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US 20 / I-15 connector report released Google Earth US-20 / I-15 Corridor IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI)-The Federal Highway Administration has approved an Idaho Transportation Department report on the Interstate 15-U.S. 20 connector study.  The report examined six interchanges, focused on potential transportation and environmental issues they might affect. The study provides a long-term vision and implementation plan for the two highways. The study recommends two alternatives and a “no-build” alternative for further analysis in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process.   (Fir...

ROSE (roz) n. One of the most beautiful of all flowers, a symbol of fragrance and loveliness. Often given as a sign of appreciation. RASPBERRY (raz’ber’e) n. A sharp, scornful comment, criticism or rebuke; a derisive, splatting noise, often called the Bronx cheer. We hereby deliver: • ROSES to Will Tucker, who is riding off into the sunset after serving for 12 years on the Linn County Board of Commissioners. Tucker, for lack of a better term, has been viewed as the heart of that government body, for reasons that were on full display during 2020. One of the key accomplishm...

Fifty years ago, an experiment in grocery marketing began in 1970 in a house on Fourth Street in Corvallis. The First Alternative Co-op moved shortly thereafter to South Third Street and added a store on Northwest Grant Avenue in 2003. Fast-forward to 2020 and the co-op is thriving, with 159 staff members and 12,000 owners. On a rainy recent Wednesday, the Gazette-Times visited the south store. The parking lot was close to full, the produce was shiny as always and a steady stream of masked customers were filling their carts. “First Alternative has always been more than a grocery store to...