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Montpelier's Cook Customs attracting customers from near and far
MONTPELIER — After five years in business, Cook Customs LLC has found success throughout Bear Lake County and even as far as southern Utah and Wyoming. Miles Cook, owner of the business, said he first started Cook Customs back in 2019. His car detailing business offers several services for cars including ceramic coating, paint corrections and accessory installations. "I've always had an interest in car restoration and classic cars," Cook...
Hundreds attend annual Antique and Classic Boat Show in Sandpoint
SANDPOINT, Idaho — Hundreds of people attended the Antique and Classic Boat Show Saturday afternoon in Sandpoint. The Inland Empire Chapter hosts the show. People from all over the Inland Northwest and across the country came to see 50 antique wooden boats lining the Sandpoint Marina and boardwalk. This...
Opening of Kuna Boys & Girls Club a milestone moment in growing community
KUNA — After lacking a permanent home for 18 years, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Ada County hosted the grand opening of its new Kuna facility on Friday. The building was hailed as a tremendous community effort and a physical symbol of how much the city of Kuna has grown over the years. The city has seen exponential growth in recent decades, embodied in an opening that was attended by dozens of interested community members, with cars spilling out of the parking lot and...
Challenging Questions Remain for Boise’s Spencer Danielson
It won't be long before Boise State football is back in action, and the entire nation will be on the edge of their seats, wondering if the team can be the first non-power four school to qualify for the expanded twelve-team college football playoff. With most college football experts predicting a return to national glory, the anticipation is intense. 
Suburbs outperforming CBDs in Minneapolis-St. Paul office market
The Minneapolis-St. Paul market is seeing the same challenges in the office sector as are cities across the Midwest and the nation. That means that vacancies are high and showing no signs of falling soon. According to the second-quarter office report released last week by Colliers, office vacancy rates in...
Bankrupt Company Suddenly Closes ALL of Its Locations in 60 Idaho Cities
It was almost 20 years ago to the date that Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, predicted that a certain technology would be obsolete by 2014. That prediction was off by about a decade, this latest bankruptcy filing supports exactly what he said all those years ago. In 2004, a German publication...
Major Grocery Chain Plans to Cut These 10 Locations in Idaho
When Kroger and Albertsons announced their proposed mega-merger and plans to spin off multiple locations in Idaho, we had a sinking feeling that the store in our neighborhood would be on the chopping block. Sadly, the two grocery chains released a new document confirming that gut feeling. The two chains...
Mountain West Reacts Results: Boise State and Blake Anderson
We asked the questions, you voted on the answers, and now we provide the results. DraftKings Sportsbook, the official sportsbook partner of SB Nation. Anderson situation will significantly impact the Aggies. It’s hard not to think losing your head coach a few weeks before fall camp won’t be significant, and...
Popular Activity Could Get Land Boise River Floaters In Jail
Every summer, countless families flock to the Boise River for fun in the sun. With inflatables in tow and sunscreen pasted on their skin, it's a tradition that keeps people coming back year after year. But beware! One common mistake could turn your fun, relaxing float into a legal nightmare!
The Latest Scam To Strike Idaho Involves Fake Facebook Friends
We all know that scams are prominent during the holiday season but. However, the Ada County Sheriff's Office is warning that a new scam is taking Idaho by storm and it involves utilizing the friends you "think" you have on Facebook. Pay attention to your friends list!. The Ada County...
Famous Discount Retailer With 6 Idaho Stores Announces Plans to Close Some Locations
We’re past the halfway point of 2024 and this year hasn’t been kind to discount retailers. Dollar Tree and Family Dollar announced plans to close at least 1,000 locations. While they said the initial round of cuts would include 600 Family Dollar stores, Idaho’s already lost one of each brand owned by Dollar Tree Inc. The Dollar Tree on Collister and Family Dollar on State Street in Boise closed earlier this year. As leases expire, they plan to cut 370 more Family Dollar and 30 more Dollar Tree locations. It’s unclear if any of the remaining 40+ Idaho locations will be affected.
2nd. Lt. Allan Knepper, World War II P-38 pilot, accounted for
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced recently that U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Allan W. Knepper, 27, of Lewiston, Idaho, killed as a P-38 Lightning pilot in World War II, was accounted for.
Historically Black town in Louisiana's Cancer Alley is divided over a planned grain terminal
WALLACE, La. (AP) — Sisters Jo and Dr. Joy Banner live just miles from where their ancestors were enslaved more than 200 years ago in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Their tidy Creole cottage cafe in the small riverfront town of Wallace lies yards from property their great-grandparents bought more than a century ago.
One Good Thing About This Heat Wave In Idaho
A Look at This Week's Scorching Temperatures and Historical Highs. Idaho is experiencing a significant heatwave, with temperatures soaring above average. This week, forecasts predict highs reaching the low 100s in several parts of the state, including Boise and Twin Falls. The Treasure Valley has an excessive heat warning until July 13 and an excessive heat watch from Jul 13 through July 15. Such extreme heat prompts concerns about public health, wildfire risks, and the strain on power grids.
Lewiston's Drake Randall fights for family, a shot at the UFC
Jul. 13—When Drake Randall enters the cage at 7 p.m. today at Northern Quest Resort and Casino near Spokane, he will do so with one more person in his corner. His niece, Bowy Drake Way, was born early Thursday morning. The member of the Randall family perhaps most excited about Bowy is her cousin, Drake's 3-year-old daughter Huxley Randall. "(Huxley is) my whole world," Drake Randall said. ...
Looking back: This week in eastern Idaho history
100 years agoNick Burgraff of Idaho Falls had a whopper of a story to tell this week in July 1924, displaying to friends a 24-pound, 42-inch trout caught in Goose Lake near Jackson, Mont. “It was caught with a big spinner while Burgraff was angling from a raft near the shore of the lake,” a newspaper account in the South Idaho Press said. “He was obliged to play with the fish for nearly an hour before landing (it), and then was obliged to shoot it before he could pull it in. The big trout was one of a big lot caught, many of which weighed 10 pounds.”
60 teams from multiple states to compete in Bear Lake Baseball tournament starting July 18
MONTPELIER — Bear Lake Baseball is set to hold its annual baseball tournament in the Montpelier area. Cameron Crane, organizer of the tournament, said it will start on Thursday, July 18, and end on Saturday, July 20. They will have kids teams from the surrounding areas. "We have 60 teams coming from Utah, Wyoming and Idaho," Crane said. "We start playing games at 8 a.m. on Thursday and finish at...
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