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Fairfield Gets New Cell Tower
When they first came out, cellular phones were mostly for emergency calls while traveling. Big and bulky (by modern standards) they were better than a CB radio, but not by much, and without a tower to relay your call, they were next to useless. In the last twenty years, cell towers have popped up everywhere. Some of them you hardly notice, either because they are camouflaged or they are far away. If you live in Fairfield, the closest tower is nearly ten miles away. The service isn’t bad, but some places in town are hit & miss for connecting a call, and using it for data (internet and email) it is not reliable at all. All that will be changing with the new Verizon tower right in the middle of Fairfield. Located behind the police/fire station, the tower will make lack-luster cellular phone service in Camas County a thing of the past.
While some residents are not happy with the spoiled view (the tower is quite prominent), cellular service has become an indispensable form of communication. Cell phones are more than just a way of calling someone, they are business. Mobile devices of every kind use cellular service to connect computers for emergency services, e-commerce, education, and more.
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News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
December 13, 2017
Vol 41 ~ Num 50
Gooding Capital For A Day
Each month since he has been in office, Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter has been bringing State government to Idahoans living outside Boise by making a different town in Idaho the state’s “Capital for a Day.” These meetings provide local residents an opportunity to have open discussions about government issues and public policy with Governor Otter, members of his Cabinet, and other senior State officials. The next “Capital for a Day” will be held in Gooding on Monday, December 18th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Gooding Basque Center - 285 Euskadi Lane in Gooding. State officials joining Governor Otter and First Lady Lori Otter at Capital for a Day include Lieutenant Governor Brad Little, Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Burdick, State Department of Agriculture Director Celia Gould, Department of Environmental Quality Director John Tippets, Department of Lands Director Tom Schultz, Department of Water Resources Director Gary Spackman, Idaho Lottery Director and State Liquor Division Administrator Jeff Anderson, Idaho State Police Colonel Ked Wills, Department of Commerce Chief Operations Officer Bobbi-Jo Meuleman, Division of Building Safety Administrator Chris Jensen, Office of Species Conservation Administrator Dustin Miller, and Idaho Rural Partnership Executive Director Jon Barrett. The department of Fish and Game, Health and Welfare, Labor, and Transportation also will have regional officials on hand to take questions. “Gooding has a rich historical legacy, both in agriculture and government. After all, both the city and county are named for a farmer and prominent local sheep man named Frank Gooding who went on to become a U.S. Senator and Governor of Idaho,” Governor Otter said. “Now southern Idaho’s booming dairy industry is driving growth in the Gooding area, but folks here are as interested as ever in how State government manages our resources and handles their tax dollars. Capital for a Day is a great chance for them to find out firsthand.”