Blackfoot Library to close for a week 27 Aug 2013 | 07:53 am

"We are doing our best to still accommodate the patrons while we are closed; so there will be no circulation limit prior to the closing so that everyone can get what they need to tide them over, while...

Bigler files for Blackfoot mayor 27 Aug 2013 | 07:51 am

Bigler filed his declaration of candidacy and petition with the city on Monday, the first official day of the two-week filing period for mayoral candidacy. He was the second person to file after econo...

Cravens files for Blackfoot mayor 26 Aug 2013 | 10:28 am

In a press release he explained his reason for running. "Blackfoot is a great community. Neighbors care about each other.  The quality of life we enjoy here is great," Cravens said. "However, there ...

Wild, wet weather waters (our part of) world 26 Aug 2013 | 10:25 am

About 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, rain and hail pounded the community, leaving 1.37 inches of water behind. Hail, some as big as a quarter-dollar coin, also struck parts of the county. Shelley High School...

Sen. Risch conducts small business roundtable 24 Aug 2013 | 09:06 am

Federal regulations on small business were the theme of the business roundtable hosted by Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) Friday afternoon on the University Place campus. About 30 people attended Risch is t...

Blackfoot board approves credit card policy 23 Aug 2013 | 08:39 am

For the first time ever, the boys tennis team won the district championship and were runners-up to the state champions. District superintendent Chad Struhs said that some of the district's great acco...

Graffiti mocks faith at Firth church 23 Aug 2013 | 08:35 am

Distinguished Young Women collect shoes for service project 23 Aug 2013 | 01:54 am

Every year the DYW organization of Idaho spearheads a service project. This year it is "Shoes of Hope" a statewide effort to collect shoes for impoverished nations. The four DYW from Bingham County ar...

Snake River passes parking plan 22 Aug 2013 | 10:05 am

"What the council wants to do is number the parking spaces," said SRHS student body president Dexton Lake. "We would charge students $15 per trimester or $40 per year for their own parking spot. "Eac...

Firth woman dies in ATV accident 21 Aug 2013 | 10:58 pm

A southeastern Idaho woman has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash near West Yellowstone. The Montana Highway Patrol says the 84-year-old woman from Firth, Idaho lost control of the ATV she was ridi...