Warning to motorists as Idaho school bus law tightens
Law officers Sheriff Arlando Larsen and State Patrol man Dean Gunnell remind Franklin County motorists that the new Idaho Code of the Road requires all traffic to stop when a school bus shows amber and red lights. They urge extreme caution for children on streets and note buses must stop at railroad crossings and riders may include pedal and rotor bikes.
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Arlando Larsen
Dean Gunnell
Franklin County
Idaho
Larsen
Gunnell
Fairview Water District secures grant and loan for upgrades
Fairview Water District wins a Farmers Home Administration loan of 224 500 and a grant of 217 500 for the culinary water system. Terms run 30 years at five percent interest. A bond election by voters is required before funds use, with 100 percent early support from water users. Project includes a new well in lower Cub River, transmission lines, and a storage reservoir to meet rising demand of about 19 hookups yearly.
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Fairview Water District
Farmers Home Administration
George Hansen
Cub River
Fairview
Rick Orton
Boise
JW. Crowther
Preston
Hall
Orton
Water hearing set Tuesday in Preston on state plan
State Sen. Reed Budge and co chairman Ward Chatburn announce a Preston hearing on Sept 13 at 8 p.m. for the Idaho Water Resource Board plan adopted Dec 29 1976. Other Eastern and Central Idaho hearings follow as critics challenge public input and scope of the plan.
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Reed Budge
Soda Springs
Ward Chatburn
Albion
Legislative Council
State Water Plan
Preston
Idaho
Idaho Water Resource Board
Robinson Fair
Franklin County to hold budget hearing Tuesday at 10 a.m
Franklin County taxpayers will speak on the 1978 county budget at a public hearing in the county courthouse commission chambers. The proposed 2,313,263 dollar budget shows increases in hospital operation, road and bridge, current expense, and fire protection with tax revenue listed at 611,978 dollars.
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Franklin County
Oakwood enrollment rises while districts see mixed first-day figures
Preston School District reports 1 783 students on the first day with expectations of 1 790 to 1 795. Oakwood totals reach 822 with middle school at 377 and high school at 579 amid offset losses in high grades. Dr Bowler notes 10 15 late registrations and outlines kindergarten gains and grade by grade changes.
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Preston
Orson Bowler
Bowler
Oakwood
Defender seeks acquittal in Nebeker case in Sixth District
Public defender Hartwell Blake filed a rebuttal brief in Sixth District Court at Preston on August 25 requesting reconsideration and acquittal for Dean Nebeker. The motion challenges a mistrial tied to Nebeker’s spontaneous defense statements in the voluntary manslaughter case over Robert Pease’s death in Preston on December 11, 1976, arguing the statements were admissible and not prejudicial.
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Hartwell Blake
McDermott and McDermott Pocatello Law Firm
Dean Nebeker
Preston
Sixth District
Blake
Nebeker
Robert Pease
Boise
Rains aid late crops and dairy feed in county
Heavy rains totaling 1.19 inches over Aug 18 19 boosted irrigation for late crops while 1.13 inches fell at KACH station. The weather relief allows fall rains to fill storage water, supports a potential third crop hay for dairies, but some dry farm hay and second crop hay remain water short. Cooler temps followed with a 32 degree low Sunday at the station.
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Ering
Football Contest Opens This Week With 10 Week Picks
The Citizen launches a football contest inviting area readers to pick weekly winners for ten straight weeks. Cash prizes awarded to top entries with tie breaks based on predicted highest scoring team. Entries due by Friday noon at The Citizen office. Co sponsored by local merchants and businesses.
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Sears
Preston
Bob Acock
Keith Jorgensen
Magnavox
Loyal Hansen
Motor Merc
Idaho
Jensen TV
Hansen Glass and Paint
Mel’s Drug
Big O Tire Shop
McCune Motor Co
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Dennis Hall
Budge
J. D. Williams
Francis J. Rasmussen
Gument
Williams
KACH
Gaage
Hamp
Suday
Glendale Reservoir
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