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Grand opening: Crush offers artisanal drinks, fun place to gather

By Emily Miller REXBURG—The owners of Crush Artisanal Drinks in Rexburg love fancy drinks, but they love the ideas of providing a fun gathering place and supporting local businesses just... Read More

Sugar-Salem HS promises romance, action, and humor in ‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder’

By Amy Erikson SUGAR CITY—This year, Sugar-Salem High School’s drama department is putting on a production of “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.” Nancy Robinson is the director with... Read More

Hemming Village hosts ‘Hocus Pocus’ Halloween event

By Cole Driggs REXBURG—Come if you dare to Hemming Village’s “Hocus Pocus At Halloween Town” event on October 29th from 5-9 pm. Admission is free to this family-friendly event. Hemming... Read More

Life is “Ridiculously Unfair”

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

Rexburg City Council Candidate Roundup

REXBURG—Election Day is coming up on Tuesday, November 2. The Rexburg City Council has three seats up for election, with two incumbents, Mikel Walker and Brad Wolfe, running for re-election.... Read More

Rexburg City Council candidates to share their views Jeopardy-style

By Emily Miller REXBURG—Rexburg voters are invited to get to know the candidates in the upcoming City Council election as they play a game of election-themed Jeopardy. The event is... Read More

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
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