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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Public health officials say a southwest Idaho woman has died from influenza. Southwest District Health announced Friday that the woman was from Nampa and over 70 years old. It's the first flu death in Canyon County this year. Southwest District Health Epidemiologist Raemi Nolevanko is urging the public to get a flu vaccination.
NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — A former accountant for the Nampa School District is being paid $160,000 in a settlement of a whistleblower lawsuit she filed nearly three years ago. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that Danielle Sisayaket claimed she was fired because she spoke up about fraudulent accounting practices at the district. She filed the lawsuit in 2012 under the state's Public Employee Protection Act, just before the school district reported a $5.1 million budget shortfall.
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — A national farm animal rescue organization says it wants to take possession of two cows that escaped from an Idaho slaughterhouse. The Idaho Statesman reports the Farm Sanctuary, a nonprofit with celebrity backers, wants to help capture the cows and move them to a 300-acre shelter in California. Farm Sanctuary says the meat processor has been supportive of its idea.
JEROME, Idaho (AP) — A south-central Idaho school district is considering phasing in a dual-language immersion program. The Times-News reports that no decision has been made, but officials say the earliest a new program could launch is 2016. Jerome School District Superintendent Dale Layne says the program would likely start with one or two classes learning English and Spanish throughout their school years.
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