Officials from the City of Rexburg, Sugar City and Madison County will deliver a State of the Cities and County address for local residents to view.
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The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that the April 2021 general conference will be virtual only.
Sugar City’s new well should be up and running by February.
Rexburg’s Got Talent comes with a twist this year thanks to COVID-19.
A Madison High School Student won $1,000 for continued education after submitting an essay in a scholarship contest.
The Farmer Merchant Banquet awards will be accepting nominations until the end of the month.
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A Madison High School Student won $1,000 for continued education after submitting an essay in a scholarship contest.
The director of the upcoming web series “Witch Hunt” needs a few good actors.
At North Fremont and South Fremont high schools the opportunity to take college level courses has expanded with the ability to virtually replicate the college classroom experience.
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The coronavirus is one of the likely factors fueling a boom in large ranch sales in the U.S. West, real estate industry professionals said.
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.
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As a member of the Rexburg Kiwanis Club since day one, Wes Lawrence has exemplified commitment to the club and service to the city, earning him the club’s Lifetime Achievement award.
State News
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Governor Brad Little on Friday ripped state lawmakers for jeopardizing efforts to fight the coronavirus and called on residents to contact their senators and representatives.
BOISE — After an ardent hourlong debate, the Idaho House voted 51-18 Thursday in favor of amending Idaho’s Constitution to allow the Legislature to call itself into special session whenever 60% of the members of each house want, with no input from the governor.
Idaho Falls author Sylvia Medina was flying back to the U.S. after a business trip to Africa when she watched the documentary “Blood Lions.” It deeply affected her.
BOISE — Idaho has lost 30% of its jobs in the arts since the novel coronavirus pandemic began, the director of the Idaho Commission on the Arts told state lawmakers Thursday.
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BOISE — The Boise State men’s basketball team has won 13 games in a row, is 13-1 on the season and ranked No. 14 in the NET heading into Friday’s matchup with Fresno State.
BOISE — Almost a year after Gov. Brad Little “shocked” lawmakers by vetoing the Idaho Wrongful Conviction Act, a Senate Committee has voted in favor of introducing a new version of that bill. Bill sponsor, Sen. Doug Ricks, R-Rexburg, said he worked with the governor’s office to create a vers…
National News
ATLANTA (AP) — Speakers at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration in Atlanta called Monday for a renewed dedication to nonviolence following a turbulent year in which a deadly pandemic, protests over systemic racism and a divisive election capped by an attack on the U.S. Capit…
SPOKANE — The agriculture industry is asking Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee to move migrant farmworkers and food factory workers closer to the front of the line for the coronavirus vaccine because they perform work that cannot be delayed or performed remotely.
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Cache Valley this month has lost two of its last surviving veterans of World War II — Clarkson native Rex Thompson and Preston native Lloyd Lewis, both veterans of the horrific battle of Iwo Jima.
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WASHINGTON — Ten Republicans — including Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House GOP leader — voted to impeach President Donald Trump Wednesday over the deadly insurrection at the Capitol. The GOP votes were in sharp contrast to the unanimous support for Trump among House Republicans when h…
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If I’ve already had the coronavirus, can I get it again?
Jewish Americans from a variety of branches of the faith are celebrating Hanukkah with smaller-than-usual gatherings this year, in hopes of keeping the year-end holiday safe but still joyful as coronavirus cases spike across the country.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Joginder Chaudhary was his parents’ greatest pride, raised with the little they earned farming a half-acre plot in central India to become the first doctor from their village.
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.
