Firefighters from Idaho and Oregon are helping to fight a massive straw fire in Canyon County. http://www.topix.net/city/fruitland-id/2009/06/large-stacks-of-straw-may-have-spontaneously-combusted?fromrss=1

Police agencies in Payette County will be cracking down on DUI drivers this weekend. http://www.topix.net/city/fruitland-id/2009/05/targeted-patrol-planned-to-nab-drunk-drivers-in-idaho?fromrss=1

FRUITLAND, ID, April 11, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- As demand increases for the stylish iTySE Shopping System, co-founders Chris Kodama and Shawna Pierson have turned to a regional asset to assemble and ship the iTySE product. http://www.topix.net/city/fruitland-id/2009/04/ityse-partners-with-oregon-correction-enterprises?fromrss=1

A local doctor just boosted the endowment for a scholarship at Treasure Valley Community College which helps nursing students pay for their education. http://www.topix.net/city/fruitland-id/2009/01/keeping-it-local?fromrss=1

Officials in Payette County are taking a cautious view on the new year because of the economic circumstances the nation faces, and "caution" could just be the watchword in 2009. http://www.topix.net/city/fruitland-id/2009/01/idaho-officials-cast-wary-eye-on-the-future?fromrss=1

A professional bullrider charged with felony domestic violence pleaded guilty following a plea agreement during his arraignment Friday in Payette County District Court. http://www.topix.net/city/fruitland-id/2008/12/bullrider-pleads-guilty-at-arraignment-session?fromrss=1

A Fruitland-area couple was arraigned and later arrested Tuesday at Payette County Courthouse for animal cruelty charges stemming from a search warrant in November that led to the seizure of a number of ... http://www.topix.net/city/fruitland-id/2008/12/area-couple-detained-in-cruelty-case?fromrss=1

The Payette County Sheriff Department also removed a 3-year-old boy from the property Nov. http://www.topix.net/city/fruitland-id/2008/12/s-idaho-couple-charged-in-animal-neglect-case?fromrss=1

Two women suspected of animal abuse have been officially charged with 12 counts of animal cruelty. http://www.topix.net/city/fruitland-id/2008/12/fruitland-women-charged-with-12-counts-of-animal-cruelty?fromrss=1

Fruitland High School seniors Kim Ward , 17, and Hillary Willhite, 18, both FHS art department students, paint the windows of the Apple Bin restaurant with holiday decorations Thursday. http://www.topix.net/city/fruitland-id/2008/12/a-wavering-fiscal-picture?fromrss=1