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Driving into the future: Four decades of battery research
IDAHO FALLS — Known as the nation’s nuclear laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory is not as widely recognized for its leadership in battery research. Yet, INL experts have conducted energy storage systems research for four decades of the lab’s 75-year history, almost as long as the nation has invested in electric vehicle technologies.
Vista Outdoor Again Pushes Back Stockholder Meeting to Review Options in Sale of Kinetic Group
LEWISTON - Vista Outdoor Inc. announced Tuesday morning that its Board of Directors has commenced a review of strategic alternatives involving the proposed sale of company divisions to Czechoslovak Group. According to Vista Outdoor, the Czechoslovak Group, in association with potential partners, is also considering an acquisition of Revelyst in...
Neon Street Fest set for Saturday on east side of Historic Downtown Pocatello
POCATELLO — Local residents can bask under the glow of the upcoming Neon Street Fest set for Saturday on the east side of downtown Pocatello. Organized by Historic Downtown Pocatello Inc., the Neon Street Fest is set to return to the Gate City for the first time in five years. The last event was held in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic struck. From 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday,...
Boise City Council extends Red Lion hotel shelter agreement through fall 2025
The Red Lion Hotel Boise Downtowner has leased a portion of their hotel rooms to unhoused individuals and families with children since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when social distancing guidelines required shelters to limit capacity. Yet City of Boise Senior Housing and Community Development Manager Maureen Brewer says...
24hrs with a Local : Spur Community Foundation Executive Director Sally Gillespie
Before eventually moving to the Sun Valley area in 1997, Spur Community Foundation Executive Director Sally Gillespie was living in Philadelphia, only dreaming of living out West on the many vacations she would take to this side of the country. But she eventually made her way to Idaho, working at the Nature Conservancy, Sun Valley Center for the Arts (now the Sun Valley Museum of Art), and consulting in the nonprofit world before starting the Spur Community Foundation. Founded in 2016, Spur Community Foundation’s mission is to inspire impactful philanthropy in the Wood River Valley by helping people give purposefully and helping local nonprofits achieve maximum impact. It is through this work that the organization helps maintain the culture and spirit of this community. Sally lives in Elkhorn and in her free time enjoys walking the local trails, Nordic skiing, and outdoor socializing with her friends or her children, ages 22 and 20, when they are home. Read on to learn more about her perfect August day in Sun Valley.
Dr. Nathan Richardson pioneers advanced shoulder surgery in Pocatello
POCATELLO ― Bingham Healthcare proudly announces that Dr. Nathan Richardson has successfully performed the first shoulder arthroplasty surgery in Pocatello using the revolutionary Blueprint Mixed Reality Guidance System by Stryker. He is one of only eight surgeons in the country currently using this technology. It is available in our community because of his skill and commitment to give patients the very best outcomes possible.
Rodeo queens are sisters at this year's Preston Night Rodeo
PRESTON - This year there is a new twist to That Famous Preston Night Rodeo. The Rodeo Queens are sisters. Jyllian Christensen, 16, is this year’s Queen and her sister Greenlee, 14, is the Jr. Queen. The two locals have earned their place in Preston’s rodeo history. Cheryl...
Ogden Police Chief Eric Young stepping down
OGDEN, Utah, July 31, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Ogden City Police Chief Eric Young is retiring, ending his tenure presiding over a 60% reduction in serious crime. Young spent all 32 years of his law enforcement career at OCPD, the city said Wednesday in announcing his departure. He was appointed chief in January 2021 after nine years as deputy chief.
Customers of house-flipping scheme tied to HGTV stars to receive $12M in refund checks
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is distributing $12 million in payments to thousands of Americans after it says a Utah-based company with ties to multiple HGTV stars duped people into paying for pricey seminars promising success "flipping" houses.
Utah sees nearly 90 new wildfires this week, almost half human-caused
Aside from the fire along Democrat Alley, the other Summit County burns are contained or extinguished as of Wednesday afternoon. Utah Fire Info reports 44% of the week’s new fires were human caused, including the Browns Canyon and Dikker Hill fires. The cause of Monday’s Murdock Hollow fire is...
Preparation is best defense against heat-related deaths, says state official
Three hikers died in Utah’s national parks in July in the triple-digit heat. The Associated Press reports a father and daughter who got lost in Canyonlands National Park were among them. Steve Bullock is the chief of law enforcement at the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation. He said those...
State, feds seek information after 2 endangered California condors killed near Cedar City
Investigators with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seek information after two California condors were shot and killed in southern Utah in the last two years, according to a statement from DWR spokesperson Faith Jolley. Jolley said the first condor was discovered during...
Utah congressional candidate contests election results in state Supreme Court as recount begins
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With a recount underway, the closely trailing Republican challenger for Utah’s 2nd District U.S. House seat is contesting the primary election results in state Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to recover enough disqualified ballots to overtake his opponent. Colby Jenkins was 214 votes, or 0.2 percentage points, behind U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy when counties certified their results last month, placing the race within recount territory, which in Utah is when the difference in votes for each candidate is equal to or less than 0.25% of the total number of votes cast. Jenkins formally requested...
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