By CONNOR WALDRON WS sports writer The West Side Pirates pulled away from host Bear Lake in the second half on Friday night, beating the Bears 38-14. The first half was rough for the Pirates but they led at the end of the second quarter 14–0. On the kickoff in the third quarter Bear...
By TERESA CHIPMAN PHS sports writer After beginning the week with a disappointing loss to Pocatello, the Indian girls finished with victories over Bonneville and Marsh Valley. Tuesday, Oct. 2, they travelled to Blackfoot (score not available at press time) where a win will give them second seed in the district and a bye...
By TERESA CHIPMAN PHS sports writer The Indians have clinched at least the second seed and a first-round bye after last week’s victories finishing with Marsh Valley in Arimo on Saturday, Sept. 29. Preston rested most of its varsity roster against the Eagles. Since many teams they play have no junior varsity, Coach Robert...
By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor With only two months to go before the Festival of Lights changes Preston’s State Street into a lighted paradise with assorted holiday activities, the planning and organization is moving forward. Ron Smellie and Kris Beckstead went before the Preston City Council last week and asked the city...
LOGAN, Utah – Following its 35-13 Homecoming win against UNLV this past weekend, Utah State is now 4-1 on the season and off to its best start since 1978 when that Aggie team won its first five games. One of the main reasons for USU’s success thus far is the play of its defense....
By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor Mandy Swainston Fleshman has been building a corn maze in Winder since she was 11 years old. Now at 23, married and moving to San Diego, the corn maze will fade into cow corn heaven. This will be the last year the daughter of Kay and Lorie Swainston...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor Those interested in knowing what air pollution levels are in Franklin County can now check on an Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) website or call a 24-hour hotline at (208) 239-5028. Based on federal standards, DEQ calculates a daily Air Quality Index (AQI) based on the...
By CITIZEN STAFF FORT HALL – United Way of Southeastern Idaho held its 2012-2013 campaign kickoff last week at the new Shoshone Bannock Hotel in Fort Hall. This year’s campaign goal is $630,000, although last year some $660,000 was raised, said Robin Nelson, resource development/campaign coordinator for the nonprofit agency. It includes seven Southeastern...
By CITIZEN STAFF The Pocatello architectural firm of Myers and Anderson has been selected to design the remodeling project at Franklin County Medical Center. It was chosen from 10 applications, with representatives from nine firms participating in an on-site walk-through earlier this month, said Hospital Administrator Mike Andrus. “The board selected them as best...
By CITIZEN STAFF WESTON – Property owners in Weston don’t have to worry about any property tax hike being imposed by the city council beyond the three percent allowed by state law to account for such factors as growth, Mayor Camille Larsen said. That extra three percent amounts to about $2,500, and will be...
