By TERESA CHIPMAN PHS sports writer Recently, Preston High School senior Regan Hyde traveled to Ontario, Ore., again. This time to meet with Treasure Valley Community College soccer coach to practice and ultimately sign a full-ride scholarship to play soccer and softball for the Chukars. A month prior, Hyde had visited the campus at...
By TERESA CHIPMAN PHS sports writer Two Preston baseball standouts signed Letters of Intent to play for USU-Eastern recently. Brayden Jorgensen and Colton Draney both accepted scholarships to play for the two-year sports program which is considered a great feeder for other Utah universities. Baseball coach Brandon Ormond said, “Brayden Jorgensen is a three-year...
Photos by Bob Merrill
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor A fire started at approximately 3:37 p.m. Wednesday at Valley Wide Co-op’s (Franklin County Grain Growers) grain mill at 264 So. State and totally destroyed the structure, causing between $4-5 million in damage. Fire District Fire Marshal Scott Martin said the fire spread quickly and was already...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor Football fans from Franklin County will be following the Boise State Broncos a little closer this fall to see the progress of Preston’s Brennyn Dunn. Dunn was recently invited to play football for BSU as a preferred walk-on and said he is very excited about the opportunity to...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor A fire started at approximately 3:45 p.m. Wednesday at Valley Wide Co-op’s (Franklin County Grain Growers) grain mill at 264 So. State and totally destroyed the structure. Fire crews were still on the scene at 8:30 p.m. mopping up and watching for hotspots in the granary tower...
Shortly after 3:30 pm, Wednesday, fire broke out in the grain elevator at Franklin County Grain Growers. Photos to follow.
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor Members of the Preston FFA Chapter traveled to Grace High School for the District Agricultural Sales Career Development Event recently. The Preston team won the event which qualifies them to compete at the State Ag Sales event this April in Twin Falls, according to Larin Crossley, ag department...
