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Established 1865 VOL. 32, NO. 43 75 CENTS HOMEDALE, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2017 Mentoring against peer pressure Former dispatcher charged with altering sheriff’s offi ce report an Owyhee County Sheriff’s Collins left Offi ce incident report on June county job 3. Hired on Dec. 28, 2009 in June during the tenure of Sheriff Daryl Crandall, Collins left A former Owyhee County county employment on June Sheriff’s dispatcher has been 13, 10 days after the alleged accused of falsifying a police crime took place. incident report. County Clerk Angie Barkell Lori Collins was charged couldn’t confirm whether with one felony count of Collins resigned or was falsifying public records in terminated. an Oct. 18 fi ling by the Idaho Collins’ arraignment before Attorney General’s Offi ce. Magistrate Judge Dan C. Deputy Attorney General Grober is scheduled for 9 David J. Morse, who is also a.m. on Monday, Nov. 6 in listed a special prosecutor for Murphy. Canyon County, drafted the A conviction could bring up charge that alleges Collins to 14 years in state prison. altered or falsifi ed a portion of — JPB Above: Marsing fi fth- graders (from left) Landon Hunters fi nd body; Miller, Gracie Eells and Sergio Espinoza perform jumping jacks before try- sheriff asks ISP ing to breathe through a red licorice to simulate the effects of smoking. to conduct probe The activity was part of a Teens Against Tobacco Use Grant detects investigation over to ISP after (TATU) presentation by assessing the scene. high-schoolers at the el- suspicious “I determined there were ementary school on Thurs- suspicious circumstances that day. Landon is the son of circumstances would probably take more Kevin and Alisha Tamura. on visit to scene hours of investigation than our Gracie’s parents are Kevin Fifth-grader Jayden Morgan examines pig lungs set up to department can encompass,” and Cassie Eells. Sergio is compare a healthy lung and a lung affected by tobacco use. the sheriff said in a release. Idaho State Police has taken the son of Maria Lagunas. Jayden is the son of Brandon and Melynda Morgan. State police public over the investigation after the information officer Tim discovery of a dead body in the Marsano said Monday morning Bruneau desert in the eastern there are no details from the County DMV offi ces closed today part of the county. investigation yet. Owyhee County Sheriff Grant said the age of the Folks looking to get a for staff training. to 4 p.m., Monday through Perry Grant said hunters found deceased man is unknown. The vehicle registered or obtain The county DMV offi ces Friday. the body of an unidentified sheriff also said it’s unknown a new driver’s license in will reopen on Thursday. The Marsing DMV branch male sometime Saturday, and how long the remains may have Owyhee County today will The driver’s license desk at is open from 8:30 a.m. to investigators were dispatched been in the desert before the have to wait until Thursday. the Murphy DMV branch is 3:30 p.m., Monday through to the scene after noon. hunters came across them. County assessor Brett open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 Friday. Grant decided to turn the — JPB Endicott said Division of p.m., Monday through Friday. The Grand View DMV Motor Vehicle offi ces in The Murphy DMV desk is open from 7:30 a.m. to ON PAGE 2A Marsing, Grand View and for vehicle registration and 11:30 a.m., Monday through MHS senior accused of bringing weapon to school. Murphy will be closed today titles is open from 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Subscribe today Small turnout, Pg. 3A: Homedale council hopefuls face off Get the news source of the Owyhees delivered Heading to Indiana, Pg. 4A: FFA chapters off to nationals directly to you each Wednesday Only $31.80 in Owyhee County County has new treasurer, Pg. 8A: Annette Dygert takes oath Call 337-4681 Historic State, Pg. 1B: HHS volleyball makes fi rst 3A foray Death notice, 6A • Commentary, 8-9B • Looking Back, 10B Page 2A Wednesday, October 25, 2017 Jake brakes use now illegal on Idaho 19 west of Homedale Truckers hauling freight on complaints from numerous a section of Idaho highway 19 Homedale residents living on through Homedale will have Idaho 19. to abide by a new ordinance The BOCC has sent a or face a misdemeanor. copy of Ordinance 2017- During an Oct. 16 meeting, 01 to the Idaho Department the Board of County of Transportation, and is Owyhee County Sheriff’s Offi ce vehicles sit outside Marsing High School’s main entrance after Commissioners (BOCC) requesting the state agency an upperclassman was taken into custody last Wednesday for allegedly bring a gun to school. approved Ordinance 2017- post signs on the highway “at 01, which restricts the use such points which will give of air compression brakes vehicle operators adequate MHS student allegedly brings (commonly known as jake and sufficient notice of the brakes) on Idaho 19 between prohibition of jake brakes.” BB gun onto school grounds Williams Lane and Johnstone The sheriff’s office can Road. enforce the prohibition with District initiates Avenue West quickly because covery of the BB gun hap- Air compression brakes can misdemeanor citations. A they were at the OCSO sub- pened around 3 p.m. still be used in emergency conviction is punishable by lockdown station on Reich Street when “We had a report towards situations to avoid accident up to six months in jail and/or the call came in. the end of the school day that or injury. a fi ne not to exceed $1,000. procedures Booked into county jail we had a student that alleg- County commissioners in Murphy on Wednesday, edly had a gun in his bag,” he took the action after noise — SC A Marsing High School stu- Ramirez was released on said. dent was arrested last Wednes- his own recognizance after “As soon as we received day afternoon for bringing a a Thursday arraignment be- that report, we put the school BB gun to the school. fore Magistrate Judge Dan C. district into lockdown, and the Marsing band wins Seth Jaredt Ramirez, an 18- Grober. sheriff’s (offi ce) was called year-old senior, was arrested The teen has been charged and notifi ed. They quickly ar- without incident after 3 p.m. with three misdemeanors, in- rived and went in and secured Treasure Valley title when deputies located him cluding possessing a weapon the student and the bag. What Stadium on the Boise State while responding to a report on school grounds and two was found was a BB gun.” Huskies, University campus. of a student carrying a weap- counts of witness intimida- The BB gun was located in Homedale ready Marsing kicks off the district on in his backpack. tion. a bag found in a classroom in competition with an 11:30 a.m. Owyhee County Sheriff’s Marsing School District the high school. for District III performance. The only other Chief Deputy Lynn Bowman superintendent Norm Stew- Stewart said it is unclear 2A band in the competition, said the weapon was a BB art said Ramirez made no why Ramirez had the gun. fi nal according to the schedule, is gun that resembled a Sigsauer threats. “That’s what we’re still try- Cole Valley Christian. Model 1911 handgun. “None to my knowledge at ing to ascertain,” he said. The Marsing High School Director John Zieske’s Bowman said three depu- this point,” he said. marching band tuned up for the Homedale High School th ties got to the school on 8 Stewart added that the dis- — SC and JPB fi nal meet of the season with a marching band will take to win Saturday. the Blue at 12:15 p.m. on The Huskies band, under the Saturday in a 3A competition direction of Dawn Sandemeyer, that includes Payette and won the Class 2A championship Weiser. at the Treasure Valley Festival Payette won the 3A of Bands, which was held on a championship Saturday at cold and rainy day at Ridgevue Ridgevue. Weiser also High School in Nampa. competed Saturday. The band’s fi nal performance Homedale’s fi nal competition of the year comes during before the District III Saturday’s Mel Shelton District championships came Monday III championship at Albertsons night after deadline in Parma. 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From left: Candidates Jerry Anderson, Michael Aebischer, Tim Downing and Shane Muir, and forum moderator Jon Brown, managing editor of The Owyhee Avalanche. Below: The sparse audience was comprised primarily of candidates’ family members and city elected offi cials and employees.