Vallow's Witness Friend + Secret Recipe Found +IPT Retirement

Today, the Boise Daily is here to get you to the weekend with news from around the city. The legal maneuvering is occurring in the Lori Vallow upcoming trial with a friend being requested to appear. A north-south Idaho connecting freeway has some money for planning and a longtime secret finger steak recipe just may have been found.

Taking a look at the weather today:

• Wednesday: Clear throughout the day. Temps: High of 71° & low of 50°

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Patch Pick: The News Staff at CBS2 continue the coverage of Lori Vallow Daybell. Her attorney is now asking for any and all communication records between Melanie Gibb and 45 people including Lori, Chad Daybell, friends, police, and journalists. It also wants records of any of Gibb's travel beginning in 2018. (IdahoNews)

Here are the top 5 stories for today:

1. Way back when, then-Governor Dirk Kempthorne had plans for a north-south freeway connected northern Idaho to the valley. Don Day of BoiseDev reports the idea is back and now has funding to connect Interstate 84 to Highway 16. (BoiseDev)

2. Also according to Don Day of BoiseDev, Boise-based StageDotO is investing again and the result could be additional jobs in Boise. StageDotO recently invested in Zonguru, a maker of tools for sellers on Amazon's third-party market place. (BoiseDev)

3. After over 35 years on the job, Idaho Public Television General Manager Ron Pisaneschi is retiring as reported by April Neale of Idaho Capital Sun. Idaho Public Television is one of the best-supported and most-watched PBS stations per capita in the nation. (idahocapitalsun)

4. A magician never reveals the illusions and Boise's Torch Lounge never reveals the recipe to their finger steaks-until now. The Idaho Statesman's Michael Deeds reports a Boise man released the secret recipe found on an old, stained piece of notepad paper. (Idaho Statesman)

5. Kevin Richert of IdEdNewsprovides the details of an investigation of Boise State University's diversity courses-no signs of student indoctrination was found. (IdEdNews)

Boise Fact Of The Day:

Most native and longtime residents use the pronunciation /ˈbɔɪsiː/ (BOY-see),as given on the city's website. The pronunciation is sometimes used as a shibboleth, as outsiders (and newcomers) tend to pronounce the city's name as /ˈbɔɪziː/ (BOY-zee).

Boise Community Calendar:

- Fairmont Junior High School has early release on Wednesday. Students out at 1:15 p.m.

- At Riverglen Junior High School, Wednesday is Dress Up Day-Workout Wednesday.

- The City of Boise Special Events Team meets virtually starting at 9:30 a.m. The agenda is found here.

We are compiling a listing of events for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. If you have something to add to this list, please let us know. Remember to subscribe to the Boise Daily and stay informed.

-John

About me: I was born and raised in Boise before leaving the area for the University of Idaho. I'm an award winning journalist, editor and high school sports enthusiast. On the weekends, you will most likely find my son and I exploring in our 1971 Jeep CJ-5.

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