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Oct 15, 2011 | KMVT Twin Falls

Vandalism at SW Idaho site releases mercury

Hazardous materials specialist Carrie Wontorcik of the Bureau of Land Management says the agency is asking people to stay away from the site due to possible health hazards from the escaped mercury.

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Fri Oct 14, 2011

Boise Weekly

Mercury Site Vandalized, Potential Health Hazard

The Bureau of Land Management is investigating vandalism at an abandoned mercury mine in Owyhee County.

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KTVB Boise

Mercury found at inactive historic milling site

Bureau of Land Management announced Friday that someone vandalized an inactive mercury milling site which cause it to deposit the mercury onto the soil surface BLM says the site is just south of Homedale and the historic milling apparatus is believed to be inactive since 1966.

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Fri Sep 30, 2011

KIVI

Walkin' talkin' Homedale kids walk 100,000 miles

And Moore isn't the bitter football coach. He's the guy who started the Homedale walking club to cut down on playground trouble, encouraging kids to walk and talk out their problems.

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Fri Sep 16, 2011

KTVB Boise

Idaho meth ring sentenced to federal prison

Three members of an Idaho methamphetamine trafficking ring that brought pounds of the illegal stimulant to Idaho from across the Nevada border are headed to federal prison.

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