As the least regulated state in the nation, Idaho continues to be the best place to call home. I am Laurie Lickley and today, I announce my candidacy for the Idaho Senate in LD26. As a small business owner, mom, and grandmother, I am a passionate advocate for creating an Idaho our children and grandchildren will be […]

Traditions that come with Thanksgiving pass from generation to generation. Most families choose the customary turkey with all the trimmings, some on the other hand, choose a nice prime rib or other protein. But what does not differ is the thanks we give to our farmers and ranchers who put food on our table.  As […]

Laurie Lickley, a former two-term House representative from Jerome who lost a 2022 bid for the Idaho Senate in District 26, will try again next year. Lickley went public with her 2024 candidacy in an email announcement, touting “deep” Idaho roots and pledging to use “problem solving, collaboration, cooperation, listening, and learning” to work for […]

July was named Idaho Beef Month for the twenty-second year. JEROME, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — For the twenty-second year, the month of July was named Idaho Beef Month. Winecup L. Cattle Co. in Jerome can trace their beef producing roots all the way back to 1908, 11 years before Jerome County was even incorporated. Today, Bill […]

BY KAREN BOSSICK Jerome rancher Laurie Lickley got an early exposure to government, growing up as she did on a 120-acre farm south of Salmon. After all, her father was a high school government teacher, while her mother worked for Idaho Power. She got a degree in agricultural economics at the University of Idaho in […]

“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” Martin Luther King Jr. The second week of the Second Year of the 66th Idaho Legislative Session is behind us and continues to move slowly, thoughtfully, and efficiently. Legislative Services has drafted 155 pieces of legislation compared to 225 at […]

“There are things we know we know. There are known unknowns-things we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns-things we don’t know we don’t know.” Donald Rumsfeld 1932-2021 The first week of the 2nd Regular Session of the 66th Idaho Legislature convened on Monday 10th January 2022. We are currently moving quickly […]

Laurie Lickley has been elected to a one-year term as president of the Idaho Cattle Association. Lickley, who lives on a ranch in Jerome, was elected at the group’s annual meeting Nov. 19. Lickley is a University of Idaho graduate who has worked in various leadership positions for the Idaho Beef Council, Idaho Cattle Association, and the […]