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Rigby FFA Ag Issues group present to Jefferson County Commissioners
With legislation currently on the floor in the House of Representatives and the Senate regarding the endangered status of grizzly bears, the Rigby High School FFA Agriculture Issues Team sought an audience with the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners to discuss the potential removal of grizzly bears from the 1973 Endangered Species Act.
Central Fire District Fire Chief set to retire after 28 years of service
RIGBY — After 28 years of service, Central Fire District Fire Chief Carl Anderson will be retiring at the end of April. Anderson will work his last day on April 30 and is ready to spend more time at home and vacationing with his wife, Jeanette. “It took a...
Semi-truck hits power line, causing outages in Rigby and Ririe
RIRIE — A semi-truck hit a power line Sunday night, causing parts of Ririe and Rigby to lose power. According to Jefferson County spokeswoman Jennifer Fullmer, around 9:59 p.m., a 49-year-old man driving a semi-truck was traveling northbound on 4700 East 68 North. The driver reportedly told police that...
‘I wish it would have been me.’ 19-year-old sentenced for local crash that killed man, severely injured woman
RIGBY — A 19-year-old responsible for the death of a man last year in a Jefferson County crash apologized for what he did with tears in his eyes before he was sentenced Monday afternoon. Alonso Hernandez-Garcia, of Mattawa, Washington, appeared in a Jefferson County courtroom in front of District...
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