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‘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

INL employees push back against mandate

By David Goerg IDAHO FALLS—Nicholas Christiansen stands in the center of a small circle of people on the east side of Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. Two magnificent Great Danes... Read More

Ammon Arts Council seeking artists for show—last day to register

AMMON—The Ammon Arts Council will host their First Annual Fine Arts Show Friday, Nov. 5, from 7-9 p.m. at the Barn on 1st, 3934 1st St, Idaho Falls. Artists of... Read More

‘Tree House Talks’ give Rexburg a chance to share

By Cole Driggs REXBURG—Tree House Talks, an organization started to share ideas, now offers weekly speaking events in Rexburg. Tree House Talks meets every Thursday at 7:45 p.m. in the... Read More

Adoptable Pet of the Week: Fluffy

By Emily Miller REXBURG —Meet Fluffy, this week’s Rexburg Commons Adoptable Pet of the Week. Fluffy came to the Rexburg Animal Shelter as a stray a few weeks ago. Rexburg... Read More

“I can run.” Rexburg woman raising money for nephew

By Julianna Cockrell and Emily Miller REXBURG—Emily Walsh of Rexburg wanted to do something to help her nephew, Seth, 6, who has been battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia since Dec. 2018. ... Read More

How to attend the Pocatello LDS Temple Open House

By Julianna Cockrell POCATELLO—The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is hosting visitors at the recently completed Pocatello, Idaho Temple at 3100 Butte Street in Pocatello. The temple is... Read More
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