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Idaho Falls and fishermen work to allow night fishing along Greenbelt
Local fishermen have called to action for the City of Idaho Falls to allow night fishing in parks along the Snake River. They cite accounts of fishermen being chased off the park because of an ordinance not allowing activity in parks between 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. The concerns started on Facebook, where posts received hundreds of comments. Concerned fishermen posted that night was the best time to catch crawfish and sturgeon. Posts claimed police had been aggressively enforcing the ordinance. ...
Eagle City Council terminates Eagle Rodeo's 5-year lease early
EAGLE, Idaho — For almost a quarter century, The Eagle Rodeo has been throwing down in the small town of Eagle. But on Tuesday, June 9, Eagle City Council voted to terminate the five-year lease agreement with the rodeo two years early. Forcing the Eagle Rodeo to find a new location for the third time.
Big Changes Coming to Weiser’s Commercial Street
The Weiser community is going to see big changes to Commercial Street. Most notably the section between 3rd Street and State Street. Talking with Weiser City Public Works Director, Michael Campbell, the Commercial Street project has been in the works for a little over a year. “Projects like this have to be shovel ready to even get the grant. We had to have the design for this before we even applied for the grant,” Campbell stated.
Lewiston Grocery Outlet is Hosting Cars4Cause
Lewiston Grocery Outlet is hosting Cars4Cause to help raise funds for the LIFE Foundation for the Lewiston School District! Bring your friends and family on Saturday, July 20th, from 8 AM – 1 PM at the Lewiston High School Parking Lot. Come enjoy a day filled with:. Classic Cars...
Former head of University of Utah's diversity division, axed by HB261, is stepping down
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah official who headed the U.'s now-disbanded Division for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will be leaving to take a post promoting diversity initiatives at the American Association of Colleges and Universities. Mary Ann Villarreal — the vice president for equity, diversity and...
Longtime Park City-area landscapers fined $164K for storing equipment at home
Humberto Fragapane and Melisa Delarroca have been running their landscaping business from the home they bought in Highland Estates in 2020. The couple had been in business since at least 2015, but ran afoul of Summit County’s rules—and some neighbors—when they moved vehicles and equipment onto their 1.69-acre property.
DUI driver sentenced to prison in beloved Toymaker’s death
WEST JORDAN — The family of a beloved volunteer toymaker killed by a DUI driver reacted to the driver’s prison sentence, and explained why they’re hoping a new law will help other families going through the same court process. For Julie Merrill, going into Tiny Tim’s Toy...
Man critically injured confronting pedestrian in Ogden intersection
OGDEN, Utah, July 16, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly assaulted a man who tried to get him to leave an Ogden intersection, where he was interfering with traffic. Jeffrey Adam Smith, 42, the suspect, was reported to police. “Witnesses stated that the...
Birth of premature baby at West Valley overflow shelter 'sheds light on the urgent need'
WEST VALLEY CITY — A premature baby boy was born between the sliding glass doors of the West Valley overflow shelter early Thursday last week. The baby and his mother were transported by paramedics on scene, leaving behind a small crowd of residents and staff members who, moments prior, had been talking the woman through labor. The sequence of events had unfolded quickly and unexpectedly.
Former college running back pleads guilty to killing 2nd man 1 day after killing another
OGDEN — A Lake Shore, Utah County, man pleaded guilty Tuesday to the second of two unrelated killings he committed over two days — one in Ogden and one in Spanish Fork — on July 8-9, 2022. Christian Taele — a 30-year-old former Southern Utah University running...
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