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250 Acres of Boise Foothills Purchased by Ada County
Sat, 19 May 2012 09:41:19 -0700
Ada County purchased 250 acres of Boise Foothills land for $240,000, a figure significantly below market price. The Dry Creek Valley property, commonly referred to as Red Hawk Estates, was purchased during a public foreclosure auction earlier this month.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Editorial: GOP closed primary not the answer in Idaho - Fri, 18 May 2012 PST
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:14:51 -0700
Less than 17 percent of Ada County registered voters cast a ballot in Tuesday’s Idaho primary election – less than 17 percent in the state’s most populous county, home to its capital, Boise. Statewide, the turnout was an estimated 23 percent of registered voters, the lowest going back at least as far as 1980, when the ballot casting began a three-decade descent from the 41.3 percent who voted in ...
Three nominated to succeed Bisterfeldt
Fri, 18 May 2012 23:03:53 -0700
The Ada County Republican Central Committee on Friday presented Gov. Butch Otter with three candidates to replace Ada County Commissioner Vern Bisterfeldt, who resigned May 4 due to health reasons. Click to Continue »
Ada County early voting starts Monday
Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:20:51 -0700
ADA COUNTY, Idaho -- Idaho's first closed primary starts Monday with early voting in Ada County. The primary, which also promises to be a complex one, is asking voters to select a party affiliation before they are able to vote. Once a voter chooses a party (Democrat, Constitution, Libertarian, Republican or unaffiliated), they will select their ballot. Democrat, Constitution and Libertarian ...
Idaho State Police search former Canyon County Prosecutor John Bujak’s home
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:09:30 -0700
ADA COUNTY — Idaho State Police filed and executed a search warrant in Ada County this week that may produce evidence to add an additional felony charge to the state’s case against former Canyon Count
Ada GOP selects three candidates to replace Bisterfeldt
Fri, 18 May 2012 08:08:29 -0700
The Ada County Republican Central Committee on Thursday night selected three candidates to present to Gov. Butch Otter for appointment to replace Ada County Commissioner Vern Bisterfeldt, who resigned May… Click to Continue »
Energy issues contributed to the defeat of incumbent commissioners in Ada and Washington counties
Wed, 16 May 2012 23:08:46 -0700
Ada County Commissioner Sharon Ullmans support for Dynamis Energys waste-to-power project helped David Case win in the Republican primary Tuesday. Click to Continue »
Ada County acquires 250 Foothills acres
Fri, 11 May 2012 22:13:39 -0700
Ada County now owns 250 acres in the Foothills, which could become open space or part of the northern Ada County trail system.
Primary upsets; challengers talk about beating incumbents
Wed, 16 May 2012 21:10:25 -0700
ADA COUNTY --The conclusion of Idaho's Primary marks the start to the General Election in November and after last night's election results-- there's going to be a shake-up in some of Idaho's top political seats. In Ada County, the seat for county commissioner in seat 3 was grabbed by not the incumbent, but a challenger; Dave Case. Wednesday, Case was seen in Meridian gathering his election signs ...
Voter turnout low in Idaho Primary
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:23:32 -0700
Ada County reports just 17 percent turn out for the May primary election.