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Friday, December 27, 2024

News from 2022

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58.6% decrease in number of VA loans issued across Idaho from Q3 2021 to Q3 2022

By Gem State Wire | Dec 1, 2022

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 1,226 home loans totaling $503.5 million in Idaho during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2022, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Idaho ranked 40th in nation with rental vacancy rate of 4.4% in 2021

By Gem State Wire | Dec 1, 2022

Idaho ranked 40th in the nation throughout 2021 with a rental vacancy rate of 4.4 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Idaho ranks 38th in total OASDI beneficiaries in 2021

By Gem State Wire | Dec 1, 2022

There were 377,904 OASDI beneficiaries in Idaho in 2021, ranking it 38th in the United States, according to the official Social Security Administration website.

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Week ending November 12 could be deadliest for people age 85 and older in Idaho

By Gem State Wire | Nov 30, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 89 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending November 12.

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Idaho deaths did not exceed death expectancy during week ending Nov. 12

By Gem State Wire | Nov 29, 2022

Idaho's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending Nov. 12, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Idaho: 83 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died during week ending November 12

By Gem State Wire | Nov 29, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 83 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending November 12.

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How many 65-74-year-olds died in Idaho during week ending November 12?

By Gem State Wire | Nov 28, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 72 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending November 12.

November’s ‘Wildlife Express’ tries to catch up with the American pronghorn, the Porsches of the plains

By Connor Liess, Public Information Specialist | Nov 27, 2022

If a cheetah and a pronghorn ran the 5,000 meter, who would win?

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37 people in 45-64 age group in Idaho are estimated to have died during week ending November 12

By Gem State Wire | Nov 27, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 37 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending November 12.

Successful Shotgunning workshop will be hosted at the Farragut Shooting Range Center on Dec. 3

By T.J. Ross, Regional Communications Manager | Nov 27, 2022

Sign up now to learn the basics of shooting shotguns from NRA certified instructors.

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Don't let a lack of gear stop you from waterfowl hunting

By Brian Pearson, Regional Communications Manager | Nov 27, 2022

Here's a back-to-basics approach to duck hunting that any hunter can use.

Idaho Department of Fish and Game and University of Idaho Fisheries Students Team up to Study Hells Canyon’s White Sturgeon

By Scott Putnam, Fisheries Regional Biologist | Nov 27, 2022

Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the University of Idaho have a long history of cooperation.

Watch for wildlife on highways and avoid costly collisions

By Press release submission | Nov 27, 2022

With big game animals at lower elevations, wildlife-vehicle collisions tend to increase during winter.

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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) sampling continues across the Clearwater and elsewhere in the state

By Jennifer Bruns, Regional Communications Manager | Nov 27, 2022

Idaho Fish and Game staff will be continuing to collect samples from deer at hunter check stations and head barrel drop-off locations as part of a statewide surveillance program for chronic wasting disease.

All 2023 nonresident general season deer and elk tags go on sale Dec. 1

By Roger Phillips, Public Information Supervisor | Nov 27, 2022

Tags for many popular deer and elk hunts are expected to sell out fast.

Southwest Winter Feeding Advisory Committee will meet Dec. 2

By Press release submission | Nov 27, 2022

Southwest Winter Feeding Advisory Committee Meeting.

Three white-tailed deer shot and left near Rock Creek Road south of Potlatch

By Jennifer Bruns, Regional Communications Manager | Nov 27, 2022

Hunters are required to remove and care for ALL edible meat of big game animals.

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Kokanee are making a comeback in Payette Lake

By Gavin Aguilar – Fisheries Technician | Nov 27, 2022

Payette Lake in McCall is a deep, cold natural lake that has supported a kokanee fishery for well over a century.

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Fish and Game sponsors a mentored youth waterfowl hunt in Hagerman

By Terry Thompson, Regional Communications Manager | Nov 27, 2022

Fish and Game is committed to ensuring that our Idaho hunting heritage continues into the future by teaching the next generation of hunters.

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Idaho deaths did not exceed upper threshold of death expectancy during week ending Nov. 12

By Gem State Wire | Nov 27, 2022

Idaho's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Nov. 12, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.