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Gate City Coffee expands to accommodate more customers, work from artists
POCATELLO — Gate City Coffee is ready to accommodate more customers, artists and vendors after recently expanding, including the addition of Gate City Gift & Gallery. Bill Kelvie, owner of Gate City Coffee, said the expanded space holds 26 more chairs for overflow at the coffee shop. With all the customers visiting, they were running out of room. "It's really been a blessing because we needed that room," he said. ...
Big Country's Pet of the Week
Each week we shine a spotlight on animals at local shelters that are looking for their forever home. This week's Big Country Pet of the Week is Sunday. Sunday is waiting to meet her new family at the Humane Society of the Palouse. She is a fully-grown, adult, spayed, rabbit. Described by shelter staff as cautious, curious, shy, and observant.
HOMEGROWN GOLD: Jim Dandy Brewing cream ale wins first place award at US Open Beer Championship
POCATELLO — For the second year in a row, Jim Dandy Brewing has struck gold, achieving a first-place finish at the U.S. Open Beer Championship with its Tango Yankee cream ale. The local brewery recently held its six-year anniversary party and has become an area staple known for their quality ales, IPA’s, lagers, sours and countless other brewhouse inventions. Its location at 305 E. Lander St. is filled with the...
Exchange student visits Weiser to reconnect with community
A Swedish exchange student at Weiser High School in 2001, Mikael Kulle, second from left, brought his family, wife, Karin, and daughters, Tuva and Stella, for a vacation late last month with his host parents, George and Jeri Soulier. The bond between the families has continued and grown through the years. Kulle is a broadcast journalist in Stockholm, and cut his teeth covering volleyball and basketball for the Signal American when he was a student here 23 years ago. Photo by Philip A. Janquart.
Meridian business that specializes in coned pizza hoping to open food truck in East Idaho
POCATELLO — A food truck in Meridian that specializes in pizza cones is hoping to franchise their company and bring the speciality eats to East Idaho. Tyler Blake, owner of Coned Pizza, said he and his wife started the business eight years ago. They started out as a food cart, but they have expanded since then. "We have four food trucks, two concession stands at Albertsons Stadium and a restaurant,"...
Golf tournament swings into Rexburg
BYU-Idaho is hosting a golf tournament at the Teton Lakes Golf Course until Saturday. Competitors can play their rounds any time before then, as long as they record their rounds in the 18birdies app. The 18birdies app uses an Apple watch to track when players are swinging and to keep...
Some people in Burley are asking for help keeping the city clean
BURLEY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Welcome to Burley, where the neighborhoods are beautiful and the houses are new, but when go down river, this is how some of the other neighborhood looks. “I’ve watched this community grow and blossom in different directions and in all shapes and forms, but in...
Snake River Stampede gets rolling in Nampa
NAMPA — When Michael and Cyndi Hayes moved to the Boise area from southern California, they went to the Snake River Stampede Rodeo in Canyon County. Five years later, and it’s an annual tradition for the couple. “We loved it. Very patriotic, God first. Just a different type of fun that we hadn’t experienced before, being in California,” Michael Hayes said while standing in the Ford Idaho Center outdoor concourse...
Community invited to celebrate local woman's 100th birthday
SODA SPRINGS — Heritage Senior Living is set to hold an open house to celebrate one of their residents turning 100. According to a news release from Heritage Senior Living, the resident’s name is Helen Rae Larsen Ridge. She was born in Paris but has lived in Soda Springs for many years. Ridge has lived her life in service to her family and the people in her community. She has...
Intense Heat Expected to Challenge Records in Pacific Northwest Over Weekend
Intense heat that has been baking parts of the interior Western U.S. is expected to expand into the Pacific Northwest in the coming days, raising the risk of heat-related illnesses and new wildfires, according to an AccuWeather media advisory. Forecasts show temperatures pushing 10–20 degrees above historical averages in parts...
Fire Bans Escalate in WA State, 19 Eastern-Central Counties
With nearly 73,000 square miles of Federal public lands in WA, the Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation have issued new burn and fire restrictions due to high fire danger. 19 WA Counties how face multiple bans. BLM and BOR manage these lands, and according to Officials, new restrictions...
Fentanyl and narcotics seized after drug search warrant served on Clarkson residence
CLARKSTON - Detectives from the Quad Cities Drug Task Force, assisted by the Lewiston Police Department and the Clarkston Police Department, executed a narcotics-related search warrant on Thursday at a residence in the 600 block of 7th Street in Clarkston Washington. During the execution of the warrant, detectives located and...
Booze bandits steal $5,000 worth of alcohol from Ephrata store
EPHRATA - Ephrata Police Chief Erik Koch says its the most alcohol he's ever seen stolen during his time on the force. Authorities say two booze bandits managed to walk about of the Ephrata Safeway store at around 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. with two grocery carts full of alcohol unnoticed. The total worth of the alcohol tallied $5,000. External security cameras were unable to capture the getaway vehicle used to transport the loot. Physical descriptions of the perpetrators are limited to the security photo taken inside the story. If you think you saw culprits, contact the Ephrata Police Department at (509) 754-2491.
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