Felony dismissed in elk poaching case Blaine County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Matt Fredback holds the antlers seized from Tony Mayer, a Twin Falls man accused of illegally killing a trophy bull elk in 2009. Magistrate Court Judge R. Ted Israel, shown in the background, dismissed a felony charge against Mayer. Photo by David N. Seelig

Friday, October 22, 2010

• Felony dismissed in elk poaching case
  State botches test to determine animal’s trophy status

• Skier survey ranks Sun Valley 9th best
  Resort drops 2 places in Ski magazine rating

• Human remains found
  Police investigating discovery of bones by hunter

• British TV reports Bergdahl is alive
  Report says soldier escaped and was recaptured

• County votes absentee—in person
  Voters weigh in early using absentee ballots

• Hailey lands $3.5M transit grant
  Woodside Boulevard to get Complete Streets sidewalks

• Passenger bus collides with bull elk
  No injuries, but drivers cautioned

• City: Widen highway to go slower?
  Council and mayor advise state to not lower speed limit

• County ups land-use application fees
  Fees for daycare permits, floodplain construction rise

• Meet the Republicans
  GOP candidates visit valley on bus tour

• County considers higher landfill fees
  Increased fees would make up lost revenue

• Board OKs Bellevue school expansion
  Graves sworn in as newest member

• Airport ‘hot spot’ gets FAA fix
  

• Briefs
  

• Halloween getups scream off the rack
  A variety of local sources makes it easy to party incognito

• It’s the mother of all ski sales
  Annual Ski Swap this weekend—snow or shine

• Benefit planned for sick valley resident
  Party for Tommy Powell Saturday in Hailey

• Otter’s wrong to quit the wolf game
  

• Where’s the beef?
  

• Hikers, hunters should stay alert
  

• Croy board for McCleary
  

• Donoval criticisms are unfounded
  

• Constitutional amendments are sensible
  

• Hailey spikers fall in four to Jerome, miss state
  Twin Falls and Tigers are going

• Mushers grab Northside volleyball title over Dietrich
  Season ends for Carey, TCS spikers

• Can mild weather, wins continue for grid finale?
  Wolverines host Canyon Ridge in “Pink Out” Friday

• Wolverine, Cutthroat runners make it to state
  Headed to Soda Springs for Idaho meet Oct. 30

• Fossils take the field at St. George
  Sarchett hits clean-up for Old Timers

• From boys to men
  

• Stephen Lyle Breneman
  

• Joe LeBard
  Memorial Service

• Richard Brooks Anderson
  Death Notice

• Gail Cory Plowman
  Death Notice