It was 1979 when potato king J.R. Simplot built a 7,370-square-foot, Mediterranean-style mansion atop a prominent hill in the Boise Highlands. Although the mansion has since been demolished, Simplot’s ...

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BOISE -- A child was seriously injured while sledding Saturday afternoon, when he collided with a car on Cartwright Road, police said. The accident happened just north of Bogus Basin Road around 3:15 ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Simplot Family Foundation will submit plans to the City of Boise on Tuesday for a new 200-acre public park along North Bogus Basin Road. Jack's Park, also known as Simplot Hill, ...

Something’s been missing from Boise’s skyline for the past couple of weeks – something big, bright and patriotic. It’s the giant American flag that long has flown over the hilltop home of the late J.R ...

"No parking" signs have been newly installed near the foot of Simplot Hill in Boise's North End, after a child slid from the snow-packed hill out into traffic Jan. 12. The child's injuries were not ...

After years of lying largely dormant, plans are in place to have Boise’s Simplot Hill undergo a more than decadelong makeover that will bring a feature-rich, publicly accessible park to the north ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was 1979 when potato king J.R. Simplot built a 7,370-square-foot, Mediterranean-style mansion atop a prominent hill in the ...