IDAHO CITY, Idaho — City officials and volunteers worked all Thursday to clean out the city's water treatment facility after heavy rainfall earlier this week overwhelmed the water treatment facility with debris, forcing officials to shut off service to part of the community.

The unusual August rainfall washed significant debris into the city's water system, clogging filters and making it impossible to process clean water for residents. Several businesses closed Thursday, and the Basin School District canceled classes for both Thursday and Friday.

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Mayor Kenny Everhart said on Wednesday morning, Aug. 27, he ordered water to be shut off for approximately 30 households and several businesses in the

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