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City of Lapwai Re-Addressing Project Starts August 13th
LAPWAI – The City of Lapwai is beginning a re-addressing project on August 13th to improve emergency response times and delivery accuracy. The project aims to update and standardize addresses across the area. Residents will be notified with instructions on how to update their addresses. For more information, visit...
'21st Century Education': New state-of-the-art Blackfoot elementary school to soon be ready for students
The final touches are being completed at the new Riverbend Elementary School in Blackfoot, bringing much needed 21st century updates and modernizations to benefit local students. In 2021 Blackfoot School District residents voted to approve a $23.9 million bond for the new elementary school and to repurpose I.T. Stoddard Elementary School into a technical education center for high school students. Some of the funding was also used for various improvements to Blackfoot High School. ...
Greater Tater Tot Festival happening in Idaho Falls Friday and Saturday
IDAHO FALLS--The tater tot has been a classic food item for years. From a fast-food combo to cameos in the movie Napoleon Dynamite-- the tater tot continues to gain popularity. However, its origin story is a mystery to most people. Leslie Grigg the great Nephew of the tater tot’s founders...
Buhl football looking to get over the hump with conference title
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The Buhl Indians made a strong statement last year, by making it to the playoffs and even winning a game. This season, the goal is simple for them. Capture a conference title. With a couple of returning seniors, the Indians were excited to be...
Canyon Ridge eyes first conference title in school history
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The Canyon Ridge Riverhawks are gearing up for a season they hope will be one for the history books. With their eyes set on winning their first-ever conference title, the team is putting in work to make it happen. Canyon Ridge started 5-0 a...
Home buyers still having difficulties in the Magic Valley
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Despite mortgage rates starting to go down, many people are still having trouble finding housing in our area. Bryan Newberry is a broker and owner of Magic Valley Realty. He says interest rates have lowered by one point, 25 percent, since October 2024. While...
LC Valley 9/11 Remembrance Procession
LC VALLEY - The Annual September 11th memorial procession where local first responders pass every station in the LC Valley paying tribute will take place on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM. The procession route starts in Asotin, Washington, and ends in Lewiston, Idaho. The City...
Pickleball courts set to open in Pocatello’s Lower Ross Park
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready ... The following is a news release and photo from the city of Pocatello. The Pocatello Parks & Recreation Department is pleased to announce the grand opening of Con Gilmore Pickleball Courts in Lower Ross Park Tuesday, Aug. 20 at 10 a.m. The courts...
Shelley-Firth Ambulance District looking to expand response area to include Firth
A petition is circulating in northern Bingham County to see if the residents in the Firth area want ambulance service from Shelley instead of the more distant Blackfoot. To do so, the county commissioners will need to approve expanding the county’s ambulance district south to 350 North. Currently, the Shelley-Firth Ambulance District stops at 800 N. Goshen Road, just before the city of Firth. This means Blackfoot ambulances are responding...
Runnin' Rebels' season comes to an end after going two-and-out at Northwest regional tournament
It wasn’t the showing that the Pocatello Post 4 Runnin’ Rebels were hoping for. They went two-and-out at last week’s American Legion Northwest Regional Tournament in Billings, Montana. Pocatello fell 8-5 to Alaska Wednesday before getting shutout 8-0 to the eventual regional champion Montana the following day Thursday. The Runnin’ Rebels, who finished the year 30-12, still haven’t advanced to nationals since losing in the 1926 American Legion World Series. ...
Fairgrounds ready for 10 days of tradition at the North Idaho State Fair
The North Idaho State Fair was more than a week away as Alexcia Jordan walked at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds on a sunny afternoon. The general manager and CEO watched as a man passed by on his way to the fair office with an entry for the fair. In one building, quilt judging was going on. In another, they were setting up art and photographs. A minute later, a woman rode by on an ATV and asked Jordan how she was doing.
San Diego Man Arrested for Alleged Road Rage Shooting Near Riggins
RIGGINS - On August 11th, at approximately 6:21 PM, the Idaho County Dispatch Center received a report of an alleged road rage incident involving gunfire on Big Salmon Road. According to the Idaho County Sheriff's Office, a male suspect allegedly fired multiple rounds into another vehicle during the altercation. Upon...
Semi carrying manure catches fire after being hit by semi carrying molasses
JEROME COUNTY — Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred at 2:15 p.m. on Friday. A 26-year-old male from Wendell and a juvenile passenger were traveling in a 1998 Freightliner semi-truck loaded with manure, eastbound on Interstate 84 near milepost 180. A 49-year-old male from Clovis, California, traveling in a 2013 Freightliner semi-truck, struck the rear of the 1998 Freightliner.
So far, Idaho officials have not discovered more invasive quagga mussels
State officials have not detected viable quagga mussels since resuming water sampling this spring, Idaho State Department of Agriculture Director Chanel Tewalt said. On Sept. 19, 2023, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced it discovered invasive, nonnative quagga mussel larvae in water samples taken from the Snake River near Shoshone Falls and Centennial Waterfront […]
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