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• Voters to decide on three constitutional amendments in November

  There are three constitutional amendments regarding long-term municipal debt on the November ballot, all approved overwhelmingly by the state Legislature in the wake of the Frazier decision, in which the Idaho Supreme Court in 2006 crimped such borrowing without a public vote.

• Cow Country: The Rise of the CAFO in Idaho

  As mega-dairies and feedlots make up more of Idaho's dairy industry, the conflicts between people and cattle are increasing.

• Nampa woman, repairman clash over bill

  A Nampa woman hires a repairman to fix her clothes dryer and central air conditioning unit.

• Court rejects Nampa hate crime appeal

  A federal court has rejected an appeal from an Idaho man who was convicted of a hate crime for beating a black man outside a Nampa Wal-Mart. In his appeal, Richard C. Armstrong said his sentence was too harsh because he said he wasn't guilty of selecting a victim on the basis of race.

• Police seek man who drugged, raped woman

  Police in Nampa are asking the public's help locating a suspect they believe drugged and raped a woman.

• Nampa man appeals ruling on prosecutor's bank records

  A Nampa man has appealed a judge's decision denying him access to the bank records of Canyon County Prosecutor John Bujak.

• Boise State, CWI Mull Funding for Public Transit

  A decision is expected by Wednesday, Sept. 1, on funding for Route 45, the popular Boise State Express operated by Valley Regional Transit.

• Open talent search in the Treasure Valley

  The Music Theatre of Idaho, the Treasure Valley professional quality,, live musical theatre company, announces auditions for upcoming season 2011.

• Former sheriff pleads guilty to pleasuring self in front of ex-wife

  A former Canyon County sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of indecent exposure.

• Superintendent's race in the spotlight

  The first non-educator to head Idaho's public school system is running for re-election, and he's being challenged by one of the state's most respected educators: the just-retired superintendent of the Boise School District, the state's second-largest district.