[4] Idaho Gov. Names Jim Yost To NPCC

Jim Yost, a long-time adviser to Idaho governors on natural resources issues, has been named to succeed Jim Kempton as one of two members representing the state on the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, Gov. Butch Otter announced Oct. 16.

Kempton is leaving the council to fill a vacancy on the three-member Idaho Public Utilities Commission left by Otter's appointment of PUC President Paul Kjellander to lead the new state Office of Energy Resources. All three moves should be completed by the end of the month, according to a news release.

Yost, 59, is a Rupert native educated at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls and Boise State University. He previously worked for Union Pacific Railroad and the Idaho Farm Bureau, and served two terms in the Idaho Senate representing the Magic Valley's north side.

He became a natural resources adviser to Gov. Phil Batt in 1995, and subsequently advised Govs. Dirk Kempthorne and Jim Risch, as well. He has been a project manager since Otter took office in January.

Yost will join Bill Booth of Coeur d'Alene on the council. -Rick Adair

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