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Nampa and Meridian are fielding complaints about Amazon's new delivery drones

If you've heard buzzing over Nampa or Meridian lately, you're not imagining it. Amazon started drone deliveries from its Nampa facility at the end of October.

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Amazon's drone service covers a wide area

7.5 miles
flight radius from Amazon's Nampa facility
170
square miles of delivery area across parts of Nampa and Meridian
5 pounds
largest package the drones deliver
20-25
emails and calls to Nampa since launch

Source: Boise Dev

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Amazon drone complaints reach Nampa and Meridian city halls

Plus, LC State volleyball is headed to Caldwell and NNU wins the Mayors' Cup opener.

The TLDR

  1. Amazon drone complaints reach Nampa and Meridian city halls
  2. Flags for Vets installs flagpoles at veterans' homes for free
  3. LC State volleyball heads to Caldwell for the CCC quarterfinal
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