Stories from Wednesday, September 4, 2019

On Aug. 29, the Bureau of Reclamation held a scoping meeting in Mountain Home to discuss what they call the Boise Project. The project refers to a system of reservoirs, dams, canals and drains to irrigate and regulate water flows in the Boise and Payette River valleys. Today it consists of six reservoirs, two diversion dams, three powerplants, seven pumping plants, 720 miles of main canals, more than 1,300 miles of smaller canals and 650 miles of drains...

SSG. Gregory J. Loomis born on October 20th, 1986 passed on August 26th, 2019. He is survived by his wife Gina Loomis, his son Walker Loomis, and his mother Janet Loomis. He is also survived by his siblings; Nathanial Loomis, Thaddeus Loomis, Adelia Imhof, Luke Loomis, Jennifer Loomis, Hannah Weiss, Rose Loomis and Barbara Loomis...