NEWS DIGEST
Monday, February 26, 2007 11:29 AM PST
IDAHO
Idaho gas station owner says biodiesel a popular product
LEWISTON (AP) — A northern Idaho gas station owner who added biodiesel said people are coming from a wide area to buy the product.
‘‘When it first started I had people show up from Pomeroy, Coeur d’Alene, McCall — all those places,’’ said Don Nuxoll, who owns the Shell service station at Cottonwood. ‘‘We’ve had people drive what I thought wasn’t (a) cost effective (distance) to drive for diesel. One farmer from Nezperce bought 4,000 gallons of it the first day.’’
Southern Idaho
county considering
dairy ordinance
TWIN FALLS (AP) — A citizens committee and the Gooding County planning and zoning board in southern Idaho have finished a draft ordinance on dairy operations that could be used as a template for nearby counties with large and expanding dairy operations.
But dairy operators say the restrictions in the draft ordinance could kill the industry.
Potato grower poised with lawsuit against
state ag department
IDAHO FALLS (AP) — A southeast Idaho potato grower whose land was quarantined after the discovery of a microscopic worm last spring has two years to file a lawsuit against the state Department of Agriculture after the agency did not respond to a $4 million tort claim.A tort claim is a precursor to a lawsuit against a government entity.
OREGON
Oregon humanitarian agency becoming more ’international’
TIGARD (AP) — Northwest Medical Teams, the nonprofit humanitarian agency, is changing its name after 27 years, exchanging ‘‘Northwest’’ for ‘‘International.’’
The organization’s name is changing to Medical Teams International to become more accessible to volunteers from regions other the United States, said Bas Vanderzalm, the agency’s president.
Potato grower poised with lawsuit against state Ag Department
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A southeast Idaho potato grower whose land was quarantined after the discovery of a microscopic worm last spring has two years to file a lawsuit against the state Department of Agriculture after the agency did not respond to a $4 million tort claim.
