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In today's newsletter:
- Do you really know who has right-of-way at Twin Falls intersections?
- What's in Twin Falls' new $102 million budget for your neighborhood?
- How a Twin Falls camera controversy helped spark a federal privacy bill
Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Partly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 75 and low of 50 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 48.
- Monday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. What you should know about Twin Falls' uncontrolled intersections, and the process of installing signage (kmvt.com) — If you drive in Twin Falls, many of the intersections you use daily are actually uncontrolled, meaning no stop or yield signs, and city engineers are now studying whether to add signs at Jackson Street and Shoup Avenue after a school bus crash. Officials explain how right-of-way works, why stop signs aren't added everywhere, and what speed and attention they expect from local drivers. 
2. Twin Falls City Council approves $102 million budget, keeps Flock cameras (kmvt.com) — Twin Falls residents will see a new $102 million city budget that lowers the tax rate while heavily funding police, fire, parks, and sidewalks, plus improvements to Fire Station No. 1 and police evidence facilities. Council members also narrowly voted to keep Flock license plate reader cameras, citing public safety benefits while pledging to monitor data privacy concerns.
3. Fulcher co-sponsors privacy bill with guardrails for Flock cameras (idahopress.com) — Twin Falls residents should know that local police Flock cameras were reportedly accessed by outside agencies for immigration searches, prompting the department to shut off a nationwide lookup tool. Now, Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher is co-sponsoring a federal bill to require warrants and tighter guardrails when federal agencies tap into local surveillance systems like these cameras, responding to mounting privacy concerns across Idaho.
4. Legals for September, 3 2026 (bonnercountydailybee.com) — Twin Falls plays a central role in Idaho's new Kootenai River Basin water rights adjudication, with the Fifth Judicial District Court and Idaho Water Adjudications Court based here overseeing the process. Local readers who own or may buy water rights anywhere in the basin should note the June 4, 2027 filing deadline and that IDWR's Southern Region office on Addison Avenue in Twin Falls is a key contact point for claims and information.
5. Magic Valley farmers face tough choices as drought strains aquifer and depletes reservoirs (kivitv.com) — Farmers across the Magic Valley, including leaders on the Twin Falls Canal Company board, are cutting water use and shifting crops as drought drains reservoirs to about 11% capacity. State water officials report major aquifer losses despite recharge efforts, and local growers warn Twin Falls-area residents that 2027 could bring even tighter irrigation supplies without an unusually wet winter.
📸 Around Twin Falls
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Twin Falls
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★ Featured events ★
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Twin Falls County Fairgrounds: Home of the Fair, Magic Valley Stampede Rodeo, and more!, 215 Fair Ave, Filer
7:00 pm
Sunday September 6
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Other local events
- Labor Day - No School
Twin Falls District #411 Twin Falls, ID 83301 - Rim2Rim Race4Homes
Twin Falls Area Chamber of Commerce The Rim2Rim is a Magic Valley tradition! This is a 7.5 mile race that begins and ends deep in the Snake River canyon at the prestigious Blue Lakes Country Club's Bass Lake. The course climbs out of the canyon at a treacherous 6% grade, with a Da$h4Ca
9:00 am - Fr/JV/V Volleyball
Twin Falls High School Wood River High School, 1250 Fox Acres Dr, Hailey, ID 83333, U
4:30 pm - V/JV Boys Soccer vs Jerome
Twin Falls High School Sunway Soccer Complex, N 2700 E, Twin Falls, ID 83301, USA
4:30 pm - JV/V Girls Soccer
Twin Falls High School Jerome High School, 104 S Tiger Dr, Jerome, ID 83338, USA
5:30 pm - Tennis Court Ribbon Cutting Event
Twin Falls High School tennis courts
4:00 pm - College/Career Senior Parent Night
Twin Falls High School Roper
6:30 pm - Frosh/JV Football
Twin Falls High School Blackfoot High School, 870 S Fisher St, Blackfoot, ID 83221, U
4:30 pm - V/JV Boys Soccer vs Burley
Twin Falls High School Sunway Soccer Complex, N 2700 E, Twin Falls, ID 83301, USA
4:30 pm - V/JV Girls Soccer
Twin Falls High School Burley High School, 2100 Parke Ave, Burley, ID 83318, USA
4:30 pm - Fr/JV/V Volleyball vs Jerome
Twin Falls High School Both gyms
5:00 pm
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
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- Here is an amazing opportunity for anyone looking for a career or just learn an amazing trade from a master in the field!
Magic Valley residents check this out! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DSTz821CY/ (Nextdoor Bosero Estates) - Has anyone seen this kitty.
She has been gone since night before last and doesn't usually go far from house always shows up for meal time. 208-316-4780 her name is crunch (Nextdoor Washington and Falls)
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- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Domino's Delivery Driver - 1869 Addison Ave. E in Twin Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Twin Falls here.
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