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Editorial Note: Part 308 of a series of further development in the early days that impacted Franklin County. (Sources: Preston News, 1911; Fra…
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
With the new fallen snow, it was a surprise to me to see out my front room window a boy about 12 years old scale on foot up the plowed snow hi…
The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation (NWBS) has petitioned the federal government for land once promised, said Dennis Alex, chairman of the Nation, during the 160th annual memorial of the Bear River massacre.
The Franklin County Commissioners met on Jan. 23 and received an update on the courthouse remodel/addition which is moving along mostly on sch…
FranklinThe Ellen Wright Daughters of Utah met on Monday, January 9, at the Franklin Church. They sang “Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel.” Lindi…
Quick highlights from the journalist history of Franklin County over the past 100 years. Taken from the newspaper archives of the Franklin Cou…
The Lady Indians finished up the regular season on a high note with a season sweep of Burley and successful senior night.
The West Side girls finished the regular season with a 13-6 record and a completed a season sweep against Aberdeen. They open the 2A District …
The Pirates picked up two wins last week against Ririe and Malad. They host Soda Springs ton…
The Indian grapplers attended the 35 team Red Halverson tournament in Minico on Jan. 27. The…
The Indians split their home games last week falling to Hillcrest and beating Highland. They…
The Lady Pirates lost to Soda Springs last week but finished with a nice win over Bear Lake.…
The Preston grapplers hosted Shelley and Soda Springs on Jan. 18 and won both. They travel t…
Community
The children of Udell Chadwick Purser are excited to announce her 100th birthday on January 2, 2023.
Kamille and Travis Kunz of Preston, Idaho, together with Alicia and Travis Johnson of Bentonville, Arkansas, joyfully announce the Marriage of…
Karen Fonnesbeck Reeder was joyfully celebrated on her 80th birthday with a family dinner he…
Cassie’s family would like to wish her a Happy 90th Birthday on November 25th. Her family me…
Lloyd “Buzz” Balls celebrated his 90th birthday on November 7th!!
Elder David Larsen, son of Spencer and Julie Larsen of Clifton, is returning from the Bakers…
Karen LaMont Hodges is celebrating her 80th birthday this month (or the 41st anniversary of …
Local Events
Let’s talk about my Mom and her obsession with church hymns. She won’t be reading this (as far as I know) so I can honestly say that my dear Mom did not possess the best singing voice. She sang the soprano part, at least I think that was what she was attempting. She couldn’t read music and t…
With the memorable Christmas and New Year’s festivities and rain, snow and frigid temperatures hopefully close behind us for another year, one…
I recently traveled to Boise for a combination of reasons: two-day winter meetings for the state GOP central committee, and attendance at the …
None of the three Thomas boys were known for their mechanic skills. I probably had the most experience making minor repairs like replacing a b…
The elections are over. What a disappointment! About 14,000 people live in Franklin county, only about 4,300 turned up to vote. So, just under…
The best part of a day on the tractor was often lunch break. After at least 4 to 5 hours of round and round, it was such a relief to idle that…
