Tue September 05, 2017
Kobelco USA Names Central Equipment as Mini Excavator Dealer in Idaho
Kobelco Construction Machinery USA continues to expand representation in the North American market by adding Central Equipment to its growing dealer network. Central Equipment will represent Kobelco as a mini-excavator dealership in Idaho....
Tue August 29, 2017
Papé Breaks Ground on Service Center in Ponderay, Idaho
Papé Machinery broke ground on a new Northern Idaho full-line dealership and service center in Ponderay, Idaho, that will represent the combined product lines of John Deere Ag and Turf and John Deere Construction and Forestry....
Tue August 29, 2017
Idaho's St. Maries Bridges Replacement Starts This Fall
Two bridges on Idaho Highway 3 — one over the St. Maries River Railroad Company tracks and one over the St. Joe River in St. Maries — will be replaced starting in September, after Labor Day....
Tue August 29, 2017
ITB OKs $65M GARVEE Bond Authorization
The Idaho Transportation Board unanimously approved an additional $65 million in GARVEE (Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle) bonds to fund projects on U.S. 95 in northern Idaho. The decision came at the board's Aug....
Tue August 29, 2017
Tin Cup Beaver Dam Restoration Benefits Wildlife, ITD
If Ruffles have ridges, what do riffles have? Beavers, it turns out. When a few beaver dams on Tin Cup Creek in southeast Idaho started backing up water last fall at a culvert on Idaho Highway 34 and threatening to undermine the road, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) was faced with the complication of adding underwater bridge inspections for that remote site....
Emily Duke - Thu August 03, 2017
Crane Crews Attempt to Retrieve Car From Idaho Canyon
Kathleen Hansen says along the canyon rim in Twin Falls, ID, there's always something to see. "I've seen deer, and two weeks ago I watched the fire department practicing rescue off the cliff," she said....
Thu August 03, 2017
Idaho Building Collapses on Construction Workers
Six construction workers were injured when a building that was under construction collapsed in the southwestern Idaho town of Parma. KBOI-TV reports police believe 14 workers were standing on the building when it collapsed Wednesday afternoon....
Tue August 01, 2017
Busy Fire Season Closes South-Central Idaho Roads
It's been a busy few weeks; fire season is officially here. It started as soon as a human-caused fire closed Interstate 84 near Glenns Ferry on June 5. As soon as winter snows melted and spring floods subsided, summer dryness hit the lowlands....
Lori Tobias - Tue August 01, 2017
Idaho's Sequoia Tree Has Storied Past, Moves to New Home
Bystanders in Boise were recently treated to a sight they're not likely to witness soon, if ever again — the relocation of a 98-ft.-tall, 800,000-lb. sequoia tree planted in its original spot at St....
Brian Walker - Coeur d'Alene Press - Wed July 26, 2017
Heavy Equipment Training Helps Minorities, Fills Labor Gap
RATHDRUM, Idaho (AP) Michelle Nelson stepped away from operating a skid loader and reflected on her opportunity of a lifetime. “I love being in the dirt,” the Coeur d'Alene woman said with a wide smile....
