By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor FRANKLIN – The Idaho Days committee announced this year’s line up for entertainment and activities for Idaho’s first-town celebration to be held June 27-30. There are some great, new activities added to this year’s celebration to entice more people to come out and celebrate in Franklin than last...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor It took two attempts, but Preston City officials finally passed a woodburning ordinance Monday night on a split, two-two vote with Mayor F. Lee Hendrickson breaking the tie in favor of the new law. The council has discussed the ordinance for several weeks. City attorney Clyde Nelson drafted...
By LARIN CROSSLEY Preston FFA advisor This past week at the State FFA Career Developments, the Preston FFA Chapter witnessed three of its members earn top high individual honors and three teams bring home state awards. Some 20 students and two advisors attended the week-long event held at the University of Idaho in Moscow....
By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor It looks like this summer is shaping up to be a pretty eventful one for the Jessie Smith family of Preston. The children of Jessie and his wife, Laci, wanted to buy their older brother Seth, 11, a bicycle so they all could ride together. Paisley, 6, came...
Johnson Reservoir event to promote angling By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor You don’t need a fishing license or even a fishing pole at this special event near Preston on Monday, June 18. Fish and Game officers from Franklin County and throughout the southeast region will be bringing the Take Me Fishing Trailer to...
