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 […]