The Cokeville High School National Honor Society sponsored a “Minus the Virus 2020 Challenge” to encourage everyone to get outside and get a little exercise. The challenge began on April 27 and went through May 27.
The Montpelier Community Foundation resumed its monthly meetings on Wednesday, May 20 with a full agenda of items to discuss.
Just like all amid the COVID-19 pandemic have had to find unique ways around their events in life, Bear Lake High School had to find a unique way to allow its graduating seniors to experience graduation this year.
Montpelier’s City Hall at 534 Washington was built in 1916 and served its purpose well over many years. The building aged and became unsafe to occupy. In 2019, the City negotiated the purchase of the vacant Wells Fargo Bank Building downtown. This building was remodeled into the current loca…
MONTPELIER, Idaho; May 28, 2020 — Zions Bank announced today that it has processed and obtained approval on nearly 13,000 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, totaling $1.78 billion, as of Tuesday, May 26. These loans were made to small businesses in Idaho, Utah and Wyoming.
Bear Lake Memorial Hospital held its monthly board meeting by teleconference on the evening of May 26, 2020. All board members were present with the exception of Craig Culver and ex officio Gary Griffin.
Montpelier City Council held its first council meeting in the new City Hall. Any non-council participants were asked to attend by conference call.
The Fifth Annual Smith Fork Half Marathon was held on Saturday, May 9, 2020 along the beautiful Smith Fork road. The race began where the pavement ends at the top of Smith Fork and ended at Sixth Street. This is a beautiful course with a couple big hills but a net down hill. This year there …
All the ice has melted, and Bear Lake is completely open water. You can launch boats at First Point, Rainbow Cove and the Utah State Park marina. Courtesy docks are in the water at all locations. Note: Due to COVID-19 concerns, Bear Lake State Park is open only to residents of Rich County. I…
The Cokeville High School Cheer Squad headed for State Cheer in Casper on Tuesday, March 10 with high hopes of bringing home a Championship Trophy.
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Kick off the 2020 fishing season by joining us for pizza and a discussion about local fisheries management
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The Lady Panthers traveled to Casper for the 1A State Basketball Tournament; Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 5,6,7. They had the Number One Seed from the West going into the tournament which paired them with the Number Four Seed from the East. The Lady Panthers began their quest for the…
Dr. Steve Heeder is retiring as the Bear Lake Middle School principal at the end of the 2019/2020 school year after a 10-year tenure. Unfortunately, he has been in poor health with cancer since 2017 and has reached the point where he doesn’t have enough energy to keep working as principal. F…
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n Bear Lake Senior Center: The Senior Center will only be open for curbside to-go meals on Wednesdays and Fridays only. Orders need to be called in by 10 a.m. if possible. They have call waiting, so if they do not answer, please try again. Bread and dinner rolls are still available to purcha…
A lot of people think the Bear Lake Arts Council is just about the plays. However, the Arts Council does so many other things. In the past, they have sponsored art camps for kids, gallery nights for adults to show off artistic skill, breakfast with Santa at Christmas, tea parties with Disney…
Dear Bear Lake County,
•n Bear Lake Senior Center: The Senior Center will only be open for curbside to-go meals on Wednesdays and Fridays only. Orders need to be called in by 10 a.m. if possible. They have call waiting, so if they do not answer, please try again. Bread and dinner rolls are still available to purch…
100 years ago
As Steven climbed into his van, he thought a lot about Ben. Ben was slightly mentally slow, and some high school kids made fun of him. But Ben was always happy. No one ever saw him without a smile.
