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Both sides await unveiling of management plan for Deer Flat Refuge in Nampa

On Earth Day 2011, volunteers collect litter and remove noxious weeds in and around Lake Lowell.

The Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge is poised to unveil its revised management plan for Lake Lowell and the surrounding refuge, but the revisions aren’t likely to satisfy opponents.

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LOCAL NEWS

What's open and closed Memorial Day in the Treasure Valley

What’s open and closed Monday for Memorial Day:

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NAMPA, CALDWELL

John Bujak's bankruptcy trustee wants Canyon County to pay

The trustee in John Bujak’s bankruptcy case filed a motion this week asking for a judge to order Canyon County to pay $171,000 to the bankruptcy estate to restore money the former prosecutor paid the county shortly before he resigned and declared bankruptcy.

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HEALTH

Idaho leads the nation at helping people die their way

Program allows patients to direct the care they receive at the end of their lives

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IDAHO HISTORY

Idaho History: Boise’s Chamber of Commerce had a rough beginning

Boise’s on-again-off-again Board of Trade was a foundering organization when the Idaho Statesman reported on Jan. 14, 1893, that its latest meeting had been poorly attended and had ended with disagreements and squabbles. In November 1893, the paper decided that the organization was hopeless...

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IN REMEMBRANCE

In Remembrance: Edna Schultz had a lifetime love of flowers

Edna Schultz loved flowers — especially roses — and worked hard for decades to make sure others could enjoy them as much as possible.

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LOCAL NEWS PHOTOS

Eagle High School Graduation 05/26/2012

Eagle High School seniors put the finishing touch on their K-12 education with a commencement ceremony Saturday May 26, 2012 at Taco Bell Arena in Boise. Eagle's class of 2012 included 342 graduates.

7 hours ago
BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

High temperature in Boise Saturday didn't reach 60 — find out how much longer cool, wet weather expected to last

Hot enough for you? Probably not, if you were looking forward to basking in the sun this weekend.

10 hours ago
BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

Idaho state controller Donna Jones remains hospitalized after crash in Eastern Idaho Friday

Donna Jones, the Idaho state controller, is stable and responsive Saturday, a day after she suffered injuries in a rollover crash near Rupert, her family said in a release issued by Jones' staff. Her injuries are not life-threatening.

14 hours ago
BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

Artist says someone melted artwork outside Modern Hotel in Boise; she's offering a reward for information leading to an arrest

A wall-hanging knit and crocheted from discarded VHS tape that's been outside The Modern Hotel in Downtown Boise since early May was damaged this week by someone who burned sections of the piece, artist Adrian Kershaw said Saturday. She believes they used a lighter to set fire to the videotape.

13 hours ago
BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

Streets shut down after car crash at 13th and Grove in Boise Saturday

Two vehicles collided in the intersection of 13th and Grove streets Saturday afternoon, and extrication was called to remove one of the occupants of the vehicles.

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