IDAHO PRIMARY RESULTS
Idaho primary election results are coming into focus across Southern Idaho after last night’s voting.
Brent Reinke defeated Glenneda Zuiderveld in the Republican State Senate race. Clint Hostetler won the Republican primary for State Representative in District 24A, while Chance Requa came out on top in the crowded District 24B Republican race.
In Twin Falls County, Kristina Glascock won the Republican primary for County Clerk, and Suzanne Hawkins captured the County Commissioner District 2 race.
Jerome County voters selected Charles Howell for County Commissioner District 2, while in Cassia County, Trevor Reno defeated Robert Kunau for County Commissioner District 2.
Gooding County also saw a close County Clerk race, with Chad Hoeft narrowly defeating Hollye Haney.
STATEWIDE IDAHO RACES
Key races have been called across Idaho.
Governor Brad Little secured the Republican nomination for governor, while Terri Pickens won the Democratic nomination.
Incumbent Jim Risch won the Republican U.S. Senate primary and will face Democrat David Roth in November.
In Idaho’s 2nd Congressional District, Republican Congressman Mike Simpson also secured his party’s nomination and will face Democrat Ellie Gildbreath this fall.
SCHOOL LEVIES AND BONDS
Idaho voters approved several school supplemental levies, while every school bond and plant facilities levy on the ballot failed statewide.
Cassia, Filer, Glenns Ferry, Minidoka, Richfield, Shoshone, and Wendell school districts all passed supplemental levies to help fund staff salaries, student programs, athletics, transportation, and school operations.
Meanwhile, Kimberly voters rejected both a 57-point-8-million-dollar bond and a 5-million-dollar plant facilities levy.
Statewide, school districts asked voters for more than 183 million dollars in funding.
GOODING FIRE
Fire crews from multiple agencies responded to a brush and structure fire near Gooding yesterday afternoon.
Officials say the fire started while workers were burning weeds during asphalt prep.
One building was destroyed.
THIRD SNAKE RIVER CROSSING
The Idaho Transportation Board has approved nearly 5 million dollars more for planning the proposed third Snake River crossing in the Magic Valley.
Transportation officials say the funding keeps the environmental study moving forward as leaders work to address growing traffic and safety concerns on the Perrine Bridge corridor.
SPORTS
TWIN FALLS HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS COURTS
As students head into summer break, Twin Falls School District is kicking off major upgrades to the Twin Falls High School tennis courts.
The 700-thousand-dollar project will replace the aging courts with a longer-lasting post-tension concrete system expected to last up to 50 years.
Construction is expected to take four to eight weeks, and the courts will continue to be available for community use when school programs aren’t using them.
CSI SOFTBALL HEADS TO NATIONALS
The College of Southern Idaho softball team is headed back to nationals for the fifth straight year.
The 13th-seeded Golden Eagles will take on Dodge City Community College in the first round of the NJCAA National Tournament Monday morning in Oxford, Alabama.
CSI coaches say the team’s deep pitching staff will be a key advantage heading into the tournament.
VANDAL ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
The University of Idaho has unveiled a new interactive digital display for the Vandal Athletics Hall of Fame inside the P1FCU Kibbie Dome.
Fans can now explore more than 130 years of Vandal sports history, including past champions, facilities, and Hall of Fame inductees, both in person and online.
The next Hall of Fame class will be inducted this September during Idaho’s home football weekend against Lamar.
WEATHER
MAGIC VALLEY FORECAST
Mostly sunny and pleasant today with a high near 72 and afternoon wind gusts up to 22 miles an hour.
A slight chance of showers moves in overnight, then sunshine returns tomorrow with highs near 70.
Warming up for the holiday weekend with sunshine and mid-80s by Sunday and Memorial Day.
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind around 6 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Tomorrow Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Memorial Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.
