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Looking Back: Two girls get arrested then quickly marry Twin Falls boys; and charred remains of man found inside home
IDAHO FALLS — EastIdahoNews.com is looking back at what life was like during the week of Nov. 9 to Nov. 15 in east Idaho history. 1900-1925BURLEY — Two Burley girls were arrested, then quickly got married to two Twin Falls boys, the Burley Herald reported on Nov. 12, 1925. The girls, Goldie Cooper and Nina Marston, it’s not clear their ages, left a dance in Burley and drove to Pocatello. They made the drive with Claude Jones and Lawrence Hanson, both boys from Twin Falls. When they got to Pocatello, they checked into a hotel. The article doesn’t explain exactly what happened, but Pocatello off...
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Olive Garden opens location in Rexburg
Olive Garden opened its first Rexburg location on Monday, Nov. 9, at 590 Mikan Drive, adding another popular restaurant chain to the city's dining scene. According to an Aug. 6 report by Michael Carruth of East Idaho News, the restaurant is expected to accommodate up to 208 customers. According to the report, construction superintendent Kevin Rambo estimated the project cost at $4 million.
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Rexburg police searching for man who hurled chair through laundromat window
REXBURG — Police are asking the public for help in finding a man who broke a window with a chair at a laundromat last week. It happened Tuesday around 1 p.m. at a laundromat on the 400 block of West 4th South in Rexburg. The Rexburg Police Department released surveillance video from the business that shows a man typing on his phone (watch in the player above). He then opens a washing machine door, puts his clothes in a tote, picks up a chair and throws it at the window. When it doesn’t immediately break, he picks up the chair again and smashes the glass. The man leaves the laundromat, walks ou...
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$255K gift helps build on Menan pioneers’ legacy with new library
MENAN — A $255,400 donation is giving a new library in Menan a major boost as construction gets underway on the $2 million community-driven project. The 7,500-square-foot building is being built in a one-acre field on the corner of 3550 East and 665 North, east of the Menan City Park. Northern States Development, the contractor that built The Hub in Rigby, began excavation in late September. The foundation walls were recently completed, which you can see in the video above. RELATED | Rigby is getting two new restaurants and more inside new commercial development “After utilities are put in, we...
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42 years of change, one familiar face
Inside the BYU-Idaho University Store, a wall covered in announcements and memories tells a story that spans more than four decades. For Dorothy Bischoff, these memories represent the many students who have passed through the bookstore during her 42 years of employment. Some have graduated, started families and moved away, but many still return to visit the familiar face who helped them.
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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.