On July 21, 2014 a body was recovered from the beach along the American Falls Reservoir. The body was located in the Rainbow Beach area. The body was discovered by employees of the Bureau of Reclamation that were working in the…
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A.F. Reservoir below 40 percent full, upper storage remains near capacity
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by Kurtis Workman Press Staff Writer Traditionally the hottest days of the summer happen during the last two weeks of July and the first two weeks of August with daily high temperatures averaging 89 to 90 degrees and record highs…
Picture of the week: See what’s cooking
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Volunteers for the Power County Search and Rescue flip some salmon during the annual salmon barbecue. All that fish did not go to waste; over 1,900 people attended the event throughout Saturday, July 12.
Democrats remove themselves from November ballot
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Packer, Guthrie and Andrus currently unopposed, by Kurtis Workman Press Staff Writer There might be fewer names on the ballot this November than originally anticipated. Democratic candidates Peggy Evans and Lin Whitworth and Marshall Evans have withdrawn their names from…
Picture of the week: Playing up a storm
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Members of the 25th Army Band Wind Groups Little Big Band play during a concert in the American Falls City Park of Friday, July 4. The Little Big Band and Mayhem Battalion are two sub groups of the larger band stationed at Gowen Field near Boise. The groups were touring the area following a performance in the Pocatello Independence Day parade. Nearly 80 people braved heat and rain to watch the bands play.
$12 million wastewater treatment plant completed on time
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by Daniel Moore Press Staff Writer Now that the new wastewater treatment plant is completed, the City of American Falls can handle a whole lot more, uh… waste. “We were reaching capacity. If we had something big come into town…
Picture of the Week: Lights Out
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A car sits in the backyard of a house near Polk Street on Tuesday, June 24. The driver of the car hit a power pole in the alley breaking the pole before crashing through the fence and hitting a tree. The accident knocked out power around American Falls for about one hour. Only minor injuries were reported as a result of the accident.
Earl contends state should reorganize local GOP
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Republican meeting was improperly held, he said by Daniel Moore Press Staff Writer Not enough precinct committeeman attended the Power County Republican reorganization meeting on Thursday, May 29, to vote on county Republican officers and choose delegates to the…
BLM may limit grazing on Craters
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by Daniel Moore Press Staff Writer The BLM may change just how much grazing is allowed on the Craters of the Moon National Monument. The Bureau of Land Management is currently analyzing various plans that could modify where livestock can…
Power County politics play part in Republican convention meltdown
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by Kurtis Workman Press Staff Writer Power County Republicans are generally confused by recent events that left the local GOP without representation at the state Republican convention. Power County Republicans became embroiled in controversy following the appointment of two precinct…