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May, ID · Lifestyle
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5 Bone-Chilling Attractions This Halloween
There’s cutesy Halloween with pumpkin spice, fall colors and sweater weather. Then there’s the blood-curdling screams, monsters under your bed Halloween. Both are great, but if you want to step outside your comfort zone (or find an excuse to hold hands with that certain someone), you should step into these haunted attractions.
East Idaho News
Apple pie, pumpkins and live music on tap for Saturday’s Pocatello Harvest Festival
POCATELLO — Apple pie, pumpkins, live music and plenty of locally grown produce will take over downtown Pocatello this Saturday as two fall celebrations come together. The Portneuf Valley Farmers Market will hold its 11th annual Harvest Festival from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 3 at Lookout Point, coinciding with Historic Downtown Pocatello’s Great Pumpkin Fest. The Harvest Festival will feature live music from Dustin Armstrong & The Remedy, along with food trucks, local vendors and a petting zoo. Beixy’s Kitchen, Camille’s Crepes and Homefire Comfort Foods are among the food vendors expected at the...
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Nearly 100 Years Later This Idaho Fountain Still Pours Sodas At Its Original Counter
A small brick drugstore on a main street in eastern Idaho hides a surprise just inside the front door. Past the greeting cards sits a carved soda counter built by hand in Europe more than a century ago, still scooping real ice cream today. It has outlasted ice blocks cut...
Idaho State Journal
Now under new ownership, Portneuf Valley Brewing and Pizzeria grand opening set for Oct. 30
POCATELLO — Portneuf Valley Brewing, a local fixture for roughly three decades, will reopen Oct. 30 as Portneuf Valley Brewing and Pizzeria, a pizza-focused restaurant and event venue under new owner Tyson Hinz. Customers can dine in or order delivery on opening day. They can also try the pizza alongside Portneuf Valley Brewing’s original classic beers. The restaurant will be open Thursday through Monday, closed Tuesday and Wednesday, for its first six months. Hours will be 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. weekends. “I want to make sure it’s a well-oiled machine before I let loose on seven days a week,” Hinz said. Orders can be placed online or by phone and delivered by the restaurant’s own drivers. It will not use DoorDash or Uber Eats. Hinz said he was interviewing drivers and expects them to be hired by opening. “I want my product represented by my people,” Hinz said. Hinz is completely reinventing the Portneuf Valley Brewing menu to focus on New York-style pizza and his specialty 72-hour cold-fermented dough. Hinz said the dough is made with locally sourced honey but isn’t specifically sweet. “I really like restaurants that focus on one thing
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Haunted History Tour Kicks Off This Weekend
An annual spooky event is coming back this weekend. The annual 'Haunted History Tour' in Historic Downtown Pocatello begins this Saturday. Organizer Lisa Brian says if you have already been on the tour before, you are still going to see something new. She says this year there will be five...
KIFI Local News 8
Adoption fee prices increase at Pocatello Animal Services due to high animal care costs
While many businesses and non-profits have felt the squeeze of higher prices, the Pocatello Animal Shelter has been pushed to increase their adoption rates to offset care costs. Officials at the shelter say the general inflation has contributed to higher costs across the board, and patrons can help keep the shelter operating by adhering to the new rates.
KIFI Local News 8
From The Valley to The Voice: Rigby Native Owen Uffens on his journey to the national spotlight
Idaho State Journal
East Idaho horse surgery center set to open in Blackfoot this coming spring
BLACKFOOT — Horse owners in East Idaho will soon have access to a high-quality horse hospital in their own backyard when Animal Health Clinic finishes construction on a roughly 12,000-square-foot equine surgery facility next to its existing clinic on Rich Lane in spring 2027. Owner Dr. Jason Moulton said...
NBCMontana
Raccoon attacks 86-year-old man in Pocatello neighborhood
MISSOULA, Mont. — Two people sought medical treatment after an encounter with a raccoon in a Pocatello neighborhood Tuesday, according to Idaho Fish and Game. Officials said an 86-year-old man was retrieving his mail when a raccoon moved toward him, biting and scratching his legs and forearm. Another person who came to his aid was also scratched.
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This Free Idaho Museum Lets Kids Stand Beneath A Full Mammoth Skeleton Up Close
A mammoth tusk twelve feet long sits inside a modest brick building on a college campus in southeastern Idaho. Most people drive right past it on the way to somewhere else. Kids who step inside find ancient beasts, spiral-toothed sharks, a giant spider, and a quiet corner full of picture books. It is a small place with a big backstory, and it can be surprisingly easy on the wallet if you time your visit right.
KIFI Local News 8
From The Valley to The Voice: Rigby Native Owen Uffens on his journey to the national spotlight
RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI) - An 18-year-old from Rigby is getting a taste of the national spotlight after taking the stage on NBC’s The Voice. For Owen Uffens, stepping onto The Voice stage wasn't just another performance: It was a moment he had dreamed about long before he ever knew it could become a reality. Owen