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Madison County Commissioner Jon Weber is the new Idaho State Representative for District 35A.
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Longtime Fremont County Sheriff Len Humphries will continue as such following Tuesday’s election.
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Rexburg thrift store shoppers may be thrilled to learn that Deseret Industries will reopen on June 9.
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Today, June 2, is the last day voters can cast their ballots for their preferred candidates. All ballots must be received by your local county clerk by 8 p.m
REXBURG − George Floyd’s life was taken on May 25 by Minneapolis police. Protests and riots have spread to all corners of the U.S. and across the Atlantic in Japan and England. Around the world “Black Lives Matter” can be seen written on billboards.
Education
On Monday Rexburg residents gathered at Kennedy Elementary for a candlelight vigil to celebrate the eighth birthday of J.J. Vallow. The vigil also served as reminder that J.J. and his sister Tylee have been missing since September, 2019.
Beehive Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce they have awarded a total of $9,000 in Service Awards (scholarships) to the following recipients for the 2019/2020 school year:
The Upper Valley Music Teachers Association’s Scholarship Competition looked a bit different this year. Due to restrictions from COVID-19, only High School Seniors competed and the competition was held completely through recorded entries.
Agriculture and Business
ISLAND PARK — The Sawtelle Mountain Resort is undergoing a facelift.
ST. ANTHONY — Thanks to the purchase of two St. Anthony Industrial Park parcels the city will pay off a $250,000 Development Company loan used to develop the park. The organization is also known as the East Idaho Planning and Development Association.
REXBURG — Restoration work on a local Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant proved to be more than a headache for the company in charge of the repair work.
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REXBURG – The Madison Veterans Service officer hopes to share a message of peace via his restored 1969 Vietnam War ambulance.
Madison Memorial Hospital respiratory therapist, Aaron Craythorn, is in New York treating COVID-19 patients at the Lincoln Bronx Hospital in New York. He has done so for the past six weeks and plans to be there for another month.
What better way to celebrate Unicorn Day than with a unicorn, right?
State News
Although the national average for gas prices moved just a penny in the last week, things have been much more volatile for Idaho and its Rocky Mountain neighbors.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho (1 in Bingham County, 4 in Franklin County).
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Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) has confirmed the first death associated with COVID-19 in Bannock County. The individual was a male age 65 with underlying health conditions. This gentleman had contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19.
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If you’ve driven past the electronic billboard on Northgate Mile near North Holmes Avenue lately, you may have noticed an ad showing a young girl holding a wedding bouquet with the words “Don’t Marry Me Off” and a link to girlawake.com/end-child-marriage.
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BOISE — Idaho will enter Stage 3 of reopening its economy on Saturday, Gov. Brad Little announced Thursday, allowing bars to reopen, and allowing public or private gatherings of up to 50 people if social distancing can be maintained.
Battelle Energy Alliance is starting a grant program to help local small businesses, many of which have been hit hard by the shutdown and economic slowdown that have accompanied coronavirus.
National News
When leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints lift the temporary suspension of weekly worship services, Church members around the world will again enjoy the centrality of the meetinghouse to their Sabbath experience.
After careful consideration and at the direction of Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, the Bureau of Land Management will temporarily suspend the collection of all entrance fees until further notice.
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BOISE — Oregon’s Cascade mountain range represents more than just a topographic barrier in the politically divided state.
What better way to celebrate Unicorn Day than with a unicorn, right?
World News
When leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints lift the temporary suspension of weekly worship services, Church members around the world will again enjoy the centrality of the meetinghouse to their Sabbath experience.
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BOISE — Nearly 14,000 Idahoans have tested negative for COVID-19, but it is unclear how many of those were faulty results.
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A video meeting hosted by Utah’s Alpine School District was hacked, revealing pornographic images to dozens of elementary school students last week.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a new symbol to identify the faith. Church Prophet and President Russell M. Nelson announced it and explained its significance during the Saturday evening session of the April 2020 general conference.
