Two area students have been nominated to service academies by U.S. Rep. C.L. (Butch) Otter, R-Idaho.
Christopher Murdock of Viola has been nominated for appointment to the U.S. Merchant Marines Academy in Kings Point, N.Y.
Dana Windley of Moscow has been nominated to the Army's U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.
Nomination does not guarantee admission to the academy.