Alert Next Cassia sheriff continues law enforcement tradition From the October crime report: Cold-case murder, drug charges, woman bites deputy and more series Laurie Welch Oct 12, 2020 Oct 12, 2020 0 Cassia County Undersheriff George Warrell talks about his career Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, at his office in Burley. DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Laurie Welch BURLEY — Come January, there will be a new sheriff in town.kAmv6@C86 (2CC6== xxx[ r2DD:2 r@F?EJ F?56CD96C:77[ :D CF??:?8 F?@AA@D65 7@C E96 @77:46 :? 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DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS In this Series October crime report: Cold-case murder, drug charges, woman bites deputy and more Oct 30, 2020 Pedestrian hit in Burley crosswalk; driver cited Oct 30, 2020 Shoshone Dairy pleads guilty to releasing manure into Milner-Gooding Canal Oct 30, 2020 Idaho priest serving 25 years for child porn dies in prison 35 updates Previous Next 0 Comments Love 7 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Laurie Welch Mini-Cassia Reporter, Voice Editor Follow Laurie Welch Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. 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Burley considers lease of anaerobic digesters to expand industrial wastewater capacity Burley's industrial wastewater plant will soon be at capacity. One possible solution: Turning wastewater into gas.
Could there be a silver lining to the pandemic? These folks say yes After six months of learning how to live during the COVID-19 global pandemic that closed schools, sent workers home to complete to do their jo…
Rupert man charged with enticing disabled girl over the internet An 18-year-old Rupert man awaiting sentencing on a rape charge in another case is charged with sending sexualized messages over the internet t…
Burley family celebrates 100 years of movies Saturday In spite of constant industry changes and a pandemic, five generations of the Harris family have shown the latest flicks on the big screen for…
Arcadia family fun center coming to Burley An Albion family familiar with the entertainment businesses purchased the old Watco Companies LLC building on Overland Avenue and 8th Street f…
Harvest Haunt Ghost Tours reveal Rupert's scary secrets There won’t be any jump-and-scare or bloody gore during Rupert’s Harvest Haunt Ghost Tours — but this chance to learn more about some of the h…