The Bear Lake Junior Livestock Committee and 4-H Personnel met Thursday evening to make plans to move forward with a reduced version of the fair.
BOISE—The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is accepting source water protection grant applications for the 2020/2021 funding cycle.
Bear Lake Memorial Hospital held its monthly board meeting on Tuesday, June 23. All members of the board were present with the exception of Vaughn Rasmussen.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bear Lake County Library has planned an outdoor summer reading program for children in July. It’s called StoryWalk and was created by Anne Ferguson in Montpelier, Vermont. Children’s books will be placed on signs along a designated walking path in Montpelier…
Montpelier City Council held its regular meeting on June 17, 2020. All members were present. There was also a significant number of community members present at the meeting.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (June 22, 2020) — Many commercial buildings that were almost vacant during the pandemic are now welcoming back employees and patrons, while facility managers are focusing on ways to optimize indoor air quality to reduce the spread of illnesses like COVID-19.
BOISE, ID — The number of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees attacked by dogs nationwide fell to 5,803 in 2019 — more than 200 fewer than in 2018 and more than 400 fewer since 2017. Today, USPS highlights technology that helps reduce potential attacks, while releasing its annual list of ci…
With as many as 18,000 state burn permits issued each year by the Idaho Department of Lands, the agency wants to make it as easy as possible to obtain a permit online to improve compliance, provide quick wildland fire response, and reduce false-alarm fire calls.
After four days of rain and wind, the wind calmed and the sun brightened the sky on Wednesday, July 1, making it possible for twelve women to meet and hold their Ladies Day at Montpelier Golf Course. They formed three teams and played an “Odd Scramble.” Now the scramble wasn’t really “odd”; …
Developed campgrounds on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest were slated to open June 1. Many campgrounds on the Forest are still inaccessible due to snow and did not open until the end of May.
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing a proposed rule and associated draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) to responsibly manage conflicts associated with double-crested cormorants in the United States.
News from the Bear River Rifleman. The last few weeks we have had one shooting event,”Kill COVID-19”. Members could download the target off of our web site, bearriverrifleman, and then at their own pace and pleasure, take seven shots at seven circles, and send a picture of their target back …
Bear Lake surface water temperature is 54 degrees.
Bonneville cutthroat trout (BCT) are one of 14 subspecies of cutthroat trout and unique to the southeast corner of the state. Cutthroat are popular among anglers for their tenacity and willingness to rise for a dry fly. The BCT is no exception and has notoriety among many trout anglers. The …
President McKenna Hyde welcomed ten women to the first Ladies Day of the summer of 2020 on Wednesday, June 3, at 9:30 a.m. It was really good to see and meet with our golfing friends after a long and unique winter. We were sad to learn that Judi Naylor will not be able to play golf with us t…
Idaho Fish and Game Commission approved resuming sales of nonresident licenses, tags, and permits, which will be available for sale at 10 a.m. M.D.T. on May 16. The decision was aligned with Governor Brad Little’s revised guidance for Stage 2 of Idaho Rebounds, which includes relaxing the 14…
Young Woad Warriors were out in full force Monday through Thursday putting their best efforts in to stamp out this noxious weed and make a little money in the process.
My two-year-old granddaughter, Hannah, loves animals. When she comes to our house and I take her for a walk, we have to stop and pet every cat or dog that she sees. Hannah especially loves to go out in the backyard and pet our golden retrievers. They stand as high on all fours as Hannah is t…
• Bear Lake County Library: Open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. — 6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. — 2 p.m. Books and Audio only. Must wear a mask at all times! NO CHILDREN.
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• The Town of Cokeville is planning to celebrate Independence Day. The day will begin with a breakfast at the park followed by a rubber duck race on Spring Creek. There will be activities throughout the day at the park with food vendors and craft vendors. The final event of the day will be f…
Mario Johnson began starting colts about 30 years ago. His father and mother were his first horsemanship mentors and teachers, supporting and helping him as he began to follow in their footsteps. Soon after he was married, he went to work on the Flinder Ranch in Snowville, Utah, where he hal…
Can the Idaho Legislature legally convene on June 23rd? I know some of you will read this after the 23rd, but it still applies as a past tense question.
Wendy had grown to enjoy the friendliness and care our small community members had for each other. When her husband, Brent, was caught away in a snowstorm, Wendy was amazed to see the men and boys in our community come together to get her the wood she needed for her family to stay warm. But …
