Teacher Natalie Wybenga talks to her first-grade students about math Monday, Sept. 14, at John V. Evans Elementary School in Burley.
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Tony Morley, city administrator, right, chats with Paul Ross, city attorney, during business hours Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at his office in Heyburn.
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First-grader Nixon Ormond works on his math project in teacher Natalie Wybenga's class Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at John V. Evans Elementary School in Burley.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Tony Morley, city administrator, goes about his business Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at his office in Heyburn.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Teacher Natalie Wybenga talks math Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at John V. Evans Elementary School in Burley.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
First-grader Paisley Stoker works on her math project in teacher Natalie Wybenga's class Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at John V. Evans Elementary School in Burley.
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First-grader Myah Ekins works on her math project in teacher Natalie Wybenga's class Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at John V. Evans Elementary School in Burley.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Teacher Natalie Wybenga talks math with her first-grade students Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at John V. Evans Elementary School in Burley.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Tony Morley, city administrator, goes about his business Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at his office in Heyburn.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Students work on their math project Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at John V. Evans Elementary School in Burley.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
First-grader Carlos Magana works on his math project in teacher Natalie Wybenga's class Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at John V. Evans Elementary School in Burley.
BURLEY —The start of the pandemic six months ago closed schools, sent workers home to do their jobs and forced businesses and local governments to find new ways of doing things. But some people say some bright spots emerged from the pandemic.
Cheylie Griffon, of Rupert, pushes her 2-year-old daughter on tire swing at Story Book Park in Burley on Friday, Sept. 11. Spending more time with family has been a positive aspect of COVID-19, she said.
Cheylie Griffon, of Rupert, pushes her 2-year-old daughter on tire swing at Story Book Park in Burley on Friday, Sept. 11. Spending more time with family has been a positive aspect of COVID-19, she said.
First-grader Nixon Ormond works on his math project in teacher Natalie Wybenga's class Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at John V. Evans Elementary School in Burley.
First-grader Paisley Stoker works on her math project in teacher Natalie Wybenga's class Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at John V. Evans Elementary School in Burley.
First-grader Myah Ekins works on her math project in teacher Natalie Wybenga's class Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at John V. Evans Elementary School in Burley.
First-grader Carlos Magana works on his math project in teacher Natalie Wybenga's class Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at John V. Evans Elementary School in Burley.