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Big Country News
ISU awarded federal grant to improve access to produce for pregnant and postpartum women
Idaho State University will receive nearly $500,000 in federal funds to improve access to fruits and vegetables for pregnant and postpartum Idahoans. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday a $499,465 award to ISU for a new federal program, the Maternal Produce Prescription Program. The federal funding is meant to serve pregnant and postpartum women and their families in low-income and medically underserved communities and increase access to healthy foods, according to a press release.
Idaho State Journal
Idaho Falls bike shop expanding to Pocatello
POCATELLO — CBI Bikes, a popular bike shop in Idaho Falls, is preparing to open a second location in Pocatello that’s sure to excite bike lovers throughout the community. Landon Poulter, manager of the Idaho Falls store, said they are planning to have a soft opening of the new shop in the beginning of March. They plan to have a grand opening later, but they haven’t chosen a specific date for that yet.
East Idaho News
Step back into Idaho’s past at Shelley’s Harvest Festival on Saturday
SHELLEY — From mountain men throwing tomahawks to the aroma of Dutch oven cooking, visitors to the Snake River Homestead this weekend will get a taste of Idaho’s colorful past. The 2026 Harvest Festival will take place Saturday, Oct. 17, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., offering an afternoon of hands-on activities, demonstrations and opportunities to learn more about Idaho’s history and cultural heritage. Admission is free. This year’s festival theme is “From Homestead to Community: Exploring Idaho’s Cultural Roots and Shared Stories. “We want to bring the humanities to life,” said event manager Janel A...
KIFI Local News 8
Timberline High School investigation sparks Eastern Idaho debate over student safety
East Idaho News
Downtown Pocatello walking tour offers both history and haunts
POCATELLO – Tours for both the true believers and skeptics of Pocatello to explore the city’s reportedly haunted historic locations have already begun. This year, Pocatello’s Haunted History Walking Tours will feature buildings in the downtown Warehouse District, with tours every Friday and Saturday throughout October. The first tour took place on Oct. 3, and Stephanie Palagi called it “the best opening night” in 18 years of running the event. “That area of downtown is just so full of history. People are not going to be disappointed in this year’s tour,” said Palagi, who is president and CEO o...
Idaho State Journal
Pocatello moves toward kratom sales ban as Bannock County pursues its own
POCATELLO — The commercial sale of kratom may soon be banned following a Pocatello City Council meeting where city leadership agreed to move forward with an official vote. The move comes as Bannock County commissioners pursue a countywide restriction of their own. After a roughly 20-minute work session discussion, Mayor Mark Dahlquist said he heard a desire among members to advance the ordinance. Council members Dakota Bates, Corey Mangum and Stacy Satterfield each voiced support. No official date for the vote has been announced. The ordinance, presented by Pocatello Police Department Licensing Enforcement Officer Mallarie Bascom, would prohibit businesses from selling kratom within city limits but would not criminalize possession or personal use. Residents could still order the product online or buy it outside the city. “This is a preventive public safety measure,” Bascom said. “We should not wait for documented harm to children to address a readily available product that lacks statewide safeguards. Being proactive in preventing harm is a matter of public safety, and this proposed ordinance is a preventive public safety measure.” Bascom said she spoke with Bannock County Commissioner Jeff Hough, who confirmed the commissioners met last week with Denae Jones, a Pocatello woman who lost
Idaho State Journal
Architects provide update on potential Pocatello City Hall move, cost estimate due in about two weeks
POCATELLO — Representatives from Utah-based VCBO Architecture provided an update Thursday during a work session on a potential move of Pocatello City Hall from its current location to the historic Federal Building in downtown. Whitney Ward, a principal with VCBO Architecture, said the Salt Lake City firm expects to finish its cost estimate in about two weeks. The firm provided the city council with architectural blueprints that showcased the potential layout of the multilevel Federal Building in a slideshow presentation. The firm said the departments fit and the structure is sound, leaving parking and cost as the main open questions. The final report is scheduled to go to a city work session in November. The city initially hired VCBO Architecture for a $203,000 feasibility analysis of the 1916 building at 150 S. Arthur Ave., which once housed a federal courthouse and post office. An independent estimator is still pricing construction costs, including hazardous-material abatement, renovation, two new stair towers, seismic work, utilities and building systems. A separate estimate will cover other costs such as the purchase price, design, engineering, furniture and equipment. Ward said seismic upgrades will be priced item by item so the city can pick among them. The
East Idaho News
Pocatello officially changes name of César Chavez Avenue
POCATELLO – The Pocatello City Council officially accepted a recommendation to change the name of a local street from a historical figure who has been reevaluated to one associated with the Gem State. At its meeting on Thursday, the council approved a resolution to rename César Chavez Avenue, an honorary stretch of South 8th Avenue running through the Idaho State University campus, as Gutierrez Avenue. The new name honors Judge Sergio Gutierrez, committee member Adam Velasquez said, more than it replaces Chavez’s legacy. “This is not about diminishing the legacy of César Chavez. It’s about sel...
Idaho State Journal
SH-39 closure between Collins Road and US-26 planned for next week
BLACKFOOT — The Idaho Transportation Department plans to close State Highway 39 between Collins Road and US Highway 26 next week to repair the road at the Union Pacific Railroad crossing. A detour will be placed in the area at 7 a.m. on Monday, according to a news release from ITD. This detour will be in place until Thursday, which will give crews time to improve the approaches to the railroad. This work is intended to bring the roadway up to the railroad tracks, which will smooth the transitions. More information about this project or updates about traffic impacts and road conditions can be found on ITD’s website at 511.idaho.gov/#:Alerts.