By BOB HUDSON This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it BLACKFOOT - Sharon Empey of Blackfoot knows a little bit about anonymity.

By MELANIE MOORE This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it BLACKFOOT - The Bingham County Commissioners stood their ground Monday in a meeting with the Blackfoot City Council, refusing to continue to allow the ambulance service to operate over budget.

SHELLEY The way sewage is treated in both Bingham and Bonneville Counties is being positively affected by the new wastewater treatment plant in Shelley, officials say.

By MELANIE MOORE This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it FORT HALL - Members of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes celebrated the grand opening of their new Tribal Justice Center Tuesday.

EASTERN IDAHO While cold winter temperatures can cause power bills to skyrocket, power companies wish to let customers know help is available.

By BOB HUDSON This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it BLACKFOOT - When Rudy de Wit and his wife Veronica began talking about adoption six years ago, he had no interest in providing foster care.

The Challis Area Health Center has a new Nurse Practitioner . Janet Merrell, who had been practicing medicine at Bingham Memorial Hospital - sA A ?A'?A s rural outpost clinic in Shelley, started filling in at the Challis clinic in November and accepted the full-time job offer here in December.

By MELANIE MOORE This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it FORT HALL - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has modified the Record of Decision for the Simplot Plant Operable Unit of the Eastern Michaud Flats Superfund site.

"Megan Fox," he said to the laughter of fans who have made him a folk hero for losing his dream job.

By MELANIE MOORE This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it BINGHAM COUNTY - Bingham County Parks and Recreation is requesting two grants through the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation and is seeking your help.

A DOG walker who plunged down a snowy ravine was saved from freezing to death by a 16-year-old girl.

IDAHO FALLS & SHELLEY - It is the cutback heard across the state. Governor Butch Otter plans to balance the budget by trimming public education spending.

EASTERN IDAHO If there's just one thing people around the world know about Idaho, it's the potatoes.

This is a community that has embraced singer-songwriters singing in the round and so it's fitting that the first time it happens this year the performance will see two local singer songwriters share the stage a ' and as a bonus their third will be a nominee for the Canadian Folk Music Award Best New/Emerging Artist of the Year.

Two people are in custody - after a multi-agency investigation leads to a huge burglary bust in four counties.