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Rep. Roberts’ Wife Drowns In Payette

The holiday weekend was marred by sad news for state Rep. Ken Roberts of Donnelly, whose wife, Mary Jo, drowned in the Payette River; her body was recovered Saturday about six miles downstream from McCall. Mrs. Roberts, 49, was the subject of a search along the river starting Friday, after she went missing after reportedly going for her usual morning walk before work along the river, which is raging with high flow; her vehicle and belongings were found near a bridge in McCall. KTVB has a full report here; funeral services are pending under the direction of Heikkila Funeral Chapel in McCall/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More here.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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