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Local woman honored for highway cleanup efforts before her passing
In keeping a two-mile stretch of highway near Preston looking bright and clean, Debra Gilmore helped improve the quality of life in Franklin County over the past 20-plus years — but her positive impact on the local community reaches far beyond picking up trash. Since moving to the idyllic...
Stokes give $100,000 for historic Oneida Stake Academy building restoration
In honor of many generations of family members who attended the Oneida Stake Academy, Stokes Market has committed $100,000 towards the building’s restoration. When complete, it will be a cultural center and museum of local history for the people of Preston and Franklin County. “It’s a jewel. It’s like you go mining and you find that gem in the dirt and polish it up,” said Larry Stokes, owner of Stokes...
Developing County: Early public eateries
Editorial Note: Part 379 of a series of further development in the early days that impacted Franklin County. (Sources: Preston Booster, 1912; Franklin County Citizen, 1913-1915; Hometown Album, compiled and edited by Newell Hart; The Trailblazer, History of the Development of Southeastern Idaho) As a possible business venture in the...
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