Butte City, ID

MUD LAKE — Nineteen people participated in the Heart of the Valley Public Library’s “Book Talk” last week. Each participant talked about a particular book that they enjoyed. West Jefferson Grid Kid football will have teams for 4th–8th graders this year. The West Jefferson Grid Kid...

IDAHO FALLS – For two local families, running a fireworks stand is more than just a longstanding tradition — it’s in their blood. Tanys Searle and her husband, Nick, own Flowerworks Fireworks, a venture that began nearly 40 years ago. It has grown to include seven different...

ARCO — Peanut butter and jelly. Sal’s Brooklyn pizza. “Naked and Free” unsalted. These are just a few of the myriad flavors available at the Arco-based Atomic Potato Chip Company. All of the chips, company co-owner Don Tarner told EastIdahoNews.com, start with the best potatoes available.

Click here to read the full article. Emelie Mahdavian didn’t set out to subvert the tropes of the campfire western. The documentary filmmaker (Sundance 2019 entry “Midnight Traveler”) had been living off-grid for three years near Mackay Idaho, reviving a local independent cinema with her husband. She’d been looking for a way to explore the rural residents’ relationship to the land when she met Hollyn Patterson, a woman who cowboyed for a living. (For range riders, “cowboy” is a verb.) When she heard Patterson planned a cattle drive that summer with a friend, Colie Moline, Mahdavian talked the two women...

Agnes Babcock Cuyler, 93, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2022, at her home in Arco, Idaho. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 24, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Moore Stake Center, 3100 N. 3350 W., Moore, ID. A viewing will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Victor Valley Cemetery in Victorville, California. Services are under the direction of the Anderson Family Funeral Home in Arco, ID.

While sleeping, on the morning of June 17, 2022, Earl’s Lord and Savior took him home. Earl was born on July 24, 1940, in Weatherford, Oklahoma to E.N. and Iva Mae Maynard. He was the youngest of eight children. Earl spent his early years attending Weatherford schools. He and...

The gem state is perfect for road trips, and staycations. There is so much to see and explore from awe inspiring natural views to vast lakes and rivers, deep canyons, vast farmlands, strange and interesting museums and all the extra wow factor that Idaho shells out. Arco Idaho is home...

LeAnn Klingler Bailey, 67, passed away peacefully at her home in Arco, Idaho surrounded by her loving family on June 7, 2022. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 18, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Arco Ward Building, 701 County Road, Arco, Idaho. A viewing will be held on Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Anderson Family Funeral Home, 2555 N. Highway 93, Arco, ID and for one hour prior to the services at the church. Interment will be in the Lost Rivers Cemetery.

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve has begun summer hours of operation. The post Summer operations at Craters of the Moon appeared first on Local News 8.

SALMON, Idaho (KIFI) — Three ranger districts on the Salmon-Challis National Forest will be sponsoring open house events in its neighboring communities the week of June 6-10. Each event will feature stations where stakeholders can learn about the priority programs in each district, explore recent work and plans for the 2022 field season, and address their questions or concerns directly with specialists from their respective districts.

ARCO — Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve has begun its summer hours, lasting through Sept. 30. Bookstore and museum: The Craters of the Moon Natural History Association Bookstore and park museum will be open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Park films are available on request.

Vickilee Jensen Hendricks, 66, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022, at her home in Moore, ID. The family invites you to a viewing service in her honor on Thursday, June 2, 2022, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Anderson Family Funeral Home, 2555 N. Highway 93, Arco, ID.

Three open houses where people can learn about forest projects and ask questions of Forest Service personnel are planned in Challis, Mackay and North Fork in early June. The events are geared to three ranger districts in the Salmon-Challis Forest. Stations will be set up where people can learn about the priority programs in each district, hear about plans for 2022 projects, bring up their concerns and ask questions of forest specialists.

Day 16 of our road trip from FL to Montana we spend the day at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, that's a mouthful! LOL This 750,000 acre "park" makes you feel like you are on another planet! The desolate and rocky terrain are the remnants of a volcanic eruption a mere 2,000 years ago! Its dormant NOT extinct, so the experts say it will erupt again someday! PLUS we finish the day viewing the Niagra of the West... in Twin Falls, Idaho. Watch the full video on the information you need to plan you trip here! Filmed September 26, 2021 By Curtis and Melissa We are an Adventure seeking family of 4 who love the FREEDOM of the open road, being outside, enjoying the beauty and nature God created! His masterpieces are awe inspiring! We love the diversity in landscape and wildlife and food in our country! Please consider Following, because ADVENTURES ARE OUT THERE, R U?

5:05 a.m. The Challis ambulance crew was sent to a medical call on Round Valley Road. 12:05 p.m. Deputy Ron Pumphrey reported an accident on Idaho Highway 75 near Stanley. 10:17 a.m. Deputies Shade Rosenkrance and Kyle O’Brien responded to a report of a vehicle that had jackknifed at the intersection of U.S. Highway 93 and Fish Hatchery Road near Mackay.

The Mackay Summer Market returns after a couple of years on hiatus. The first market of the season is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 28 at Heritage Park. The market will take place every Saturday for the same three hours through Sept. 24. About 15 vendors...