False
report of Amber Alert frustrates Idaho residents
Several Idaho residents received an early unwanted April
fools' joke March 31 when a false Amber Alert was sent
out via text message. An Amber Alert is a procedure
for rapidly publicizing the disappearance of a child.
The alert said that a 7-year-old girl had been abducted
from her home and that the suspect was driving a new
silver truck with the license plate number as 72B381.
/ By Allison Porter
Guns
fly off shelves as buyers fret new administration
Patrick Klomp isn't sure when the situation will get
any better. Standing with his arms extended, palms facing
up, before empty shelves at C-A-L Ranch, he shakes his
head. / By Christian Hathaway
Lewiston
will get a new grandstand, thanks to Sen. Bennett
This spring, Lewiston city received $237,500
from Senator Bennett's office to build a new rodeo grandstand
and city art council members are working hard to earn
money to build a playground to match. / By Natalie
Buckley
Ongoing
peace vigil 'favorite hour of the week'
Cache Valley residents gather every Friday evening in
front of the Logan Tabernacle alongside Main Street,
displaying anti-war signs as part of what they call
a peace vigil. / By Kirk Salisbury
USU
'alumni legacy' non-resident students to get big break
on tuition
Utah State University will be offering Alumni Legacy
Nonresident Scholarships starting in fall 2008 that
will cut $8,000 off some students' tuition per year.
/ By Paige Burtenshaw
Coyotes
vs. ranchers: Millville research center works toward
a solution
On a ranch out in Tremonton, a herd of 1,800 sheep graze
and rest quietly as a stealthy, wiry predator calmly
stalks a nearby lamb. Running swiftly and taking it
down, the predator bites the throat of the young lamb,
making it the killing blow. / By Jessica Allen
Logan
reclaiming lost park strips
After years of planning and a new motto to "restore
the vitality of our neighborhoods" Logan city officials
began this summer with a two-year project consisting
of the demolition and removal of the paved-over park
strips within the Logan communities and replacing them
with sod and vegetation. / By Logan Clifford
College
dropouts often return and find success
When Bryce Chamberlain, 23, started college he didn't
know that he would be dropping out later on to join
a band, but he did and doesn't regret it. / By David
Bowman
Lewiston's
water manager given service award
The Operator Certification Commission (OCC) recognized
and awarded Lewiston's water system manager Mark H.
Blair with a 15 year service award. / By Natalie
Buckley
More
than 3,000 Cache Valley children used crisis-care nursery
last year
It is an ordinary day at work and the door opens. It's
the police. Her heart sinks as she knows the news will
be something heartbreaking. They lead in a child who
has just been through some unimaginably traumatic experiences.
She is the director, so they hand her the paperwork
and explain that this child was just prostituted so
that the parents could buy drugs. / By Natalie Buckley
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