New event company hosts Halloween carnival Saturday
By Emily White RIGBY—If you’re in search of a family-friendly Halloween event, look no further. This Saturday, October 23, Southeast Idaho Carnivals and Events is hosting their debut event, a... Read More
Spud Land Winter – Some tips, reminders, and ideas concerning the coming winter months
By Beau Davis REXBURG—If you’ve lived around Rexburg for long enough, you know that the winters here can be tough for the unprepared. For much of November through March, average... Read More
What You Focus on, Grows
By David Miller One semester, I had a past student (who became a friend) enroll in a subsequent upper-level class of mine. In the previous class, I saw him make... Read More
Local Republicans hear from Little, Simpson, Winder at banquet
By David Goerg REXBURG—Madison High School was the site for a multi-county Republican Fall Banquet on Saturday, Oct. 16, attended by around 400 people from Madison County and the surrounding... Read More
Don’t Feed the Bears (Give Your Fears No Heed)
By David Miller One semester, I had a past student (who became a friend) enroll in a subsequent upper-level class of mine. In the previous class, I saw him make... Read More
Rock Art Camp comes to Rexburg for this weekend’s Harvest festival
By Emily Miller REXBURG—Were you one of those kids who collected rocks everywhere you went? Do your kids hoard rocks in their bedrooms as though they’re precious jewels, like mine... Read More
‘Your story is our story’—Rexburg celebrates harvest with stories and spuds
By Emily Miller REXBURG—To celebrate the harvest season, Rexburg Arts has gathered some of the best storytellers around to share their unique approaches to the art of telling a story,... Read More
Baby Swag, children’s clothing store, reopens in downtown Rexburg
By David Goerg REXBURG—Copper Quist is a busy man these days. Quist and his wife Anna own and operate Baby Swag, a clothing store for newborns and infants, located at... Read More
UPDATED: Kidsburg prepares for long-awaited reopening
Photo credit: Kidsburg’s Facebook page This article has been updated with new information about the plans for Kidsburg’s opening day. Updated information is bolded. By Cole Driggs REXBURG—Kidsburg will resume... Read More
BYU-Idaho commemorates Dante with special exhibit
By Cole Driggs REXBURG—Brigham Young University-Idaho’s Special Collection and Archives Department is featuring an exhibit entitled “Dante 700,” memorializing the 700-year anniversary of the death of the poet, writer, and... Read More
Self defense and home safety classes coming to Rexburg
By Emily White REXBURG—Robert Wylie and his wife Catrina are no strangers to the self defense and personal safety scene. Robert has been training, teaching, and studying advanced weaponcraft and... Read More
Adoptable Pet of the Week: Elizabeth Swan
By Emily Miller This week’s Rexburg Commons Adoptable Pet of the Week is the Elizabeth Swan from Rexburg’s Superhero Animal Rescue. Elizabeth is 9 months old and as sweet as... Read More
Team SARA to hold walk-a-thon Saturday to benefit human trafficking survivors
By Emily Miller REXBURG—Feeling sadness and anger is a natural reaction to learning about the reality of human trafficking throughout the world. There’s evidence all over social media of people... Read More
City sets fall cleanup dates
REXBURG—The Rexburg City Council and the Rexburg Public Works Department have set the dates for this year’s fall cleanup. This year’s fall cleanup will be Oct. 18 through Nov. 8.... Read More
“Grandma’s Sunset”
Introduction by Emily Miller A couple weeks ago, I came across the gorgeous photo above. It was posted in the I <3 Life in Rexburg Facebook group by Kaatia Larsen.... Read More
Student composers to present new music at Friday’s BYU-Idaho Hymn Festival
By Emily Miller REXBURG—Brigham Young University-Idaho will hold its 16th Annual Hymn Festival this weekend, a culmination of the work of local poets and student composers. The festival will be... Read More
INL announces Oct. 8 deadline for exemption requests—Rep. Ron Nate responds
By David Goerg IDAHO FALLS—The Idaho National Laboratory recently announced that Oct. 8 is the official deadline for its employees to file religious exemption requests. Exemption requests will reprieve workers... Read More
Thanksgiving Choir returns after COVID hiatus
By Emily Miller REXBURG—A well-loved Rexburg tradition is back after taking a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The Thanksgiving Community Choir will begin rehearsals on Sunday, Oct. 17 at 7:30... Read More
BYUI Hart Gym & Fitness Center Update
By Emily White REXBURG—After closing for HVAC renovations earlier this year, the Brigham Young University-Idaho Hart Gym and the fitness center in the Hart Building are set to reopen within... Read More
“Rinky Dinks” Ice Cream Parlor Announced
By Cole Driggs REXBURG—The owners of the Rexburg Port of Subs franchise announced a new local ice cream parlor called Rinky Dinks, which will be sharing the building with the... Read More
