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SCSO revives search and rescue team

by JOSH McDONALD
Staff Writer | September 25, 2026 1:05 AM

WALLACE — The Shoshone County Sheriff's Office is keeping one of Sheriff Shawn Wehr's longstanding promises by announcing the restart of the department's search and rescue team. 

Earlier this year, Wehr said he wanted to make the SCSO one of Idaho's premier rural law enforcement agencies while operating within the department's budget. That effort included re-establishing a search and rescue team and various task forces focused on different types of crimes. 

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