61-53 victory against Montana-Western yesterday. Rodriguez shot 7 for 10 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line for the Bengals. Brock Mackenzie scored 13 points while shooting 5 for 8, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc.
Tyson Degenhart scored 19 points as Boise State beat Eastern Oregon 90-54 last night. Degenhart was 7-of-7 shooting, including 3 for 3 from distance, and went 2 for 5 from the line for the Broncos. Boise State entered halftime up 45-25. Degenhart paced the team in scoring in the first half with 14 points.
Isaac Jones’ 19 points helped Idaho defeat North Dakota 76-66 last night. Jones also had nine rebounds and six blocks for the Vandals (4-5). Divant’e Moffitt added 14 points while going 4 of 12 and 6 of 9 from the free-throw line, and they also had six assists. Nigel Burris was 5-of-8 shooting (3 for 5 from distance) to finish with 13 points, while adding eight rebounds.
WEATHER
Today: Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 34. East wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 18. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday: Patchy dense fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 33. East wind 8 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind 10 to 15 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Saturday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday Night: Snow showers. Low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday: Snow showers likely before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
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