Otter Starts Hiring Campaign Staff Rape Charges on Rise in Twin Falls This Year
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94 / 60 First at last 92 After near-misses, Jerome's Jamie GARAGE SALES Sunny, hot. Lancaster claims cutting crown. SPORTS 1 Just follow our map, CLASSIFIEDS 6 BUSINESS 4 HELP FOR DAIRIES >>> U.S. Agriculture Department raises price paid for milk and cheddar cheese, BUSINESS 1 SATURDAY 75 CENTS August 1, 2009 MagicValley.com Otter starts hiring Water watch begins campaign staff Still, Otter — who filed Signs point to for his current term in December 2004, almost governor running two years before the elec- tion — continues to rake in for second term campaign cash. He raised more than $102,000 By Jared S. Hopkins between Jan. 1 and June 30, Times-News writer and has nearly $118,000 cash on hand, according to Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter his mid-year report filed has begun hiring a cam- Friday with the Idaho paign staff for the 2010 Secretary of State. election,the latest sign that All of the cash — con- the first-time gov- tributors range ernor will seek an from citizens and as-yet unan- political action nounced second committees to term. businesses and lob- Brenda Maynard, byists — came dur- a veteran GOP ing the 2009 Idaho strategist and Legislature. Otter staffer, has signed Otter also paid nearly on as a campaign $30,000 to Meridi- field director, she con- an Resources, a consulting firmed Friday to the firm that includes Jason Times-News. The com- Lehosit, his former cam- munications director in paign manager from 2006. Otter’s office, Mark Friday was the deadline Warbis, deferred comment for all statewide constitu- ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News to Maynard. tional officers to officially Cindy Yenter of the Idaho Department of Water Resources checks a map Friday morning near Jerome to see if farmers are complying with an Otter, who has success- declare their intention to fully won consecutive elec- run for office. order to stop using some groundwater rights. tions for public office since Superintendent of Public 1986, is expected to seek a Instruction Tom Luna,who second gubernatorial term was in Twin Falls last week Unprecedented well shut-off goes into effect in valley but hasn’t officially com- to tour the new Canyon mitted. About a half-dozen Ridge High School, plans to By Nate Poppino the Idaho Department of “We definitely have to follow up but I’d say Republicans already plan to seek re-election, said and Jared Hopkins Water Resources actually run. No Democrats have spokeswoman Melissa Times-News writers enforced widespread well the day was a success and we saw announced their intention McGrath. closures to provide water to to run. Luna raised $3,500 in the WENDELL — Employees another entity. what we needed to see.” Still, just because a cam- first six months of 2009 of Idaho’s state water agency IDWR Interim Director — Cindy Yenter, watermaster for Water Districts 130 and 140 paign staff member was and has $3,621 cash on quietly fanned out across the Gary Spackman ordered the hired doesn’t necessarily hand, according to his Magic Valley Friday morn- closures last week, shortly to pumping groundwater. ruled, have declined due to mean there’s an official report. He also has $24,500 ing, to see if nearly 250 after the department State officials said those groundwater pumping. campaign. in outstanding debt. water-right holders have learned that two groundwa- conversions needed to be Eight IDWR employees, “The governor will make complied with an order to ter districts had allowed as maintained to fulfill an including three from the his formal announcement Jared S. Hopkins may be stop using some groundwa- much as half of 9,300 acres agreement with Clear agency’s Boise office, met sometime in the future,” reached at jhopkins@mag- ter rights. of farmland converted to use Springs Foods of Buhl, Maynard said, declining to icvalley.com or 208-735- It was the first time that surface water to revert back whose springs, officials See WATER, Main 2 get into specifics. 3204. Rape charges on rise D O YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? IF YOU DO ... in Twin Falls this year MagicFest continues today, with street magicians per- By Andrea Jackson Falls County, though the surge in forming from 10 a.m. to 6 Times-News writer rapes may have been affected by p.m. and 8:30 to 10 p.m. in some cases being charged as lewd downtown Twin Falls, and With five months remaining in and lascivious conduct instead. 50-cent matinees of the year, Twin Falls Police have Both carry the same maximum ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ at the filed rape cases against five punishment of life in Orpheum Theatre at 10:30 times more people than in prison, said Loebs. “L and a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 all of 2008, according to a L (lewd and lascivious p.m. Admission coupons report Friday from Twin conduct) is easier to are available at downtown Falls County Prosecutor’s prove.” Twin Falls businesses and Office. Eight rape charges on today’s page Main 5. Law enforcement against three different A MagicFest Extravaganza authorities say they have men have been filed in will be at 7 p.m. at the Twin Falls High School Roper noticed a recent surge, Osterhoudt Twin Falls 5th District though the reasons why Court in the past two Auditorium. Admission is are unclear. weeks alone. $10 for adults, $5 for chil- “I have no idea why That’s more than in all dren 4-12, free for 3 and there have been more fil- of 2008, when rape was MEAGAN THOMPSON/Times-News under. ings recently,” said Twin charged twice against two Keaton Hawk, 5, looks a little confused as his bottle — which was upright before the trick The event wraps up Sunday Falls County Prosecutor people in separate cases, began — is unveiled upside down during a magic trick with magician Bob Bishop Friday with 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. matinees of Grant Loebs, adding the according to the prosecu- afternoon in downtown Twin Falls. Magicians took to the streets of Twin Falls Friday for the number of murders were tor’s report. So far this “Monsters vs. Aliens.” also up in recent years. year, at least 10 people opening day of the inaugural MagicFest. “There isn’t any reason Wiser have been charged with 15 that I can cite.” counts of rape in cases And Twin Falls Police Capt. worked by Twin Falls city police. Matt Hicks said that “each case is Going back six years, the only Search for missing Boise boy takes grim turn evaluated on its own merits and year nearly as many people were the number of both incident charged with rape was 2007 — BOISE (AP) — A Boise search for Police and FBI detectives Friday Early in the week, investigators reports and filings obviously vary when nine people were charged a missing 8-year-old took a grim coordinated more than 1,500 vol- said they had no evidence sug- from year to year.” with 19 counts, according to the turn as police suggested he may be unteers in a massive search for gesting foul play. Data was not immediately prosecutor’s numbers. hurt — or worse — and searched Robert Manwill, who reportedly But Deputy Chief Jim Kerns available Friday for the overall During the past two weeks, the apartment of his mother, who disappeared July 24 after leaving changed course Friday, saying number of sex crimes that have has a history of harming another his mother’s apartment on the MISSING been filed with the court in Twin See RAPE, Main 2 child. southwest side of the capital. See , Main 2 Comics....................Sports 5 Crossword......Classifieds 12 Obituaries ............Religion 4 Commodities ......Business 2 Dear Abby........Classifieds 9 Opinion ......................Main 6 MAN CARRYING CROSS ARRIVES IN VALLEY Community ............Sports 7 Movies........................Main 7 Sudoku............Classifieds 11 Journey taking him through 6 states > RELIGION 1 TONIGHT AT THE RACES! 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