Also in this week’s Times: Something new at the library, Emergency drills at the school, and shoes are needed The Aberdeen Elementary School has two new teachers in the halls and classrooms this year. They are Barbara Smith, teaching fourth…
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Local agents gear up for insurance exchange
Questions remain unanswered by Daniel Moore Press staff writer Idaho’s new health insurance exchange opens for business on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The main portion of the exchange, the website www.yourhealthidaho.org, will compare different health insurance plans and allow patrons to…
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Picture of the week: Draining downpour
Water filled construction trenches and rushed down Idaho Street following a sudden rain storm that covered several other streets and flooded several businesses and homes around American Falls. Storm drains couldn’t handle the downpour, making driving a risky proposition. See more photos in this week’s print edition.
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Aberdeen school patrons approve plant facility levy
Although voting participation was very low, Aberdeen School District patrons approved the $275,000 plant facility levy at the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 27. A total of 213 people cast their votes in absentee ballots, the Aberdeen precinct and the Springfield/Sterling…
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Picture of the week: Out with the old
Mike Glaser of Double Point Construction was busy last week with demolition work on an old building in the elevator district of American Falls. The old wooden elevator in the background is next on the chopping block and should be coming down within the next week or two.
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Candidate deadline approaches for several county taxing districts
Elections for representatives on several county taxing district boards will be held Tuesday, Nov. 5. Positions up for re-election include city council seats in American Falls and Rockland; cemetery district board positions in Falls View, Rockland Valley View, and Arbon;…
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School harvest break starts Sept. 19
The Aberdeen School District will be out of school for harvest break beginning on Thursday, Sept. 19, and students will remain out of school through Friday, Oct. 4. Superintendent Jane Ward informed trustees Herb Bohrer, Todd Lowder, Mike Shackelford and…
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County budget potentially up almost $500,000
by Kurtis Workman Press Staff Writer The 2014 Power County budget will receive its day in the sun on Monday, Aug 26, at 5:30 p.m. when the Power County Commissioners will open a public meeting to take comments on the…
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Picture of the week: Digging deep
Heavy equipment has been digging deep as DePatco crews work up and down Idaho Street in downtown American Falls. Workers are replacing old, worn out sewer and water lines, and will eventually finish up with new roads, sidewalks and landscaping to beautify the area, all part of the downtown revitalization project.
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School patrons will vote on plant facility levy
Aberdeen School patrons will head to the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 27, to decide the fate of a $275,000 plant facility levy. Polls will be open at Aberdeen Legion Hall and Springfield Shop. Trustees are asking for $275,000 for a…