JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Greg Nash, AFIMSC Public Affairs Seeking to fortify defense infrastructure, the Department of the Air Force has signed agreements for groundbreaking geothermal energy prototype facilities at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, and Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. When operational, the new facilities will deliver continuous clean energy for direct consumpti  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Seeking to fortify defense infrastructure, the Department of the Air Force has signed agreements for groundbreaking geothermal energy prototype facilities at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, and Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. When operational, the new facilities will deliver continuous clean energy for direct consumption at the installations. Co  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 28, 2023, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Idaho - First Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in Ada County, one of the two largest counties in Idaho, from March 2022 to March 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 o  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 26, 2023, entitled "Idaho Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2023": * * * Idaho had 55,000 job openings in July 2023, compared to 50,000 openings in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Idaho was 6.1 per  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Transporting heat is an essential part of our daily life - from boiling a pot of water to creating complex carbon-free energy technologies that power our cellphones, laptops and home appliances. Nuclear energy, an example of heat transfer, has a proven track record spanning over 70 years. It currently provides approximately 20% of the total electric energy gener  more

AHSAHKA, Idaho, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Walla Walla District issued the following news release: Operators of Dworshak Dam will increase flows from 1,700 to 2,400 cubic feet per second on the evening of Oct. 4 to help minimize stage changes during testing on the following days. Between Thursday, Oct. 5 and Friday, Oct. 6, releases will fluctuate due to testing required as part of annual turbine maintenance. On the days testing does occur, flows may fluctuate for several hou  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: OKINAWA, Japan - The U.S. Air Force's ability to rapidly generate airpower at a moment's notice was put to the test at Kadena Air Base, when the 18th Wing conducted a no-notice agile combat employment exercise Sept. 22, 2023. Airmen from the 18th Wing partnered with deployed Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Mountain Home Air Force Base,  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Idaho National Laboratory invites local students and their families to attend Family Nuclear Science Night, a STEM event that introduces visitors to nuclear science, engineering and more. The event will be held at University Place in Idaho Falls on Thursday, Oct. 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Families will be able to meet scientists and engineers, engage in hands-on activi  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on Sept. 27, 2023: U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today results of the work of the District of Idaho's COVID-19 Fraud Task Force that was formed last September. In the past 12 months, the Task Force has built a team consisting of federal prosecutors and 11 federal agencies focused on prosecuting cases related to pandemic-related programs including the Paycheck Protectio  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 28 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Small nonfarm businesses in nine Idaho counties, and neighboring counties in Montana, Oregon and Washington are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 28 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Small nonfarm businesses in 10 Washington counties and neighboring counties in Idaho and Oregon are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced rev  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -The annual seasonal closure for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Blackwell Island boat launch and recreation area will begin at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10. Boaters wishing to use the launch lanes to remove watercraft for the season should do so by the evening of Oct. 9. The BLM plans to reopen the site for the 2024 season just before the Memorial Da  more

RUPERT, Idaho, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: Lake Walcott, part of Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge, will be closed as of Sept. 29 to prevent the spread of invasive quagga mussels. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is closing the lake early after the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) recently confirmed the presence of quagga mussel in its larval life stages in nearby Centennial Waterfront Park alo  more