Jerome County commissioners

The Jerome County Commissioners have chosen a new sheriff after the resignation of the previous sheriff.

The Jerome County Sheriff will step down as the top lawman later this year, according to one county commissioner.

The board of commissioners plans on signing a letter on Monday that would ask the Idaho Department of Lands to put a restriction on shooting in that area. “It has become more of shooting unwanted household material with unsafe bullet travel all over the canyon rim,” the letter states. Commissioner Cathy Roemer said it’s not just the danger. She said the land there is a mess.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A dairymen group in south-central Idaho has sent a letter to Jerome County commissioners in opposition to a pending contract that would lease out space in the county's new jail to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.