South Idaho Press
Public Health in Idaho
Public health efforts began in south central Idaho in 1928. All of Twin Falls County was experiencing an "infectious" meningitis epidemic. Hundreds of cases and many deaths resulted in a quarantine of the entire city of Twin Falls. The county commissioners developed the first area health unit consisting of three public health nurses and a sanitary inspector. Today, South Central District Health employs nearly 100 professionally trained nurses, dieticians, an epidemiologist and dental hygienist, health educators, and environmental specialists. ... [Read More]
ITD - 1997 Press releases
07/15/97 - U.S. 93 realignment south of Shoshone on schedule; detour on south end to be paved Thursday (July 17) ... 06/04/97 - Study of major highways through southern Idaho shows more than $360 million in improvements needed in the next 10 years ... 05/30/97 - Construction of Interpretive Center near West Magic Reservoir in south-central Idaho starts Monday (June 2) ... [Read More]
Recent Additions
of the Surface Soils of the South Tacoma Field (STF) Operable Unit of Commencement Bay--South Tacoma Channel Superfund Site from the National Priorities List - June 14, 2005 ... part of Commencement Bay/South Tacoma Channel Superfund site - February 24, 2005 (16 p 60 KB .pdf) ... Federal Registry Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion for the surface soils of South Tacoma Field ... [Read More]
National Weather Service Forecast Office Miami-South Florida
Search by city or zip code. Press enter or select the go button to submit request ... You are at NWS Miami » Current Hazards » South Florida ... Miami-South Florida ... [Read More]
ITD - 1998 Press Releases
U.S. 20 south Rigby exit now reopened to traffic ... U.S. 26 Business Loop to close April 20-23 for culvert installation over Enterprise Canal about one mile southwest of Ririe ... Interstate 15 opens to southbound traffic for the winter, northbound to open early next week ... [Read More]
US Census Press Releases
The report chronicles the increase of the foreign-born population over the last decade: from 19.8 million in 1990 to 31.1 million in 2000. All regions of the country experienced increases in the foreign-born population — by nearly 90 percent in the South, 65 percent in the Midwest, 50 percent in the West and nearly 40 percent in the Northeast. ... [Read More]
2005 White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA)>Press Releases
South Dakota ... Listed below are WHCoA-related press releases. ... South Carolina ... [Read More]
US Census Press Releases
Of the 10 fastest-growing states from 2002 to 2003, six were in the West and four in the South. The South now accounts for 36 percent of the nation’s total population, with the West comprising 23 percent, the Midwest 22 percent and the Northeast 19 percent. ( See Table 1 . [Excel]) ... • While the South had the largest numerical increase in population among regions from 2002 to 2003 (1.3 million), the West recorded the fastest rate of growth (1.5 percent). ... [Read More]
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