By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor A grand opening of Tim’s Paintball, Sporting Goods and Taxidermy/ Michael Sparks Place will take place Saturday from 10 a.m-3 p.m. The store is located at 10 E. 400 S. in Preston, just west of Edwards Floral. Tim Golightly said free bow tune-ups and free bicycle inspections will...
By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor A 4.2 magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Idaho near Lava Hot Springs at 9:13 p.m. Sunday. It was seven miles below the surface the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The first quake was followed by an aftershock of a 3.2 magnitude quake three miles east of the resort town. Dieta...
By NECIA P. SEAMONS Citizen staff writer The Oneida Stake Academy Foundation (OSAF) was recently honored for excellence in volunteer work in historic preservation with the prestigious Historic Preservation Recognition Award from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). The OSAF was nominated for the award by the regent of...
By Lance CPL. REBA JAMES U.S. Marine Corps Weston native, Cpl. MaryBeth Monson, a structural mechanic with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 with the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., has been selected to receive the United Service Organization’s USO Woman of the Year Military Leadership Award. This award recognizes women who have...
Preston Police Department Law Incident Media Summary Report, April 25-30, 2013 Trespassing, April 26 – Police investigated a report of trespassing. Bad checks, April 27 – Police investigated a non-sufficient funds check written to ALCO. Animal problem, April 28 – Police investigated a report of a dog bite. Citizen dispute, April 28 – Police...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor A fundraising Craft Fair, scheduled for this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Franklin County Community Center, 64 W. 100 S., Preston, has been canceled. Center director Carol Parker said a lack of vendors is the reason for the cancellation Officials encourage the general public to eat at...
By TERESA CHIPMAN PHS sports writer Preston played its last baseball game of the year on Saturday and dropped a loser-out game to Pocatello 8-3. The Indians played in the district tournament in Pocatello. The game started off well for Preston with Jason Wade on the mound. In the third inning Preston led 3-2...
By TERESA CHIPMAN PHS sports writer Preston did well at the Grace Invite on Friday, May 3. Both the girls and boys teams won the overall event. The girls took first out of 12 teams with 179 points ahead of second place Soda Springs, who tallied 93 points. Preston’s boys won the 11 team...
By CONNOR WALDRON WS sports writer The West Side track team is having an exciting season this year. With the district tournament coming up, the team is hard at work preparing. Sydney Blair, captain for the girls team, holds four school records, breaking two of those four this year. Participating in two relay teams,...
Maintenance/Construction Summer Worker needed at West Side School District. Must be 18 years or older. Applications available on website: www.wssd.k12.id.us Phone: 208-747-3502 or email: sphillips@wssd.k12.id.us. Muliti-family yard sale. Saturday, May 11 – 7am till ??. 125 S. 400 W., Preston. Books Wanted! I pay cash for old LDS and other books. Also old photos,...
