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RIGBY – Latter Day Profiles, a student-produced interview program airing on BYU TV, kicked off its 50th season Sunday. The show is hosted by Brian Howard, a professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho, and features interviews with prominent members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The 25-minute interview program began production in 2005 […]

IDAHO FALLS – Tabletop gaming has had a resurgence in the last several years and a new business aims to capitalize on that. Game Grid opened Oct. 5 inside the old Fitzgerald’s Bicycles building at 2026 East 17th Street in Idaho Falls. It offers a wide array of board and card games for sale or […]

IDAHO FALLS — The Museum of Idaho in Idaho Falls is hosting its first-ever Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, event. It’s happening Nov. 1 and 2 in conjunction with the museum’s monthly pop-in program, which gives patrons a unique experience during their visit. Janette Duarte, the museum’s programs educator, tells EastIdahoNews.com […]

Do you want to know what’s happening in the eastern Idaho business scene? We’ve got you covered. Here is a rundown of this week’s business news across the valley. BIZ BUZZ REXBURG Rexburg metal shop loves serving customers after 20 years of operation Employee powder coating an item made at Premier Powder Coating & Custom […]

IDAHO FALLS — A new family medical clinic will give patients a little taste of nostalgia. Rindfleisch Family Practice broke ground on a new building last week, which is under construction at 4372 Gator Alley in Ammon across from Watersprings Church. It’s slated for completion sometime in 2025, and will offer “up-to-date medicine with traditional […]

IDAHO FALLS – Nearly a year after Sweeto Burrito at 2090 East 17th Street in Idaho Falls permanently shuttered, there’s still no tenant for the building. Sweeto Burrito closed abruptly in December after five years of business. In March, EastIdahoNews.com reported The Chicken Shanty, an Oregon-based restaurant chain offering sandwiches, wraps, strips, wings, desserts and […]

IDAHO FALLS – Great Clips is opening its first Rexburg location. The hair salon franchise is opening at 286 Moody Road in a new strip near Walmart. It will have a soft opening next week with an official grand opening on Nov. 9. Haircuts will be $5.99 during the first month of operation and will […]

IDAHO FALLS – Delphia Bradley came to Idaho Falls last December to escape abuse, harassment and racism. Now she’s starting a new venture in hopes of eradicating these things in eastern Idaho. The 39-year-old woman of African descent is in the process of opening an African-American cultural center at 751 South Capital. RELATED | Woman […]

SALMON – The lightning-caused Red Rock Fire 15 miles west of Salmon is now 78,795 acres and 19% contained. That’s the latest update from fire officials, as of 8 a.m. Saturday morning. The fire started on September 2 near Panther Creek and increased significantly earlier this month due to wind gusts over 60 mph. About […]

IDAHO FALLS – The first autism clinic in eastern Idaho is now open at 700 South Woodruff in Idaho Falls and the community is invited to celebrate. Opal Autism Center is celebrating its grand opening Tuesday with pony rides, a petting zoo, bounce houses, face painting, giveaways, food and more. It’s happening from 4 to […]

PRESTON – If you love pie, then Crust Club in Preston is a place you need to visit. The restaurant at 46 South State Street offers a variety of sweet and savory pies. The menu includes dozens of items, which can be ordered online or in person. EastIdahoNews.com sampled the signature item, chicken pot pie, […]

IDAHO FALLS – Hazy conditions throughout eastern Idaho are causing concerns for locals. EastIdahoNews.com received numerous messages Monday asking where all the smoke in the Idaho Falls-Ammon area is coming from. Andrew McKaughan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pocatello, tells EastIdahoNews.com it could be coming from the Red Rock Fire near Challis. […]

IDAHO FALLS – Many Florida residents are preparing to evacuate Monday as Hurricane Milton makes its way to the state’s Gulf Coast. Forecasters are calling the Category 5 storm “potentially catastrophic,” which is expected to touchdown late Wednesday. It’s currently in the Gulf of Mexico, according to USA Today, with sustained winds of 175 mph. […]

IDAHO FALLS – The completion of College of Eastern Idaho’s Professional Development Center is the culmination of an idea first proposed by former Bonneville County Commissioner Cliff Long. That’s what Trevor Elordi, CEI’s vice president of workforce development and continuing education, told the crowd Thursday afternoon at a ribbon-cutting and open house of the new […]

REXBURG – Police say items found inside a vehicle during a traffic stop in Rexburg Monday afternoon were not explosive devices. The Rexburg Police Department arrested a driver on Second West and Main Street around 4:30 p.m. after finding “two suspicious devices” that appeared to be explosive devices. RELATED | Rexburg Police find what could […]

IDAHO FALLS – Cecil Andrus emerged victorious in a rematch with his political opponent in Idaho’s gubernatorial election. It was Nov. 3, 1970 and the 39-year-old Orofino man was elected to be Idaho’s 26th governor, the first Democrat elected to the position since 1947. He beat his Republican challenger, Don Samuelson, with 52% of the […]

PRESTON – When Ginger Day’s son got cancer seven years ago, it made her rethink what she was putting in and on her body. She started making her own soap, which is now a staple at her shop at 10 North State Street in Preston. It’s called DMR Home & Apothecary. She and her husband, […]

COEUR D’ALENE – One person is dead, and two others were hospitalized in a motorcycle crash near Coeur d’Alene Saturday evening. The two-vehicle collision happened at 5:56 p.m. near milepost 19 on Coeur d’Alene Road, according to a news release from Idaho State Police. A 50-year-old man from Coeur d’Alene, whose name wasn’t released, was […]

PRESTON – After 12 years serving as Franklin County’s 13th sheriff, David Fryar is stepping down. The 67-year-old Preston man will finish his third term at the end of the year, and he feels the time is right to retire from a law enforcement career spanning four decades. “I’ve been in the sheriff’s office for […]

AMMON — Two commercial projects are in the works across from Maverik near the Ammon Road and Lincoln Road roundabout. The smaller building directly across the road will be a McDonald’s restaurant. According to Delaine Rydalch, the restaurant’s director of operations, it’s slated for completion by late October or early November. The restaurant’s play place […]