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Portneuf Greenway Foundation starts construction on massive new trail
POCATELLO — The Portneuf Greenway Foundation announced this week that it has started construction on the first stage of the Connecting Communities Path. The Connecting Communities Path will link the Bannock County Event Center with Pocatello Creek Road. It will be part of a larger trail system that will eventually connect the Portneuf Wellness Complex and Idaho State University. This stage of the project will connect to an existing path...
Help Shape the Future of Pocatello's Streets: Participate in the SS4A Transportation Survey
The City of Pocatello, in partnership with Hales Engineering, is gathering community feedback to improve its transportation system through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Action Plan. This project is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation and aims to increase safety and reduce pedestrian-vehicle fatalities.
Idaho Field of Heroes to take place this Memorial Day weekend at Century High School
POCATELLO — Back for its 20th season, the annual Idaho Field of Heroes is returning to Century High School in Pocatello this Memorial Day weekend. According to a news release from Bannock County, Field of Heroes will start on Friday, May 24, and will end on Memorial Day, May 27. It will be held at the soccer field at Century High School. Melissa Hartman, Bannock County Veteran Services Coordinator, said...
Zoo Idaho starts restoration project to increase swan population
POCATELLO — Zoo Idaho has started a restoration project that will help increase the number of trumpeter swans living in the wild. Zoo Idaho Superintendent Peter Pruett said the project initially started in 2018. They hoped to be able to start two years ago, but they had to push it back due to rising cases of avian influenza. “It’s been a long, slow process,” he said. ...
The Largest Reservoir in Idaho Has a Ghost Town Under It
Idaho has dozens of large reservoirs scattered across the state, but one of them has a spooky history hiding under the water. LOOK: Is There a Ghost Town Hiding Under Idaho's Largest Reservoir?. In Southern Idaho, a few miles west of Pocatello, is American Falls Reservoir. It’s the largest reservoir...
Some incumbents lose in local county commission primary races
Local voters went to the polls to choose their ideal candidates for several elected county offices throughout the region during Tuesday's primary, with shakeups to the Bannock, Bingham and Bear Lake county commissions being the most noteworthy outcomes. There were four primary battles in Bannock County, including GOP and Democratic District 3 commissioner races, the race for Republican District 1 commissioner and the race for the Republican nomination for prosecutor. ...
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