School gives refuge to homeless tortoise Caretakers seek permanent home for exotic reptile Almost-4-year-old Bennett Kemp plays with Bolt, an African Sulcata tortoise, which is almost exactly her age. Bolt is only 20 pounds now, but will soon be too big to remain at the Big Wood School where he normally resides Photo by David N. Seelig

Friday, June 8, 2012

• School gives refuge to homeless tortoise
  Caretakers seek permanent home for exotic reptile

• Judge orders new counsel for Johnson
  County to pay for convicted murderer’s representation

• Director: Dispatch needs new servers
  Emergency-response system showing signs of age

• Authority strives for bigger planes
  Proposal calls for modifications to accommodate regional jets

• Marketing campaign in full swing
  Alliance working to boost tourism via the Internet

• Whitewater park has friends, foes
  At hearing, passions flare on both sides of issue

• Highway construction is on schedule
  Hailey-to-Ketchum work set for late July

• School board to consider admin raises
  Trustees to vote on proposed $74.7 million budget

• Skiers honor Sun Valley trails hero
  Butch Harper feted for contributions to Baldy, public lands

• Briefs
  

• Republican trophies
  

• The economy’s message: higher education isn’t optional
  

• Americans for obfuscation
  

• Lyle, Wizard ride for Olympic berths
  Dressage in Garden State next week

• Ducks Unlimited shoot is a bang-up success
  Trap benefit at Wood River Gun Club

• Wood River Cup bike results
  Wednesday’s race

• 2012 Ketchum Coed Softball League
  

• All I wanted was coffee
  

• Correction