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School board taps newcomer as trustee
Four people applied for a vacancy on the Blaine County School District board of trustees. One is a native to the Wood River Valley, another is a 33-year resident and a third has lived here for 15 ...
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Official results received in murder case
Official results concerning body identity and cause of death are now available from the Blaine County Coroner’s Office in the murder case of shooting victim Stephan Michael ...
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Group organizes to oppose monument
An organization recently formed in Custer County says it has gathered more than 1,000 signatures on a petition to oppose creation of a Boulder-White Clouds National Monument. The petition was posted ...
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Dont try this at home
"The biggest challenge here has been adult apathy," said Wood River High School senior Chase Hutchinson, who has grown up in the valley. "There has been such an unhealthy amount of ...
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Stabbing victim released from hospital
A Hailey man who was stabbed Monday evening in Hailey has been released from a Boise hospital. Meanwhile, Hailey police are keeping a close watch on the Balmoral apartment complex in the Woodside ...
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YMCA greenhouse given go-ahead
A proposed 1,000-square-foot greenhouse, to provide a year-round gardening workshop for YMCA members, took a step closer to reality Tuesday after architect Errin Bliss complied with the Ketchum ...
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Delays caused by road work continue
Delays can still be encountered, especially by southbound traffic during afternoon rush hour, as construction continues to widen state Highway 75 south of Ketchum. Photo by Roland ...
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Distressed bookstore raises $69K
The campaign to save the bookstore aims to raise $85,000 by June 4 to save the business from eviction on June 6, due to back rent owed. Currently, the funds raised amount to nearly ...
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Dorothy Custer Celebrates 103rd Birthday
TWIN FALLS o Don't tell Dorothy Custer she is old.Age is a matter of mind, she says. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.Dorothy doesn't mind -- in fact, she relishes in her ...
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Snake River Infestation Baffles DEQ
TWIN FALLS o Black globs have formed in the Snake River and no one seems to know what they are."I have no idea," said Balthasar Buhidar, regional water quality manager with the state ...
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Expect Traffic Detours and Delays During Western Days Parade
TWIN FALLS o The 32nd annual Twin Falls Western Days returns to downtown today at 5:30 p.m. with the opening ceremony at Twin Falls City Park ...
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Twin Falls High School Seniors Graduate
TWIN FALLS o New beginnings after graduation come with opportunities for continued learning, teacher Jeannine Berriochoa told Twin Falls High School graduates.For the last 13 years, students have ...
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Twin Falls Western Days Returns This Weekend
If You GoThe 32nd annual Twin Falls Western Days runs from Friday-Sunday and features Funtime Carnival, Tom's Mini Trains, food and crafts vendors in Twin Falls City Park. A 3-on-3 Shootout ...
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Advanced Placement Studio Art Exhibition Opens
HAILEY o Students in Wood River High School's Advanced Placement Studio Art class will show their work from 2-5 p.m. Saturday at 91 East Croy in Hailey.The exhibition will include refreshments ...
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Michaels to Offer Low-cost Summer Crafts
IRVING, Texas o Michaels has teamed with seven leading North American museums to create Passport to Imagination 2014, a low-cost, in-store summer program where kids ages 5-12 can explore culture ...
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‘Taming the West’ Exhibit Opens Saturday
TWIN FALLS o Celebrate the upcoming Western Days early with an open House for "Taming the Wild West" from 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the Twin Falls Center for the Arts, 195 River Vista Place.The ...
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Results for the Fiddlers of Idaho State Championship
Novice Small Fry Division:1st Place o Leo High (Blackfoot)2nd Place o Jaidynn Lee (Boise)3rd Place o McKinlee Lowry (Ammon)4th Place o McKay Killian (Idaho Falls)5th Place o Preslee Fehrs ...
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Gooding Teacher Contract Talks Done
GOODING o The Gooding School District and teacher's union reached an agreement earlier this month over teacher contracts.The school board approved a collective bargaining agreement May 22, said ...
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Weather If You Don’t Like the Weather…
Everywhere I've lived and worked there's a saying everyone says, "If you don't like the weather, just wait a few minutes and it will change." This quote has been altered ...
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Jerome School Bond Sold Projects Coming
JEROME o The Jerome School District just sold bonds and secured a better interest rate than expected, continuing a trend found by districts in Twin Falls and Murtaugh.Jerome voters approved in March ...
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Sawtooth National Forest Supervisor Leaves for Alaska
TWIN FALLS o Sawtooth National Forest Supervisor Rebecca "Becky" Nourse has accepted a job in Juneau, Alaska, as the deputy regional forester for the Alaska Region of the Forest Service. ...
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Relay for Life Poker Run Slated for Sunday
Poker Run fundraiser for Gooding Relay for Life. Event isn't a race; it's a leisurely drive (about 75 miles), starts at 5 p.m. Saturday from Gooding County Fairgrounds, 203 Lucy Lane; ...
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Takeis Tweet Boosts Idaho Couples Solar Roadways Idea
COEUR D'ALENE (AP) -- When the helmsman of the USS Enterprise likes your invention, you know you're on the road to success.George Takei, who portrayed Sulu on "Star Trek'' ...
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Grass March BLM Deal Lets Nevada Grazing Continue For Now
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has agreed to let ranchers continue grazing cattle and sheep on more than 300 square miles of northern Nevada rangeland as long as lingering ...
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Man Who Won Gladiator School Settlement Presumed Drowned
A Caldwell man who received a settlement from the Corrections Corp. of America in 2011 after alleging the private company allowed rampant violence at a Kuna prison known as "Gladiator ...