Gooding, ID
Election Day Dinner
Remember to VOTE this coming Tuesday, November 3rd and then come to the Hagerman United Methodist Church – 270 E Salmon – for a Election Day FULL turkey dinner. Dinner starts at 5:00pm and goes to 8:00pm. There will also be crafts and baked goods.
Read More...Gooding County’s North Canyon Hospital Progress Update
The construction of North Canyon Hospital in Gooding, Idaho is on schedule for ribbon cutting in February 2010. This new facility will be a great asset to Gooding County and the surrounding area with the availability of surgery, and a more speciality diciplines offered.
Read More...Little Wood River Rock Wall Restoration in Gooding Idaho
Exciting news in Gooding, Idaho : Times News reports “Money to rebuild a rock wall along the Little Wood River has made it into the final version of a negotiated bill for funding the U.S. Department of Energy and Army Corps of Engineers…Among funds targeted for Idaho is $100,000 to start rehabilitation of 1.5 miles of lava-rock walls defining the channel the Little Wood River follows through the city of Gooding
Read More...Agriculture provides stability amid economic downturn
The Magic Valley economy is strongly influenced by agriculture similar the to Treasure Valley. Supply and demand has a large effect on prices as does the cost of production. If it weren’t for this stabilizing force in the area economy we would feel greater effects from the economic downturn. An Idaho Press Tribune article stated, “the Treasure Valley’s agriculture players have continued churning out wheat, meat, milk and other essentials as other industries stumble through their biggest slump in decades. Profit margins are down because of softened worldwide demand during the recession, but employment numbers remain stable, according to Boise State University economist Don Holley.” The entire article can be read at Idaho Press Trubune
Read More...Aquatic Therapy with the Gooding’s North Canyon Medical Center
The county hopsital is Gooding has so much to offer the area even before the new hospital is complete. Check out this article about their aquatic therapy program .
Read More...Gooding County Labor Profile
The Idaho Department of Labor reports in their Gooding County Profile that “the improvement in the unemployment rate and civilian labor force has been remarkable in Gooding County over the last 10 years.” Their charts indicate that the Gooding County unemployment rate for August 2009 is 6.4 which is 2.4% below the 8.8% rate for the State of Idaho Read the Gooding County Labor Profile
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