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US Justice Department sues Idaho city over water pollution

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The federal authorities is suing a small Idaho city close to Grand Teton Nationwide Park for dumping poisonous waste from its sewage remedy plant right into a stream that feeds a number of scenic rivers within the area.
The lawsuit from the U.S. Division of Justice was filed in Idaho’s U.S. District Court docket on Monday. The federal authorities contends town of Driggs violated the Clear Water Act by dumping effluent with an excessive amount of e. coli and ammonia or in any other case violated wastewater allow guidelines greater than 2,600 instances during the last seven years.
The effluent was launched into Woods Creek, which flows into the Teton River, Henry’s Fork, the Snake and Columbia Rivers on its method to the Pacific Ocean. The Teton River and Henry’s Fork are renown fly fishing areas, drawing anglers from all over the world. The violations, if confirmed, might put town of about 2,100 folks on the hook for greater than $160 million in fines.
In written assertion, town of Driggs stated the lawsuit was a constructive growth as a result of it can enable the EPA and metropolis officers to work collectively to give you options.
“Though it appears scary to be sued by the Division of Justice, it’s truly a chance to obtain help and assets,” from the federal authorities, Driggs Mayor August Christensen wrote within the assertion.
The town’s lawyer, Sam Angell, stated the lawsuit is a “procedural step” within the means of reaching a settlement settlement with the federal company.
Driggs’ wastewater remedy facility treats sanitary waste and sewage from a number of small communities within the area. The power has failed to fulfill federal requirements for years, and in 2018 town and the Environmental Safety Company reached a authorized settlement that Driggs would improve the plant to come back into compliance with wastewater guidelines inside two years.
That didn’t occur, nevertheless, triggering the federal lawsuit. The Division of Justice is asking a choose to wonderful town, order it to adjust to the Clear Water Act and different federal air pollution guidelines.

Idaho
This Idaho Teacher's Classroom Sign Is Going Viral After Their School Said It Violated District Policy

According to Today, Inama has been notified that the signs must be removed by the end of the school year, or further action may be taken.
An official statement about the decision from the Chief of Staff from Communications at West Ada School District can be read in full here.
Idaho
Firefighters respond to house fire in Idaho Falls – East Idaho News

The following is a news release from the Idaho Falls Fire Department.
IDAHO FALLS — The Idaho Falls Fire Department responded to a structure fire on the 2000 block of Dalmatian Drive Friday evening.
Around 5:15 p.m., a person called 911 to report smoke inside of the home. They reported they did not see any fire or know where the smoke was coming from. It was reported that everyone in the home had evacuated.
IFFD responded immediately and began to confirm everyone was out of the home while simultaneously putting water on the fire in a bedroom.
The fire was quickly knocked down and firefighters worked to ensure the fire did not extend to any other portions of the home.
IFFD responded with three ambulances, three engines, a ladder truck and a battalion chief.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the IFFD Fire Prevention and Investigation Division. The estimated total of damages is around $5,000.
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Idaho Falls man arrested after allegedly hitting man in the head with baseball bat in fight over guns – East Idaho News

IDAHO FALLS – A 27-year-old Idaho Falls man was arrested Sunday night after he allegedly hit another man in the head after being refused access to his guns.
Augustus Wyatt Gokey was charged with one felony count of aggravated assault causing great bodily harm. If he is found guilty, he faces up to five years in prison.
According to court documents, on Sunday around 10:30 p.m., an Idaho Falls Police officer responded to a report of a man being hit in the head with a baseball bat.
The document states that due to the nature of the call, the officer activated the patrol car’s emergency lights and sirens to get to the home as quickly as possible.
The officer reported that at the property, a man was seen through the window with a “large laceration to the left side of his forehead.”
The document states that the wounded man signaled the officer into the home. Once inside, the officer yelled, “Police!” and another man came out of the kitchen.
The man was later identified as Gokey. The officer reported that Gokey was “immediately agitated and appeared to be under the influence of something due to his large pupil size and profuse sweating.”
The officer asked Gokey if he had any weapons on him, and he responded he did not. The officer patted him down and found no weapons. He was later placed in handcuffs.
The officer spoke with the man who was hit, who was “bleeding pretty badly,” and when the officer asked if he needed any medical attention, he denied it.
Another officer arrived and began treating the wounded man, and the first officer spoke with Gokey.
Gokey told the officer that he’d been going through a lot, which involved “an ex-girlfriend having a child and that there were 30 men after him that he was afraid of.”
The officer asked who these men were, but Gokey told him he’d never tell.
When the officer asked him what happened at the home, Gokey said he was there to pick up a shotgun that he had stored at a safe, as he did not feel safe at his home.
Gokey told the officer the other man told him he could not have the gun and that the other man allegedly attacked him and pushed him away from the safe.
The officer asked how the other man got hurt, and Gokey said when he pushed the man off him, he fell and hit his head on a rowing machine in the basement near the safe.
When questioned about the baseball bat, Gokey said he brought it for protection and denied ever hitting the other man with it.
The officer said that during the interview with Gokey that he appeared to become irate and yell about things other things and had an odor of alcohol coming from him.
Gokey was later placed in the patrol car after he refused to calm down.
While being placed in the backseat of the patrol car, the officer asked Gokey if he had been using any drugs. Gokey replied he wasn’t and that he’d been clean for years, though he said he’d used heroin and fentanyl in the past.
The other officer who helped the wounded man told the first officer his side of the incident.
According to the man, Gokey came to the victim’s home to pick up a gun and had the baseball bat.
The victim refused to give the firearm to Gokey due to “his mental and physical state he was in, because he did not want anyone to get hurt.”
After the refusal, the man said Gokey had grabbed a grinder tool and was trying to get into the safe with it. The man told him to stop, and that’s when he said Gokey grabbed the bat.
Gokey waved the bat around in a motion, making it appear as if he was going to hit the man. The two then got into a scuffle over the bat, and at one point, he allegedly hit the victim in the forehead.
The document states there was blood on the barrel and the handle of the bat. The bat itself was taken as evidence.
Gokey is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing before 7th Judicial District Magistrate Judge Stephen Clark at 1 p.m. on March 28.
Though Gokey has been charged with these crimes, this does not necessarily mean he committed them. Everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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