Sheriff Offers Office Hours Amid Meeting Concerns
Sheriff Wilcox defends public meetings and opens office hours Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm. He addresses criticism of the David Mikesell death case, noting a pathologist labeled the cause undetermined, which rules out homicide. Deputy prosecutor Finney and Chief Deputy Hare defend the thoroughness of the investigation.
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Wilcox
Here
Sheriff’s Department
Mikesell
David Hare
Gary Finney
Bill Rice
Senate Approves Kindergarten Program Funding Debate
Lawmakers push a voluntary kindergarten plan with 3.3 million initial funding and future growth. Senators urge funding for teacher salaries and school conditions while noting gains in access beyond upper income districts. Critics warn districts may pa y taxes for others and call for prudent spending.
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Swenson
Yarbrough
John Barker
R-Buhl
Barker
Legislature Customs and Budget Moves Highlight Session
The general fund shows a small surplus as talks begin on a state employee pay raise. Democrats back a 4.2 million surplus appropriation for the Road Betterment Program. Senate action frames term limits for governors and liquor licenses at races. House moves to strip lieutenant governor of chairmanship on Lands Committee. Two no fault insurance bills delayed. Senate passes and sticks by a .08 BAC driving prohibition.
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House
Senate
Ernors
Lieu Lands Committee
Senate Resources Committee
Man Held In Death on U S 95 Near Marsing Idaho
Mil lard Preston Jones a 53 year old San Jose California man was killed when hit by his own car on U S 95 south of Marsing Elmer Junior Smallwood 50 of Murphy was jailed awaiting arraignment after a pickup driven by Smallwood slid off the highway and became hung up on rocks three people were injured in the earlier crash and Jones stopped to help before being struck.
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Tim Nettleton
Millard Preston Jones
San Jose
Calif
U.S. 95
Marsing
Elmer Junior Smallwood
Murphy Nending
Nettleton
Smallwood
Highway 95
Jones
Prosecutor Frost Says Grand Jury Will Be Empaneled
Frost states the grand jury will be empaneled with powers to advance the investigation and declines to speculate on possible charges. He notes he and his team have worked on the case almost full time since his appointment.
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Frost
Absentees Mar Conference Mar OPEC Unity Talks In Algeria
Oil leaders met at the Palais des Nations in Algiers for a three day OPEC summit to chart a policy ahead of talks with consuming nations. Eight nations attended while Saudi Arabia Libya Nigeria Iraq and Indonesia sent lower officials, signaling divisions.
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Peggy Polk
Algiers
API
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Palais Des Nations
OPEC
Mediterranean Sea
Venezuela
Ecuador
Kuwait
Iran
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Algeria
Gabon
Saudi Arabia
Libya
Nigeria
Iraq
Indonesia
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Gartens
Lester Hartingsen
Dmalad
Richard Egebert
D-Tetonia
Dean Abrahams
R-Nampa
Stoddard
Zenith
Attorney General’s Office
Mar
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Paris
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