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US 20 / I-15 connector report released Google Earth US-20 / I-15 Corridor IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI)-The Federal Highway Administration has approved an Idaho Transportation Department report on the Interstate 15-U.S. 20 connector study.  The report examined six interchanges, focused on potential transportation and environmental issues they might affect. The study provides a long-term vision and implementation plan for the two highways. The study recommends two alternatives and a “no-build�...

ROSE (roz) n. One of the most beautiful of all flowers, a symbol of fragrance and loveliness. Often given as a sign of appreciation. RASPBERRY (raz’ber’e) n. A sharp, scornful comment, criticism or rebuke; a derisive, splatting noise, often called the Bronx cheer. We hereby deliver: • ROSES to Will Tucker, who is riding off into the sunset after serving for 12 years on the Linn County Board of Commissioners. Tucker, for lack of a better term, has been viewed as the heart of...

Fifty years ago, an experiment in grocery marketing began in 1970 in a house on Fourth Street in Corvallis. The First Alternative Co-op moved shortly thereafter to South Third Street and added a store on Northwest Grant Avenue in 2003. Fast-forward to 2020 and the co-op is thriving, with 159 staff members and 12,000 owners. On a rainy recent Wednesday, the Gazette-Times visited the south store. The parking lot was close to full, the produce was shiny as always and a steady stream of masked cust...