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Jerome Officials Say More Risks Lie Ahead if New Jail Isnt Built
JEROME o In 2009, when Jerome County first asked voters about replacing the 35-year-old jail, Gretchen Stone was against it."I did a lot of research and a lot of homework and it wasn't the right time," she said.Stone changed her mind. She's leading a group of Jerome County residents working to convince their neighbors that now is the time to pass an $11.2 million bond ...
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Kimberly to Host Public PZ Hearing June 4
KIMBERLY oThe Kimberly Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Public Meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday June 4, at Kimberly City Hall, 242 Highway 30.The hearing will address the consideration of a preliminary plat application submitted by Brad Wills of Wills Land Company, LLLP, proposing to subdivide as an R2 Residential Planned Unit Development 4.29 acres into 16 various sized lots, to be known ...
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T.F. Council to Mull Grant Approval Criteria
TWIN FALLS o Twin Falls City Council members will listen to a presentation today on changing the approval criteria for a city grant that funds services the city should provide but doesn't.Earlier this year, council members decided to change how the council approved requests for funding from the Municipal Powers Outsource Grant. Now that the city has begun accepting MPOG applications, ...
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Exchanging Cultures Pakistani exchange student experiences America
If you'd like to learn more about hosting an exchange student, contact Melody Wilson at 208-358-3017 and visit ASSE-International Exchange Student Programs at ...
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St. Vincent de Paul picks up summer meal effort
Earlier this month, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Mountain Home announced it will take charge of the "Food for Thought" program. "We didn't want to see it go away. Too many kids depend on it," said Lisa Stover-Russell, president of the local Catholic charity organization. Each summer, the program served up to 600 meals a day for local area children. Meals ...
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Wadsworth Vierstra Win All-around Titles at District VI Rodeo
RUPERT o Derek Wadsworth from Kimberly and Cara Vierstra from Filer won the all-around titles and Bandee Tubbs from Filer and Bailey Bench from Oakley won the girls and boys reserve as District VI completed the 2013 high school rodeo season with the district finals at the Minidoka County Fairgrounds over the weekend. Hallee Hitt from Rupert and Bryer Jones from Twin Falls were the top ...
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Caldwell alternative school graduates catapult to college
When Romeo Rivera walks the commencement line for Caldwell School District's Canyon Springs High School Monday, he will pick up a couple of items.One is a diploma from Canyon Springs. The other is a photo of him in a graduation robe, taken during his first year of high school at Caldwell Freshman Academy three years ago.Jacob Skousen, principal at the one-year school that focuses on ...
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150 Boise Icons Boise River
Did you know? The Boise has three major tributaries: the North Fork, South Fork and Mores Creek. And it has three major dams: Anderson Ranch, Arrowrock and Lucky ...
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Rocky Barker Otters peppergrass victory will wilt in sun
Gov. Butch Otter declared victory when the Obama administration dropped its appeal of a federal judge's decision to negate the listing of slickspot peppergrass as a threatened species.Chief U.S. Magistrate Candy Dale refused in December to reconsider her ruling from the previous August that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's process for listing the plant under the Endangered Species ...
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The Class of 2013 Middleton High School
It's graduation season, and this is one in a series of capsules on the graduating classes in the Treasure Valley. Details are provided by the school.MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOLGraduation: 6 p.m., May 21, Idaho CenterNo. of graduates: 204Student speakers: Alicia Kay Christiansen, Calvin Leonard Despain, Skyler Daniel Ellsworth, Tyler Mark Graveline, Jesse Lorena Holmstead, Addison Quinn Johnson, ...
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Hansens Gunnell Looks to Future after Winning Championship
MIDDLETON o Hansen's Kaleb Gunnell picked the right closet.The junior won the 1A discus championship Saturday with a throw of 147-feet-5.The odds of a Hansen athlete developing into one of the state's top throwers?One in a Gunnell.Hansen, with a track team of six, doesn't have a throw coach.Neither head coach and activities director Bob Wayment nor assistant Bob Twiss know the ...
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Garden City homeowner embraces graffiti art
Graffiti artist Johnny Rodriguez, Boise, works on the abstract lettering on his section of homeowner Cindy Sawyer's backyard fence Sunday May 19, 2013 in Garden City. Sawyer hired five local graffiti artists to paint a "wild style" mural on about 80-feet of fence. "I wanted it be like a train rushing by," Sawyer said as she and friends watched the graffiti artists work. ...
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Parent charged with grabbing student by the neck on field trip bus
A parent on a Mountain Home School District field trip bus was taken into custody following an incident in which he allegedly grabbed a student by the neck Thursday afternoon on the ...
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Fire Near Wendell Claims Barn and 14 Calves
TIMES-NEWSWENDELL o At around 2:00 p.m. Sunday, firefighters arrived at a burning, 50 foot long, concrete and wooden barn five miles west of Wendell. Eight calves escaped and 14 were killed. It took 10 firefighters a half hour to put out the blaze.Wendell Fire Department Assistant Chief Crystal Houser said the fire appeared to have been caused by a controlled burning that spread to the barn. ...
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Man dead after chase shootout with authorities
http://bit.ly/15ZuTKB ) a high-speed chase that followed ended when the man crashed into an unmarked police car and pointed a rifle at authorities from inside his ...
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E. Idaho auto dealership apologizes for radio ad
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) -- An eastern Idaho auto dealership that offended some area residents with a radio commercial that included a derogatory reference about special needs children in a sales pitch for trucks has ...
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SE Idaho school district eyes budget cuts
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) -- Officials with School District 25 in southeastern Idaho are looking at ways to trim $1.4 million for the upcoming school ...
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Police Still Seeking Info about Boise Mall Attacker
Boise police are still searching for the suspect in the Boise Towns Square Mall attacks that occurred on Tuesday, May 14, just before 9 pm. Witnesses told police that the suspect approached a woman in the parking lot as she tried to enter her vehicle. The victim fought back and the suspect quickly fled the scene. Shortly afterward, the suspect intentionally hit and ran over another woman in the ...
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Missing Jerome County Woman Found
JEROME o A Jerome County woman who was reported missing Tuesday has been located.Jane Louise Ehlers, 47, was found about 6:30 p.m. Friday night on the west side of Magic Reservoir in Blaine County.She was airlifted to St. Luke's Magic Valley to be treated for dehydration, according to the Jerome County Sheriff's Office.Ehlers went missing from her home, northwest of Eden in eastern ...
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Idaho Power sticks with coal to meet power demands
LaMont Keen, president and CEO of IdaCorp and Idaho Power Co., says the company will continue to get power from coal plants in Wyoming and Nevada for at least the next two ...
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Ex-volunteer firefighter sentenced for arson
IDAHO CITY, Idaho (AP) -- A former volunteer firefighter who set a fire northwest of Boise last summer that destroyed a home, threatened about 100 others and cost $2.3 million to fight has been sentenced to 10 years in ...
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Castle Rocks State Park 2013 Insiders Guide
Adventure Guide: See the exclusive special section in the Times-News on May 22. The 2013 edition features the state parks and national monuments throughout south-central Idaho -- and all the fun you can have there. It's a section you'll want to keep handy all ...
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Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes
BOISE, Idaho -- A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech ...
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A Good Reason to Buy the Print Edition on Wednesday
, a calendar of all the region's major festivals and events, a special coupon section (with hot tips, too!), everything you need to know about summer road construction, and a bunch of barbecue/picnic/summer recipes. Don't miss that ...
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Idaho looks to eco-business for eventual recovery
Colorado has been leading the country in developing a sustainable, environmentally-friendly ‘green economy’ using $1 billion in federal grants over the last ten years or so, the efforts have paid off and now it seems that Idaho’s leadership may be looking to do something similar.
Using a $1.25 million federal grant the state of Idaho is investigating the extent of our green economy. Officials from the Idaho Department of Labor are in the process of interviewing around 5000 large and small employers and asking them, basically, how many ‘green’ jobs they’re currently got and what their growth potential is for the coming years. Read more
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