Construction Safety
During the last ten years the annual number of persons killed in motor vehicle crashes in work zones has increased 45-percent. The State Transportation Department does not want Idaho motorists to be added to those statistics. Bruce King is with the Public Affairs Office of the District Transportation Office in Rigby. He says orange cones and barrels identifying work zones are appearing on highways, and that means motorists should slow down.
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Relay for Life
This summer, on July 11th and 12th, the Madison County high school track will be filled with volunteers participating in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. This tri-county event raises money that goes to cancer research, education, advocacy, and services. Kathy Dietrich, Community Relationship Manager for the Great West Division of the American Cancer Society tells us more about the event.
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Safe Routes to School
The city of Rexburg is one of 19 Idaho communities and school districts that have received grant money this year for the Safe Routes to School program. Madison School District will share the $33,000 the city received in an attempt to get more students to walk or bicycle to school. In this case the Kennedy Grade School. Mayor Shawn Larsen says the city is grateful to have received the funding that will help create safe routes where children can walk or bike to school and to promote the benefits of these activities. He says this program makes Rexburg a safer community.
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