Canyon County Commissioners David Ferdinand and Kathy Alder joined Mayor
Tom Dale in signing The Proclamation for Lake Lowell Month at Nampa
City Hall, along with Senator Patti Anne Lodge, Nampa City Councilman
Curtis Homer, and Caldwell City Councilman Jim Blacker.Read MoreThe Canyon County Courthouse will be closed Monday, Sept. 6, in observance of Labor Day. We will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 7, at regular business hours.Read MoreThe Sheriff's Sex Offender and Concealed Weapons units will be closed
Friday, Sept. 3, to move to their new location. They will open as usual
Tuesday morning, Sept. 7, at their new location in the Driver's License
office on Graye Lane near the animal shelter.Read MoreSheriff Chris Smith’s office, together with police department and
probation partners are now using OffenderWatch® to collaborate and share
information in order to provide all law enforcement agencies all the
information concerning sex offender movements, history and activities
anywhere in the county.Read MoreCanyon County Commissioners have announced that Rob Hopper has been
named the county’s new Chief Information Officer, and will begin work at
the county Aug. 30.Read MoreThe deadline to comment on Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge's
Comprehensive Conservation Plan is Sept. 10. If you value public uses at
Lake Lowell and the refuge, your comments must be turned in by that
date. This plan, required by federal law,
will govern what activities are allowed on the Refuge, which includes
Lake Lowell and the Snake River islands from the Canyon/Ada county border to Farewell
Bend. Sen. Mike Crapo has asked people to write to him with
comments. You may do so at Senator Mike Crapo, 251 East Front Street,
Suite 205, Boise, ID 83702. You may also send comments to the refuge via email, at
deerflat@fws.gov, or by mail at Deer Flat NWR, 13571 Upper Embankment
Road, Nampa, ID 83686 or by phone at 208-467-9278. For information about
the planning process, go to http://www.fws.gov/deerflat/refugeplanning.html
Read MoreCanyon County residents interested in immediately and conveniently
obtaining a Prescription Discount Card may now do so on the internet.
County residents can visit www.caremark.com/naco 24 hours a day, 7
days a week to print a live ID card featuring your county name and
seal. Savings are available immediately at any participating pharmacy.
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