Levy fails to pass, Ellis, Grant and Burtenshaw win board seats
The Jefferson County Joint School District #251 proposed supplemental levy failed to pass May 21 in a low turnout election. Also, newcomers Roy Ellis and David W. Grant won contested seats for the District 251 Board of Trustees.According to Jefferson County Elections Department unofficial results, the levy did not win a single precinct, and lost ...

Merrill sentenced for crash
After hearing emotional statements and taking two 30-minute recesses, Judge Robert Crowley sentenced Timothy A. Merrill, of Menan, to spend a month in jail for a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge for killing Keely M. Lance and paralyzing Trevor A. Davis.Merrill was sentenced to 360 days of jail, with 330 suspended. He will also have to ...

Motion filed to dismiss First North quiet title suit
A resident on First North Street in Rigby has filed a motion to dismiss in the quiet title lawsuit, saying, among other reasons, that the Rigby City Council did not vote to proceed with the suit. In the motion, Robert D. Dinsdale, of Rigby, cites Idaho Code Title 50 Chapter 1750, which says “it shall be the duty of the council of such ...

New Lewisville City Clerk selected
Donetta Fife, of Lewisville, was hired as the new clerk for the City of Lewisville May 8. She is replacing Clerk Connie Olsen, who has worked for the city for five years. Fife chose to leave her seat as Chairperson of The Planning and Zoning Commission when former Clerk Olsen announced her position would be available. “I have been the ...

Ririe superintendent leaving for new career
After 11 years of service, Ron Perrenoud will be leaving his position as superintendent of the Ririe Joint School District #252 June 30 to take a coordinator position with the Idaho Digital Learning Academy. Perrenoud will be resigning at the end of this school year after deciding not to complete his three-year contract with the school district. ...

Seven other bridges deemed ‘structurally deficient’
Seven other bridges, or nine total, in Jefferson County were deemed as “structurally deficient” by Idaho Transportation Department inspectors in 2013. The bridges on 550 North and 3900 East, which have been addressed by the county, also appear on the list.According to federal guidelines, a bridge is structurally deficient when a major ...

Mayor of Lewisville receives Woodie Flowers award
Mayor of Lewisville Curtis Thomas received the Woodie Flowers award at the regional robotics conference in Salt Lake City in March after being nominated by the students of Hillcrest High School.Thomas was nominated for the Woodie Flowers which is an award meant to recognize mentors who excel in leadership and communication skills and who has set a ...