By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor A business that’s been a fixture on Preston’s State Street for 75 years has changed hands. Hansen Glass and Paint was recently purchased by Kenneth Hollingsworth. Hollingsworth has been an employee of the business at 15 N. State for 28 years, and started in 1981. (See the full...
By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor Maury Young, a supervisor recreation technician for the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, announced the District will be applying for Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR) grants to fund projects for the upcoming field season. IDPR offers grants from money collected from the sale of stickers sold for Off...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL assistant editor Good ice, good weather, and good fishing is drawing area residents to Franklin County reservoirs this winter to try their luck at ice fishing. Both Doug Allen, Smithfield, and his fishing buddy Matt Allen, Hyde Park, said they frequent the ice-covered...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL assistant editor A contingent of residents living near the Preston Golf Course approached the Preston City Council Monday requesting the speed limit on Highways 34/36 be reduced from 55 miles per hour to 45 mph. Mervin Gifford, a resident of the area, told the council speed is a factor...
By ROBERT MERRILL Assistant editor Preston City, Franklin County, state, and federal offices will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Area banks and post office branches will also be closed that day. However, most retailers will remain open. The Franklin County landfill will be closed that day as...
By DAVID KUNZE Preston Lions Northstar’s Ultimate Outdoors, partnering with the Preston Lions Club, had a packed house Dec. 16. It was a celebration of the generosity demonstrated by the citizens of Preston and Franklin County. The event at Northstar was in support of the Angel Tree Project for needy children in...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor A dead immature eagle was discovered at Twin Lakes Reservoir the last week of December and fish and game officials responding to the scene found the raptor had been shot. Korey Owens, local IDFG officer said the department is still investigating the case and is requesting help...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor What a difference a year makes! This past December set a record for the second driest on record with only .12 of an inch of moisture. That compares with December 2010 being one of the wettest with 3.19 inches. King Smith, who keeps official records for the National...
By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor Out of nearly 3,000 quilting stores across the United States, Suppose has been selected as one of the 11 featured shops across the United States and Canada for the Spring 2012 issue of *Quilt Sampler*® magazine, published by Better Homes and Gardens. Suppose was founded by mother and...
By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor Jared Hess is expecting big things from the Napoleon Dynamite animated series, especially from the fan base created when the movie, made in Franklin County, became a hit across the country. (See the full story in The Preston Citizen.)
