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Q&A with Grace Mayor Jackie Barthlome
The News-Examiner recently sat down with Jackie Barthlome to interview her about what it's like to be the mayor of Grace. Here are her answers to our questions. News-Examiner: What is the story behind what made you decide to run for mayor? Barthlome: I dedicated years going to city council meetings and listened to discussions on budget allocations and project proposals. I observed the impact on citizens when their questions...
Elementary charter school could be coming to Lava Hot Springs
LAVA HOT SPRINGS — A small town in Southeast Idaho could soon be getting a new charter school. Following a community meeting Thursday in Lava Hot Springs, Kolleen DeGraff, who founded one of the first charter schools in Utah, was selected as the fellow to lead the imitative. Concerned community members packed into the Lava Senior Center for a meeting among members of the SOS, or Lava Save our School...
Lava Hot Springs celebrates annual Fire and Ice Festival boosting winter tourism
The first full weekend in February in Lava Hot Springs is a time for celebration and fun. Bringing blazing lights and fun into the dark shadow of winter. This is done through the annual Fire and Ice Festival.
Local student to represent Idaho at prestigious United States Senate Youth Program Washington Week
BANCROFT — North Gem High School senior Alyson Reed has been selected as one of two Idaho delegates to receive a $10,000 scholarship in addition to an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. from March 2-9. This year marks the 62nd annual United States Senate Youth Program Washington Week, a rigorous conference involving 104 of the top student leaders from around the country. Funded by The Hearst Foundation and the Senate, the purpose of the program is to teach America’s next generation of leaders how...
Miss Idaho Reagan Yamauchi expresses profound gratitude following national pageant
Reagan Yamauchi of Soda Springs may have left the Miss America Pageant in Florida without the crown, but she certainly didn’t leave empty handed, in spite of a busy schedule that pushed all competitors to their limits. “I thought I was ready for a rigorous schedule,” laughed Yamauchi. “But no. It was a whirlwind.” From the moment Yamauchi and her fellow competitors arose each day at 5 a.m. for hair...
Three Soda Springs students take home top honors in statewide Holiday Card contest
SODA SPRINGS — The Idaho Department of Education recently crowned 10 winners in its annual Holiday Card artwork contest and not only did the community of Soda Springs take home three of the top spots, all three of those winners happen to have the same private art teacher. Diane Olsen has taught art lessons off and on for years, but only for the last three years has she taught a regular art class schedule. ...
Soda Springs High School getting massive Career Technical Education expansion
Soda Springs High School has won a $370,000 grant that will be used to greatly expand the school's Career Technical Education (CTE) programs. With construction set to begin later this spring, project plans include a brand new 90 foot by 40 foot building featuring a two-bay auto shop, 16 welding booths as well as the addition of the school’s first-ever dedicated woodshop, all hopefully operational by the spring of 2025. ...
Lava Hot Springs Fire and Ice Winterfest to take place this weekend
LAVA HOT SPRINGS — The annual Lava Hot Springs Fire and Ice Winterfest is set to take place this Friday and Saturday. Collin Petrun, president of the Lava Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, said the event started out as something residents of Lava would do together during their off season just to have fun. “It was more of a local get together to have fun, and what it’s turned into...
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