City council clash over engineer firing stalls at meeting
In a Monday city council session only three members showed including ex mayor Sher win Webb. Wendell Smith, water line engineer, was dismissed with no public reason given. Smith and a councilman questioned his dismissal while presenting a list of five questions.
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Sherwin Webb
Wendell Smith
Smith
Lowell
Castleton
J.D.” Williams
Preston
CEI
Consulting Engineers of
Idaho
Richard Hendricks
Webb
Wendell
Bettner
Glenn Call
Arnold Sant
Lynn Fekrell
Reed McEntire seeks Eastside School Board seat Zone 2
Reed S McEntire 46 from Preston filed to run for the Eastside School Board Zone 2 seat now held by Robert Lindhardt who seeks re election The May 20 election is at Oakwood Elementary The Zone 8 seat may also be up with Dr Murray Nichols not seeking re election. McEntire promotes progressive education and trade techs while backing the recent bond issue and tax reform discussions.
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Reed S. McEntire
Preston
Eastside
Robert Lindhardt
Lindhardt
Oakwood
McEntire
Kiwanis Club
Cache Valley Breeding Assoc
Utah-Idaho Canning Crops Assoc
Preston- Riverdale-Mink Creek
Bound Over For Trial In DWI Case In Utah
James Meredith Marrs of Lewiston Utah was bound over to stand trial in Sixth District Court by Magistrate Judge Ann P. Davis after a felony DWI arrest on Highway 34. This marks Marrs third DWI arrest with two others in Utah.
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James Meredith Marrs
Lewiston
Utah
Sixth District Court
Ann P. Davis
Marrs
Highway 34
Franklin County Tax Increase One Of Smallest In State
County Auditor Mike Kunz reports Franklin County had one of Idaho’s smallest property tax increases for 1974. Total levies across all districts rose to 1,258,476 from 1,257,461 in 1973, a 0.08 percent rise, far below state highs.
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Franklin County
Mike Kunz
Idaho
BP Clinic Set Wednesday At Legion Hall
A blood pressure clinic sponsored by Franklin County Senior Citizens will be held Wednesday May 7 at the American Legion Hall from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Spokesman Della Crockett said the event is open to everyone and Senior Citizen membership cards will be available at that time.
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American Legion Hall
Della Crockett
Lindhardt and Nichols Key in Eastside School Board Race
With Friday's deadline approaching only two candidates have filed for Eastside School Board seats zones two and three on May 20. Robert Lindhardt the current chairman will seek re election while Reed McEntire and Dr Murray Nichols have ruled out running. Nichols says newer direction is needed and Lindhardt cites education focus as his asset. Deadline for applications is 5 p.m Friday.
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Eastside
Robert Lindhardt
Reed McEntire
Murray Nichols
Nichols
Lindhardt
Cleanup Campaign Set For May 12 In Franklin County
The first Bicentennial project in Franklin County launches May 12 with a countywide cleanup drive lasting until next year. F Lynn Fackrell leads the Preston Idaho South Stake and Verl Auger heads the Preston North Stake. County and city pickups of debris run May 12 through 17.
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Franklin County
Verl Auger
Preston North Stake
Obituary: Dr Kelton Oran Merrill Dies at 58
Dr Kelton Oran Merrill 58 died unexpectedly at his Preston home Tuesday evening from natural causes. He had served as an optometrist in Preston since 1942. Complete obituary details are continued elsewhere in this issue.
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Kelton Oran Merrill
Preston
Hendricks Contact Claimed With SICOG on Preston Funds
SICOG Director confirms receipt of inquiry attributed to Hendricks, a staffer for Congressman Hansen, about prior Preston project funding. Scott McDonald of SICOG states Hendricks asked about earlier federal money for city projects, not the current water line funding effort.
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SICOG
Hendricks
Richard Hendricks
George
Hansen
Preston
Scott McDonald
Southeastern Idaho Council of Governments
McDonald
Commerce and Labor Departments
Dea
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