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Premier Properties Real Estate Co. to hold open house on Thursday for new housing development in Pocatello
POCATELLO — Premier Properties Real Estate Co. is set to hold a ribbon cutting and open house at its new housing development on Thursday. Mike Wheelock, broker and owner of Premier Properties, said the development consists of three duplexes and 13 fourplexes. Each unit is made from a Done Wall system patented by SnapTight Products of Pocatello. “It’s a townhouse development geared at high efficiency and an overall newer product...
Man critically injured in one-vehicle crash near Pebble Creek Ski Area
INKOM — A man was critically injured in a one-vehicle crash near Pebble Creek Ski Area on Tuesday night, authorities said. The wreck occurred around 9 p.m. while the man was driving his car on Green Canyon Road near the ski area and reportedly lost control. The car left the roadway, traveled down a steep hillside and overturned, authorities said. Nearby residents witnessed the crash and called 911. ...
Countdown to camp: Who will play quarterback for the Bengals this fall?
The Idaho State football team begins fall camp on Aug. 1. And to get you ready, we’re counting down with a question every day until the start of it. So why not start with arguably the most important one facing the Bengals during training camp: Who will be the starting quarterback when the season begins Aug. 31 in Corvallis, Oregon? ...
Highland-Century football discontinue annual series for the time being
Two Pocatello-based high school football teams will no longer be playing one another. Highland and Century, which had gone head-to-head for 15 consecutive seasons, won’t be continuing their annual game on the gridiron for the time being. The two programs with a combined 15 state championships to their names, had faced each other every year but once since playing for the first time in 2004. It was called off due...
Local officials denounce political violence in wake of Trump attempted assassination
Shockwaves were sent throughout the nation after the attempted assassination of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a rally held in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. While the investigation into the incident is ongoing, it is believed the 20-year-old shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, acted alone. Scaling the ladder of a nearby building with an AR style rifle, Crooks got as close as 148 yards to...
AQUATIC ADVENTURES: New slides at Ross Park Aquatic Complex officially open to the public
POCATELLO — The wait is over for the long-anticipated return of a water slide at the Ross Park Aquatic Center. And Gate City area residents have not one, but two state-of-the-art water attractions to help stay cool this summer and many more in the future. City officials, Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce Chiefs, construction developers, architects and swarms of children stood under the hot July sun on Friday in anticipation of...
AQUATIC ADVENTURES: New slides at Ross Park Aquatic Complex officially open to the public
POCATELLO — The wait is over for the long-anticipated return of a water slide at the Ross Park Aquatic Center. And Gate City area residents have not one, but two state-of-the-art water attractions to help stay cool this summer and many more in the future. City officials, Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce Chiefs, construction developers, architects and swarms of children stood under the hot July sun on Friday in anticipation of...
Idaho to face continued severe wildfire threat throughout rest of summer
BOISE — Around 19,500 acres have burned in Idaho so far this year, and state officials anticipate high wildfire potential to continue through the summer. Fire Management Chief Josh Harvey provided a fire season update Tuesday morning to the State Board of Idaho Land Commissioners, telling them that June and July saw average temperatures well above normal and precipitation fell well below average. The above-average fire potential outlook is expected...
ISU women's soccer team experiences 'beauty' both on and off the pitch in European tour
If you had to describe the Idaho State women’s soccer team’s recent tour of Europe in one word, it might be “beauty.” As in the beauty of seeing historic European capitols like Vienna, Zurich and Munich. Or seeing the beauty of soccer expressed as a sport through the precision execution of a Swiss professional team. ...
Amazing Glaze is a Pocatello staple with hopes to expand across state
When you think of donut shops in Pocatello, Amazing Glaze immediately comes to mind. But for the business' owners, they're hoping for a day when their donut shop is as synonymous with Idaho as the state's prized potatoes, the main ingredient coincidentally in every Amazing Glaze donut. Their expansion to Idaho State University five years ago showed Amazing Glaze co-owners Dean Giesbrecht and wife Katie what the possibilities could be. ...
Risch names Rexburg's Millhollow as Idaho's July small business of the month
U.S. Sen. Jim Risch has named Rexburg’s Millhollow as Idaho’s July small business of the month. “In 1982, Millhollow became southeast Idaho’s first soft-frozen yogurt shop,” Risch said. Joe Romney, known to some as “Grandpa Joe,” originally opened Millhollow in hopes of instilling a reliable work ethic in his three children. The shop was originally on Carlson Ave. in Rexburg and was moved to S 1st E in 1995. ...
Families of workers killed in Idaho airport hangar collapse file lawsuit
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The families of two construction workers killed when an airport hangar in Idaho collapsed are suing several companies that were involved in the building process, alleging the businesses recklessly cut corners and used inappropriate materials for the build. The private hangar at the Boise airport was still under construction when it collapsed under high winds on Jan. 31, killing three people and injuring nine others. The families of Mario Sontay and Mariano Coc filed the wrongful death lawsuit against Big D...
Idaho officials join America250 initiative to celebrate the founding of the United States
While America’s 250th birthday is still one year and 11 months away, Idaho officials and agencies are already hard at work planning a celebration worthy of the country’s semiquincentennial. On July 3, Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a proclamation establishing a task force across state agencies to plan and promote statewide activities as part of the national commemoration in 2026. The task force will work with the America250 in Idaho Advisory Council, created through the 2024 Idaho Legislature’s passage of House Concurrent Resolution 31, which...
See a wild turkey? Idaho Fish and Game wants to know
Idaho’s Department of Fish and Game’s Turkey Tracker project is bringing turkey surveying to the Gem State. Idahoans will be encouraged to participate in two separate surveys to better understand the wild turkey population in Idaho. A brood survey measuring offspring will be conducted through July and August, while a broader distribution survey will be conducted throughout the year. Jeff Knetter, upland bird and migratory game bird coordinator, said that...
What to do this week in East Idaho
Wednesday, July 17There will be a plein air painting workshop at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, at the Bates Boat Ramp, Bates Road in Driggs. Plein air painting refers to painting outside, in nature to capture the colors, sunlight and character of our natural surroundings. Register by going to tinyurl.com/ycxf27ev. The Portneuf District Library, 5210 Stuart Ave. in Chubbuck, is hosting a painted vase craft for adults ages 18 and up at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 17. ...
Gate City sees newfound momentum squashed with lopsided loss on the road
Gate City came back down to earth Friday night. The Grays once again failed to get to .500 following an 11-2 road loss to the Smithfield Blue Sox. It also ended a run that saw them win five out of their last six games. They now drop to 7-9 overall and 1-5 on the road this season. ...
AMERICAN LEGION ROUNDUP: Pocatello Runnin’ Rebels unable to finish Bozeman Tournament strong
The Pocatello Post 4 Runnin’ Rebels AA team ended the Bozeman Bucks AA Invitational on a whimper Sunday. It dropped its final two games to finish the four-day event 3-2 overall. The Runnin’ Rebels (23-10) actually started the weekend Saturday with an 11-3 win over the Post 400 Stars 18U team. But they then dropped their final two games beginning later that same day Saturday with a 11-3 loss to...
Authorities investigating after dead body found in Snake River in Idaho Falls
IDAHO FALLS — A dead body was pulled from the Snake River near the Idaho Falls Power Plant Monday afternoon, according to a press release from the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said they have been unable to identify the individual or determine a cause of death. The incident was similar to the Saturday discovery of a dead body in the Portneuf River in Pocatello. Police don’t know that person’s...
Cheering GOP delegates nominate Trump for president as he announces Vance as running mate
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cheering GOP delegates formally nominated Donald Trump for president at Monday’s Republican National Convention kickoff, less than two days after an assassination attempt on the former president and shortly after he announced Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his vice presidential running mate. Their vote makes it official that Trump, who has long been the presumptive nominee, will lead the GOP in a third consecutive election. The winner in 2016, he lost to current President Joe Biden in 2020. In November, he will...
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. ...
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