To celebrate Idaho’s most famous veggie, Rexburg’s Cultural Arts will host the “Harvest: Stories, Songs and Spuds” this weekend at the Romance Theater and Tabernacle.
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The late Ralph Brian was like another member of the family, said a young man who is helping to organize a benefit for the Brians following Ralph Brian’s death Oct. 8 at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.
Graham Walker Schanz has recently become an internet sensation after announcing for Taysom Hill, quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, and former BYU football player, along with other famous sports players and teams.
”All lanes have been opened; however, traffic is still backed up and (it) will probably take some time to clear up,” said the office.
Criminal Law
A Madison County Jail inmate died on Friday around 4 p.m., following an altercation among prisoners.
The Sugar City City Council approved Old Farm Estates amended development plan on Friday.
Education
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The Idaho State Board of Education’s School Safety and Security Program has released nearly three dozen recommendations for safety and security resources after the May 6 shooting incident at Rigby Middle School.
Brigham Young University has announced significant changes to its student housing program effective fall semester 2022. Beyond their first two semesters, BYU undergraduate, single students will no longer be required to live in BYU On-Campus or BYU Off-Campus Contracted Housing.
Sugar-Salem High School will be bolstering science at the school with the help of a grant from Rocky Mountain Power.
Agriculture and Business
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This story was originally published by the Idaho Capital Sun.Wildfire smoke and hot conditions are bad enough for humans when it stretches on for weeks and makes outdoor activity difficult or dangerous. But for animals who are out in the elements at all times, like cattle, it can have many a…
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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.
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For four decades, a group of local horse riders have celebrated American patriotism, performing for local parades in eastern Idaho to some of the country’s biggest parades.
More than 100 years ago, President Horace E. Hess of the Yellowstone Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Idaho told Abraham Hillam that he needed to build a bigger house on his Marysville farm to replace a small log home. That century old house has stood since and cel…
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The week starting Oct. 10 proved to be the second deadliest week for COVID-19 this year in eastern Idaho, according to the Post Register's tracking of death notices.
POCATELLO — Gov. Brad Little believes a Border Patrol map he saw depicting the flow of Mexican drugs into the U.S. illustrated why it was necessary for a state abutting Canada to take action at the southern border.
LAVA HOT SPRINGS — The city will ask voters on Nov. 2 to increase a special sales tax available to resort towns to help cover some looming expenses.
DENVER — A former longshot Idaho gubernatorial candidate on trial in the 1984 killing of a 12-year-old Colorado girl wasn’t even remotely considered a suspect to law enforcement until his obsession with the crime and incessant visits to talk with police about it provided clues that turned hi…
Richard Lawrence Harvey, who was reported missing Tuesday, has reportedly been found dead.
A far-right Idaho Republican lawmaker has posted a meme on Twitter appearing to advocate violence against journalists, educators, conservationists, the state’s largest university and other organizations ahead of an upcoming election in November, the AP reports. Rep. Tammy Nichols on Tuesday posted...
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DENVER — A former longshot Idaho gubernatorial candidate on trial in the 1984 killing of a 12-year-old Colorado girl wasn’t even remotely considered a suspect to law enforcement until his obsession with the crime and incessant visits to talk with police about it provided clues that turned hi…
CHEYENNE — Cross-country traveler Gabby Petito was strangled, a Wyoming coroner announced Tuesday.
This year’s return to school has been one of the deadliest for students across the nation as counts of gun violence in schools exceeds figures from prior years.
BOISE — U.S. officials on Tuesday approved a long-lasting fire retardant that could significantly aid in fighting increasingly destructive wildfires.
World News
Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms suffered a worldwide outage that lasted for several hours on Monday. Facebook’s internal systems used by employees also went down. Service was restored by Monday afternoon.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing on Friday, as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface.
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.
