By LORI EDMO-SUPPAH
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FORT HALL — Shoshone-Bannock Festival Coordinator and Fort Hall Business Council treasurer Tino Batt said the theme for this year’s event, “Celebrating Family and Friends” reflects in part the core purpose of the event.

He said an influx of guests, families and friends from sister tribes are anticipated because of the Bannock Gathering and Shoshonean Reunion and he would like to thank everyone for coming to Fort Hall. (cont.)

By LORI EDMO-SUPPAH
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ARBON VALLEY — The Powerline Fire started around 8:30 p.m. August 4 in Arbon Valley.

The fire is on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation and jumped the Arbon Valley Highway several times. Fire managers estimated August 5 it was 30,000 acres in size. It’s human caused and under investigation. (cont.)

POCATELLO — Ruben Wounded Head III, 20, of Chubbuck was sentenced to a total of 46 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter after a drunk driving crash that resulted in the deaths of Fort Hall residents Garrett Osborne and Jessica Stump.

Wounded Head will serve 34 months in federal prison in addition to the 12 months he already served in the Fort Hall Justice Center on the same charge for a total of 46 months.

He pleaded guilty to the charges in federal court in May. (cont.)

By LORI EDMO-SUPPAH
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FORT HALL — No evidence of West Nile Virus has been found in mosquito traps on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation according to Vector Disease Control International.

Vector Disease Control International is working in conjunction with the Tribes Agricultural Resource Management (ARM) program to monitor and spray mosquitoes on the Rez. (cont.)

By MONTE MCKEAN
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FORT HALL— On July 29 local officer Talon McConnell was given a mirror as a gift for his commitment to the Fort Hall Police Department.

Douglas Broncho presented the gift at Home of the Brave Tattoo and Piercing shop, which he owns. The shop is located across the parking lot from the Shoshone-Bannock Hotel. (cont.)