🌱 Best Cheap Eats + BSU March Madness + Vallow/Daybell Cost

Hello, neighbors. I'm back in your inbox this morning with everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Today we have these stories and more...

• An Idaho scheduled execution will not go forward as the drugs cannot be found.
• If you were in McCall over the weekend, you may have felt a rumble.
• Basketball fans are heading to Sacramento as the Broncos are a part of March Madness.

But first, today's weather:

Cloudy with a few showers. High: 54 Low: 41.

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Here are the top stories in Boise today:

1. Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell have yet to have their day in court but the cost to Idaho taxpayers to date is staggering. EastIdahoNews reporter Nate Eaton writes the cost so far is $3.6 million and estimates are heading towards the $5 million mark by court time. (eastidahonews)
2. For just the third time in school history, the Boise State men's basketball will be part of March Madness. KIVI-TV's Steve Dent was present along with the team and fans as the Broncos received word they are heading to Sacramento for play in the West Regional of the NCAA tournament. The Broncos come into the tournament as the tenth seed while their opponents, Northwestern, is seeded seventh. (Idaho News 6 Boise Twin Falls)
3. Idaho may not be California but it still occurs. KTVB-TV staff report a magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit Donnelly on Saturday with people in Cascade, McCall and Council reporting feeling the earth rumble. (ktvb)
4. Since the state cannot obtain the necessary chemicals to go through with an execution, a death row inmate's scheduled execution has been stayed. The IdahoCapitalSun's Ruth Brown reports U.S. Idaho District Judge B. Lynn Winmill granted a stay of execution for Gerald Pizzuto Jr. Pizzuto was scheduled to die March 23 and this marks the second time it has been called off as the state cancelled in November due to the correct drugs not being available. (idahocapitalsun)
5. You are really hungry but cash is a little short. LITE-FM's Kyle Matthews reminds us cheap eats does not mean bad food and provides a list of 20 of the best cheap eats in Boise. Share this article with a friend to determine who has visited the greatest number of cheap eateries. Without divulging the exact number, I easily went over 10 without blinking. (liteonline)

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Today in Boise:

• The Household Hazardous Waste Collection site for Monday is Meridian Republic Services. (Noon)
• The Garden City Chamber of Commerce meets Monday evening. (6:00 PM)
• The City of Boise Planning and Zoning Commission convenes Monday evening. (6:00 PM)
• The Community Center Book Club meets Monday to discuss Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan. (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Boise Fire Department: "Monday morning 22 Boise Firefighters will take on 69 flights of stairs in their gear and on air to the top of the Columbia Center to help raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society." (Boise Fire Department via Facebook)
• Boise State Public Radio: "ICYMI: Idaho has a troubled history with militias and other armed groups, including the white supremacist Aryan Nations formerly headquartered outside Coeur d’Alene." (Boise State Public Radio via Facebook)
• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "Satellite showing a large low pressure system off Western Canada with several small system, moving on shore in CA this morning. These will move across the area later today and tomorrow bringing more rain and snow showers. #idwx #orwx" (US National Weather Service Boise Idaho via Facebook)
• Boise Hive: "Live at the Hive Bluesman Trent and Audrey Dorosh Broadcasting from historic Boise Hive in Boise, ID" (Boise Hive via Facebook)
• Boise State Public Radio: "Join us for a special Morning Edition on March 16 when we visit the Wood River Valley. We'll be visiting classrooms, galleries, the mountains and even Ernest Hemingway's home. We're extending our broadcast from 6-10 a.m." (Boise State Public Radio via Facebook)
• Boise Blues Society: "Headed to Boise’s Sapphire Room on April 22. Tickets on Eventbrite!" (Boise Blues Society via Facebook)

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