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8-12-5

Celebrating a trail of collaboration
Blackfoot and Bingham County residents who enjoy bicycling, rollerblading, jogging and walking will assemble Aug. 17 to celebrate completion of the a new recreational trail – the Greater Blackfoot Area Greenbelt – a loop of nearly 10 miles that connects the city with Rose Pond.

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Board to consider safety report, request
The Idaho Transportation Board will review results of the 2004 collision report for Idaho and the FY 2006 Office of Traffic and Highway Safety’s (OTHS) proposed safety performance plan when it meets in Pocatello Wednesday and Thursday (Aug. 17-18).
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Roadside trash is trash... or is it?
Trash is trash, regardless of size and shape. Just ask a teenager who was engaged in an Adopt-A-Highway campaign a few miles west of Chubbuck. After depositing an array from fast-food packaging and soda cans into her garbage bag she picked up rifle from along the highway and routinely stuffed it into her bag with the other refuse.
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Training helps public transportation address safety, security
Terrorist attacks, whether by suicide bombers or planted explosives, were considered remote possibilities in the western hemisphere … until explosions created mass casualties in Madrid and London.
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Open enrollment approaches for optional life insurance
ITD employees who choose to participate in a supplemental life insurance plan through the state’s provider will have an opportunity to add additional coverage during the NCPERS open enrollment period, Sept. 1-Nov. 30.
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Sessions will explain transportation funding
Residents of the Treasure Valley have indicated they want to better understand transportation funding. Some have a sense that funding is inadequate; others believe that current funds may not be managed as efficiently as they could be.
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Invasive weeds contribute to fire threat
They come with benign names like June Grass, Foxtail Chess, and bufflegrass, or the soft-sounding Downy Brome. Though pretty sounding, these insidious invasive weeds are continuing to expand their range and dominate native plant communities across large portions of our Western landscape.
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ITD collaborates in project to protect Cutthroat trout
Thanks to some hard work by state and federal agencies and and community environmental groups, the Yellowstone cutthroat trout survival rate may improve in the Henry's Lake area. The problem: Erosion of the streambeds on Targhee and Howard creeks below culverts under Idaho Highway 87 north of the lake had blocked fish movement between the lake and the spawning streams.
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The Bottom Line
• One scoop with sprinkles?
• Motorcycle ride to benefit memorial fund
• District 3 motorcyclists plan ride
• State employees offered discounted tickets

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