Posts filed under: Feature Stories

Beloved Sugar-Salem band director retires after three decades with the district

By Brian Howard SUGAR CITY, Idaho — The average person will have 12 jobs during their lifetime, according to the Bureau of Labor statistics. However, there are those who find... Read More

Former Coach of the Year Shares His Formula for Success in Youth Track and Field

By Brian Howard REXBURG, Idaho — A seven-time National Junior College Athletic Association Cross Country Coach of the year has taken his talents to another level—grade school and junior high... Read More

Yellowstone National Park—America’s 150-Year-Old Tradition

By Beau Davis It has now been over 150 years since one of the United States’ best ideas came to fruition: the creation of the first U.S. National Park. In... Read More

One of the first women to work for Madison County Road and Bridge retires after 31 years

By Emily Miller REXBURG — As the first woman ever hired by the Madison County Road and Bridge Department to drive trucks and operate heavy machinery, Cindy Roberson felt like... Read More

Rexburg woman teaches free fitness classes, goes mega viral on YouTube

By Makayla Wheeler REXBURG, Idaho—Getting out and exercising can sometimes be challenging and intimidating. Some people don’t have access to a gym or gym equipment. Ashtynn Allen has made a... Read More

The Importance of Being Earnest—ly engaged in the arts

By Emily White AMMON, Idaho—Meet Jorden Cammack, Ammon Arts Community Theatre’s leading lady. As AACT’s president and producer, as well as being an actor, director, teacher, and mother, her determination... Read More

Finding Jimmy

By Beau Davis I have always been captivated by history. Whether it’s imagining the flight of the Nez Perce through Yellowstone along the same rivers and grounds that I fish... Read More

Rexburg man overcomes obstacles, lives life to the fullest

By Dallin Saurey REXBURG—Outdoor recreation should be available to people from all walks of life and every age. I feel privileged to know and write about 38-year-old Parker Dunn of... Read More

Kurt Bestor’s ‘Return to the Magic’ gave us the feels and the funds

Photo courtesy of KurtBestor.com By Emily Miller REXBURG—I’ve been thinking over the last few days about what could be said about last weekend’s Kurt Bestor concert, “Return to Magic,” which featured... Read More

Pickleball: A sport for anyone, anytime

Photo courtesy of Marcel Wener. By Emily Miller REXBURG—Warmer than average temperatures kept pickleballers out on the courts all the way into December this year. But as the weather has... Read More
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