...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...An extended period of stagnant air, with light winds
and little vertical mixing.
* WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest and west central
Idaho and northeast and southeast Oregon.
* WHEN...Until 1 PM MST Friday, and this time may be extended.
* IMPACTS...Periods of air stagnation can lead to the buildup of
pollutants near the surface.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will be strong enough today,
Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons in portions of the Upper
Treasure Valley and Western Magic Valley to limit stagnation.
However, parts of the zones will experience stagnant air and
were therefore included in this advisory.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
An Air Stagnation Advisory concerns itself with meteorological
conditions only. For more information on air pollution in Idaho,
visit website www.deq.idaho.gov. For Oregon, visit website
www.oregon.gov/deq.
If possible, reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to
air pollution, such as outdoor burning, and the use of
residential wood burning devices. Reduce vehicle trips and
vehicle idling as much as possible.
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The Caldwell Chamber of Commerce will host candidate forums for races in Senate District 10 and 11 and House District 11A and 11B on Thursday evening.
The public is invited to the forums, which will be held from 4-7 p.m. at O’Connor Field House, 2207 Blaine St.
Here are the scheduled participants for Thursday’s event:
• Senate District 10: Republican Tammy Nichols and Democrat Bob Solomon
• Senate District 11: Republican Chris Trakel and Democrat Toni Ferro
• House District 11A: Republican Julie Yamamoto and Democrat Robert Scoville
• House District 11B: Republican Chris Allgood and Democrat Marisela Pesina
The moderator for the event will be David Kerrick, Attorney at Law, according to an email from the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce.
Each candidate will be given 3 minutes to answer each question from Kerrick and the audience members. After each candidate has answered the question a 90-second rebuttal will be provided for the opposing candidate.
