BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A University of Idaho official says the Parma Research and Extension Center in southwest Idaho remains at risk of shutting down due to the latest round of state budget cuts.

The Idaho Statesman reports that John Hammel, the dean of the university's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, says extension centers in Tetonia in southeastern Idaho and Sandpoint in northern Idaho are also at risk.

Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter last month ordered state agencies and public universities and colleges to hold back spending by 4 percent to help offset a $151 million shortfall in state revenue as Idaho suffers more fallout from the economic recession and high unemployment.

University officials hope private money will help keep the centers open.

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Information from: Idaho Statesman, http://www.idahostatesman.com

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