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Varsity Extra athletes of the week (March 11-16)

Please email nominations to rroberts@idahostatesman.com BASEBALL Robby Degen, Bishop Kelly: The junior pitcher/center fielder played a key role in two BK wins last week. In a 13-0 win over Emmett, which lasted just five innings because of the 10-run mercy

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Varsity Extra athletes of the week (Feb. 18-23)

Please email nominations to rroberts@idahostatesman.com. BOYS BASKETBALL Nate Woods, New Plymouth: The fourth-seeded Pilgrims battled their way to the 2A District Three Tournament championship last week with a 45-44 win over North Star Charter. Woods was instrumental in the victory,

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Weiser: U.S. 95 bridge replacement work starts next month

The Idaho Transportation Department will start work replacing a 78-year-old bridge over the Weiser River south of Weiser on March 4. Work on $4.8 million project on U.S. 95 should be done by the end of this year. Traffic on

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Weiser: Capital for a Day on Feb. 15

Gov. Butch Otter will head to Weiser on Feb. 15 for Capital for A Day. Once a month, Otter brings state government to Idahoans living outside Boise by making a different town in Idaho the state’s Capital for a Day.

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