Murder suspect arrested

Daughter charged in parents’ deaths

Blaine County law enforcement officers and the county’s prosecuting attorney announced at a Thursday press conference that 16-year-old Sarah M. Johnson was arrested as the primary suspect in the Sept. 2 murders of Alan and Diane Johnson, her parents. Blaine County Sheriff Walt Femling, pictured at the podium, explained results of the two-month murder investigation to approximately 70 reporters, police officers and curious onlookers at the Old Blaine County Courthouse in Hailey. Express photo by Willy Cook

For the week of November 5 - 11, 2003

• Valley real estate market surging
  Hailey, Bellevue see substantial growth in sales, prices

• Mountain real estate staging a comeback
  Aspen, Jackson report strengthening sales—mostly

• ‘At the Edge of Science’ brings
  together two worlds

• Chicken senators and four-flushing financiers

• Well done

• When ‘justice’ becomes vengeance
  Commentary by Pat Murphy

• Lost and found in translation
  Commentary by JoEllen Collins

• 2003-2004 Senior Hockey League schedule

• Tight WRHS squad savors a state championship
  Hailey boys’ soccer (19-3-1) stops Payette 3-2 OT in huge opener

• Cutthroats have plenty of gas in their engine
  Unlikely but worthy state runner-up team

• Hailey spikers bring home state silver
  Wood River wins Sportsmanship Trophy in lake region

• So close, Wolverines settle for second
  Wood River girls beat McCall, Payette at state

• Cutthroats reel in third place at state

• The Ultimate test, in Sarasota
  Frisbee Masters are third nationally

• Public Notice Summary

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