FOR THE WEEK OF:
Sept. 8 - Sept. 14, 1999

• Local attorneys protest proposed county prosecutor budget increase Prosecutor Doug Werth's proposal to fund hiring of third deputy prosecutor sets off debate

• Brush fire spares Woodside homes Fire official says Thursday night's fire appears to have been started by people

• Ketchum City Council and Blaine County commissioners move to speed up zoning for new St. Luke's hospital campus. McHanville business owners keeping close eye on zoning maneuvers

• Approximately 15,000 people turned out for Ketchum's annual Big Hitch parade. Saturday's Wagon Days celebration recalled area's colorful mining history

• Don't breach ban on commercial sprawl Hospital expansion could turn Blaine County's comprehensive plan on its ear amid request by hospital officials for a medical building and other facilites

• Hanging out with the common folk Columnist Pat Murphy commends actor Bruce Willis for starring in the lobby of his Hailey theater and serving popcorn while his hit "The Sixth Sense" was showing

• Let's end the obscenity--no more huge houses Copy editor and reporter Greg Moore sharply criticizes new 20,800 square foot house in Gimlet as being a monstrosity

• State highway officials and a consulting firm are traveling up and down the Highway 75 corridor attempting to sell a road widening concept. Replacement of the highway's Greenhorn Bridge between Ketchum and Hailey still expected to begin within a month

• School bus purchase could reopen seatbelt debate Blaine County School District's purchase of three new buses once again raises issue

• Public Notice Summary

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• Other Stories This Week:

  Sun Valley supports Muffy Davis' training for 2002 Paralympics in Salt Lake City
  Bellevue's new budget earmarks $300,000 to replace aging city hall
  Bellevue fire chief urges equipment update
  Stanley Lake road to be closed for resurfacing
  Recreation District answers some confusing questions about November bond issue
  Wilderness area permits provide tracking data
  Local bark beetles are a healthy part of ecosystem
  Beavers help aquatic corridors thrive
  Petition mounted to keep Wagon Days shootout in Ketchum
  News of Record
  

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