By MONTE MCKEAN
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FORT HALL — On Saturday July 15, Homes for Our Troops conducted a key ceremony for U.S. Marine Cpl. Phillip Baldwin to receive his new custom built home.

The home was designed for Phillip who was injured when he stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED) June 18, 2011 while he was in Afghanistan. The injury resulted in the loss of his legs and damage to his left hand and right hip. (cont.)

By LORI EDMO-SUPPAH
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FORT HALL — The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Fort Hall Police Department has been awarded a $947,820 Department of Justice COPS CTAS grant for equipment and training.

COPS CTAS stands for Coordinated Tribal Assistance. FHPD Chief Pat Teton said the funds will be used to purchase 20 new police vehicles for Patrol and Criminal Investigations over a three-year period. (cont.)

By LORI EDMO-SUPPAH
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FORT HALL — A power outage in Fort Hall and Ross Fork affected 882 customers July 17 after a white vehicle crashed into a utility pole on East Sheepskin Road around 2:50 p.m.

Melissa Thom, of Idaho Power communications said the car/pole accident knocked out a 46 kv line and linemen had to replace the pole. The power was restored at 6:23 p.m.

Fort Hall Police Captain Mark Massey said they received a report of a white passenger vehicle driving recklessly around 2:50 p.m. in the area of south Sheepskin Road west of Eagle Road. (cont.)

By LORI EDMO-SUPPAH
Sho-Ban News
MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho — Elmore County Sheriff Mike Hollinshead said July 18 the skeletal remains of two individuals were turned over to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as his office determined they didn’t involve a homicide.

The remains are from between 1436 and 1632 but the sheriff said it was inconclusive whether the remains were of Native Americans but a significant amount of corn was found to be in their diets. (cont.)

POCATELLO (AP) — An eastern Idaho city with a flag labeled as the worst city flag in North America in a 2015 TED talk may be one step closer to a new flag.

Pocatello's Flag Design Ad-Hoc Committee will recommend the “MountainsLeft'' flag design, which features three red mountain peaks and a compass rose, during city council's study session on Thursday, the Idaho State Journal reported (http://bit.ly/2tQBWUP). (cont.)