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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 · 1d
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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 · 2d

Idaho State Journal

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Bannock County ballot-counting problems delay results in Pocatello, other legislative races

POCATELLO — Bannock County elections officials were still counting votes early Wednesday after machine problems slowed the absentee tally for more than five hours. Elections workers began processing early walk-in ballots about 4 p.m. Tuesday, hoping to have all early and absentee ballots counted by 9 p.m., Bannock County Clerk Jason Dixon said. Instead, the absentee count stretched past 2 a.m. Wednesday. As of 3:40 a.m., the county had counted 21,042 ballots. All 57 precincts had partially reported, but none had fully reported. Dixon said final tallies of votes cast in Bannock County are expected around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. When the Idaho State Journal spoke with a red-eyed Dixon at the Bannock County Elections Office just after 4 a.m., the county’s three counting machines hummed in the background as they worked through the last of the Election Day ballots. Elections Director Julie Hancock moved briskly around the room, ferrying ballots to and from a resolution table staffed by volunteers who hadn’t left their seats in hours. All but one of the volunteers were unpaid. “We folded them the same way we always do with the same folding machine that we always use,” Dixon said. “But this time it just happened

Bannock County, ID · 2d

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 · 3d

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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 · 2d

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 · 1d

Idaho State Journal

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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 · 2d

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 · 3d

Idaho State Journal

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Bingham County, Blackfoot and Fort Hall first responders honored at Chamber Appreciation Luncheon

BLACKFOOT — National First Responders Day was Oct. 28, a week after the Greater Blackfoot Chamber of Commerce’s annual First Responders Appreciation Luncheon. With a room full of deputies, officers, dispatchers, detectives, firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians, each local law enforcement agency took time to spotlight their excellent responders.

Bingham County, ID · 3d

Idaho State Journal

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Community celebration set for Friday to welcome US Capitol Christmas Tree to Idaho Falls

IDAHO FALLS — The City of Idaho Falls is inviting the community to welcome the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree when it stops in Idaho Falls on Friday, Nov. 6. The tree is being transported from Idaho's Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests to the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The free public event, “From the Forest to the Falls: The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Stops in Idaho Falls,” will run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Idaho Falls Public Library parking lot and along Capital Avenue. The City of Idaho Falls, Idaho Falls Power and the Idaho Falls Public Library are hosting the event. Partners include the U.S. Forest Service, including the local Caribou-Targhee National Forest, and the Society of American Foresters, the nonprofit partner for the tour. Visitors can see the 76-foot Engelmann spruce in person, enjoy live music, winter crafts and stories, make handmade ornaments for the tree’s journey to Washington and explore educational booths about Idaho’s national forests and the people who care for them. Idaho Falls Power will provide winter treats. The U.S. Capitol tree tradition dates back more than five decades, with a different national forest providing a tree for the

Idaho Falls, ID · 3d

Idaho State Journal

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City of Pocatello pushes to finish Johnny Creek road repairs by year’s end as winter looms

POCATELLO — The city of Pocatello says it is taking additional steps to ensure road repairs on the Johnny Creek Sanitary Sewer Project on the city's south side are finished before winter, citing concerns about the contractor’s progress, staffing, equipment and upkeep of the roadway. Crews have finished installing the gravity sewer main and manholes. Work has shifted to repaving the asphalt surfaces torn up during construction. City officials said they have told the contractor about their concerns over delays and are working with the company to resolve them. The city did not name the contractor or give a completion date. “The city recognizes the inconvenience and frustration that construction delays and deteriorating roadway conditions can cause for residents, businesses and motorists,” the city said in a statement. The city said public safety remains its focus and that it hopes to complete the repairs before winter weather arrives. The project is funded in part by a $1.75 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, awarded to Pocatello through the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act. City officials said the project supports Pocatello’s Comprehensive Plan 2040, which calls for protecting groundwater and surface water in the Portneuf River Valley. One strategy in

Pocatello, ID · 2d

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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 · 2d

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YourWay Storage Pocatello Helps Families Make Room for Holiday Kickoff Weekend

POCATELLO, Idaho - YourWay Storage, the self-storage facility at 762 McKinley Avenue in Pocatello, Idaho, is helping households and local businesses clear space ahead of the city's holiday kickoff weekend, Nov. 27 to 28, 2026. With the Christmas Night Lights Parade, Small Business Saturday and Christmas in the Nighttime Skies drawing thousands of residents, the facility offers month-to-month units, contactless online rentals and 50% off the first full month on select units.

Pocatello, ID · 1d

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Generations Of Idaho Families Have Bought Their Holiday Candy At This Shop Since 1920

A huckleberry candy bar called the Grizzly Track comes out of a long-running candy company in eastern Idaho. Yes, it’s named after bear prints, and it’s packed with the state’s favorite purple berry. The same company hand-dips chocolates and turns out ice cream, too. Its name has...

Idaho Falls, ID · 4d

Idaho State Journal

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Teton Dam — Blackfoot's story

On a lovely Saturday morning, just before noon, the Teton Dam crumbled and collapsed, sending a wall of water downstream toward the towns of Wilford, Sugar City and Rexburg. The date was June 5, 1976, nearly 50 years ago, and our side of the state was forever changed. The dam...

Blackfoot, ID · 4d

East Idaho News

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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 · 2d

Idaho State Journal

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Mayor Mark Dahlquist receives Richard H. Stallings Lifetime Achievement Award

POCATELLO — NeighborWorks Pocatello has announced that its former executive director, Pocatello Mayor Mark Dahlquist, has been honored with the Richard H. Stallings Lifetime Achievement Award. Dahlquist received the award at the National NeighborWorks Association Awards Dinner on Thursday, April 24, according to a news release from NeighborWorks Pocatello....

Pocatello, ID · 4d

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Despite push from Teton Valley, Idaho voters uphold one of the nation’s strictest abortion bans

Editor’s Note: This story was written and edited by KHOL and Teton Valley News. Idahoans voted to uphold one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. Prop. 1’s failure keeps the near-total abortion ban that was triggered in 2022 after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Despite...

Idaho · 2d

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 · 2d