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Sun Valley Opened With the World’s First Chairlifts in 1936. Here’s What That History Looks Like Today

Every chairlift at every ski resort traces its family tree back to central Idaho. In...

Sun Valley, ID · 1d

Idaho State Journal

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Large scale Billiards tournament begins In Pocatello on Tuesday

Pocatello is trying to win back its reputation as a billiards town, with a five-day tournament aimed at filling the city’s quiet fall season. The tournament runs Tuesday, Nov. 3, through Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day at the Avenue Event Center, the event space attached to the Museum of Clean. The prize pool is up to $30,000 with an $80 entry fee. “We used to have quite a reputation for being a pool town and having lots of billiards tournaments,” said Jeff Glissendorf, director of tourism for Visit Pocatello Chubbuck. “We were a billiards hub, so they wanted to kind of get that back.” Glissendorf said the event also is meant to bring visitors to town after the busy summer months. “We were looking to bring in different kinds of events, cornhole, those kinds of things, and billiards in the off season,” he said. Play will include 8-ball, 9-ball, 10-ball and Scotch doubles across nine brackets, with platinum and standard divisions for different skill levels. The main 8-ball tournament starts Friday, Nov. 6, and wraps up Saturday night. Diamond Billiards is supplying 40 tables. Professional trick-shot artist and Billiards Hall of Fame member Tom

Pocatello, ID · 10d

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Eight Idaho Sledding Hills Families Return To Every Time Fresh Snow Falls

One of the best sledding hills in Idaho’s biggest city doubles as a summer slide for kids riding garbage bags down the grass. I love that a hill can earn its fame twice a year. Another spot near Pocatello trades sleds for blocks of ice once the snow melts....

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Ammon welcomes hundreds for annual “Nog-a-thon” Fun Run at McCowin Park

Every year, community members in Eastern Idaho challenge themselves to drinking 32 ounces of eggnog and running a mile at McCowin Park. The holiday cheer was palpable as people ran in Christmas costumes and drank eggnog between every lap.

Ammon, ID · 2d

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Pocatello City Council hears public testimony for proposed Kratom ban ordinance

The Pocatello City Council heard from community members at a public hearing held on November 5 regarding a proposed ban ordinance on the sale of kratom products in the city. More citizens spoke up in support of the ban ordinance, while several sustained arguments that it isn't a necessary policy.

Pocatello, ID · 3d

Idaho State Journal

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Pocatello reopens Hiline Road intersection as improvement project nears completion

POCATELLO — The intersection of Hiline Road, Pearl Street and El Rancho Boulevard reopened to traffic after crews finished final paving, city officials said. The Hiline Road and Signalization Improvement Project began in July. Over four months, crews made roadway and signal upgrades intended to improve traffic flow and safety at the busy intersection. Most construction is complete, though crews may remain in the area for minor finishing work, the city said. City officials acknowledged the inconvenience the work caused for residents, businesses and drivers and thanked them for their patience. The project is part of the city’s broader effort to build a safer, more accessible and better-connected transportation network, in line with goals set out in its Comprehensive Plan 2040. More information about city construction projects is available at pocatello.gov/1002/Projects.

Pocatello, ID · 8h

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Local voters return GOP incumbents, approve school levies and water bonds

Southeast Idaho voters returned Republican incumbents to every contested legislative seat on the Nov. 3 ballot, approved two school levies and two city water bonds, and rejected a permanent levy for the Bear Lake Fire District. Republican incumbents won all three Legislative District 35 races. The district covers all of...

Bear Lake County, ID · 1d

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6 Idaho Disasters That Cut Off Whole Towns, From The Teton Dam Flood To The Big Burn

In August 1910, a train packed with about 1,000 people raced across a burning trestle and hid inside a mountain tunnel until the flames passed. That really happened in Idaho. I still get chills reading about it. The wild part is how often this state has been sealed off by...

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Sixteen Thousand Years Of History Wait Inside The Idaho Museum Of Natural History In Pocatello

A shark with a spiral of teeth shaped like a buzz saw once swam over what is now Idaho. One small university museum holds more fossils of that strange fish, called Helicoprion, than anywhere else on Earth. That alone would justify a road trip. The same building also shows off...

Pocatello, ID · 4d

East Idaho News

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Florida governor to speak in Idaho Falls to garner support for Idaho to call for constitutional convention

IDAHO FALLS — With the national debt exceeding $40 trillion, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will visit in Idaho Falls to build support for a constitutional convention to propose a balanced budget amendment. EastIdahoNews.com spoke with Mike Colson, chairman of the Bonneville County Republican Central Committee, and Loren Enns, president of Balanced Budget Now, who are organizing the event with DeSantis. Balanced Budget Now is a nonprofit that has campaigned for a balanced budget since the early 2010s, with Enns leading the organization since the beginning. Learning from former U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch...

Idaho · 6d

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East Idaho voters pass majority of school levies on ballot

East Idaho voters approved 10 of 11 school levies on the ballot in the Nov. 3 election, according to unofficial results. The only levy that did not pass was the School District 253 supplemental levy in Jefferson County, which failed 401 votes, or 56.32 percent, to 311 votes, or 43.68 percent.

Eastern Idaho, ID · 5d

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Opinion: Johnny Creek Road: Residents deserve accountability, not excuses

The city of Pocatello’s recent acknowledgment of contractor delays and deteriorating conditions on Johnny Creek Road raises serious questions about project oversight, public safety and accountability. The October completion deadline has passed. Significant portions of the roadway remain unpaved, with uneven surfaces and substantial drop-offs. Earlier rainfall created hazardous...

Pocatello, ID · 5d

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Lace Up For Holiday-Season Skating At The Joe Marmo/Wayne Lehto Ice Arena In Idaho

The ice sheet here measures 85 feet by 190 feet. That’s a lot of room to wobble, glide, and pretend you meant to do that spin. Skates are waiting at the rental counter, so nobody needs to own a pair. A snack bar sits nearby for warm-up breaks between laps.

Idaho Falls, ID · 6d

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32 ounces of eggnog and one mile: Ammon’s Nogathon is back

AMMON — Think you can drink a quart of eggnog and still run a mile? The City of Ammon is giving you the chance to find out this weekend. The fourth annual Ammon Nogathon Fun Run returns Saturday, Nov. 7, at McCowin Park, where participants will trade traditional race-day refreshments for something a little thicker and a whole lot more festive: Reed’s Dairy eggnog. The challenge is simple — complete four laps around a quarter-mile course, drinking an 8-ounce cup of eggnog before each lap. By the finish line, participants will have consumed 32 ounces of eggnog and traveled a full mile. Costumes ...

Ammon, ID · 5d

East Idaho News

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A urologist in Rexburg opens his own practice to help serve the community

REXBURG — A doctor with deep roots in Rexburg recently opened his own practice, offering care for things like prostate health, kidney stones, pediatric urology, and minimally invasive and robotic-assisted procedures for adults and children. Dr. Jacob Thatcher is a board-certified urologist and serves patients throughout eastern Idaho. According to the American Urological Association, urology is a “medical and surgical specialty that focuses on diseases and conditions of the urinary tract in both men and women, as well as the male reproductive system.” In August, Thatcher opened Mountain West U...

Rexburg, ID · 5d

East Idaho News

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Incumbent Torey Danner wins reelection as Bannock County coroner

POCATELLO — Incumbent Bannock County Coroner Torey Danner has secured another term in office after defeating independent challenger Wilson Simmons in Tuesday’s general election. According to election results released by Bannock County, Danner received 16,925 votes, or 58%, compared with Simmons’ 12,068 votes, or roughly 42%. RELATED: Bannock County coroner candidates answer questions ahead of election The victory allows Danner to continue overseeing the Bannock County Coroner’s Office, which is responsible for investigating deaths that occur under certain circumstances, including those that ar...

Bannock County, ID · 5d

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Democrats gain six seats in the Legislature

Democrats have picked up six seats in the Idaho Legislature, sweeping all three swing districts. Voters in west Boise on Tuesday elected Democrat Nancy Gregory to the Idaho Senate and Democrat Jae Etchart to the House, flipping two seats in District 15, a key swing district in the Legislature. Two...

Idaho · 6d

East Idaho News

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Democrat Kim Keeley unseats incumbent Brad Wolfe in Teton County Commission race

DRIGGS — Democrat Kim Keeley defeated incumbent Republican Brad Wolfe in the race for Teton County commissioner, winning Tuesday’s general election. Keeley received 3,792 votes, or approximately 62%, compared to Wolfe’s 2,330 votes, or 38%, according to election results. The victory marks a change in representation on the Teton County Commission, with Keeley unseating Wolfe and earning the opportunity to represent county residents. The race was among the local contests decided by Teton County voters Tuesday as residents cast ballots for the candidates they want representing them in county gove...

Teton County, ID · 5d

East Idaho News

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The Idaho Falls pioneer who helped women win the right to vote

IDAHO FALLS – As voters make their voices heard on Election Day, one Idaho woman’s story is a reminder that the right to vote wasn’t always guaranteed to everyone. When Rebecca Brown Mitchell arrived in Eagle Rock with her teenage daughter in 1882, the pair had little more than the clothes on their back. Fourteen years later, Rebecca would help lead a movement that made Idaho the fourth state in the nation to grant women the right to vote. The 48-year-old Illinois woman had come out West in hopes of being a missionary. Her husband had died 26 years earlier, leaving her a widow at age 22 with t...

Idaho Falls, ID · 6d