http://www.eastidahonews.com Live, Local and more than just politics | Idaho News | Idaho Falls News | Pocatello News Wed, 22 May 2013 05:02:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/new-youth-center-in-idaho-falls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-youth-center-in-idaho-falls http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/new-youth-center-in-idaho-falls/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 20:27:43 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68217 ]]> (IDAHO FALLS, ID)  –   The Idaho Falls Arts Council has received a community challenge gift of $241,000 to raise matching funds to complete the construction of  ARTitorium  on  Broadway,  an  exciting  new  interactive  youth  arts  center  in downtown Idaho Falls.  Named the “Phantom 2.0 Challenge” the gift stipulates it will match, dollar for dollar, all [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/new-youth-center-in-idaho-falls/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/new-information-released-on-susan-powell-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-information-released-on-susan-powell-case http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/new-information-released-on-susan-powell-case/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 19:57:09 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68208 ]]> (SALT LAKE CITY, UT)  –  Newly released police files say Josh Powell had an affair with a Utah woman just months before his wife disappeared. A West Valley City police detective’s report says investigators contacted the woman, whose full name is redacted, in August 2010 after her phone number was discovered in connection with the [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/new-information-released-on-susan-powell-case/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/voters-to-decide-on-levies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=voters-to-decide-on-levies http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/voters-to-decide-on-levies/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:47:53 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68202 ]]> (IDAHO FALLS, ID) – Several local school districts are voting on supplemental levies today.  The Fremont School District is considering a $1.5 million levy for two years. Voters in Jefferson School District 251 will decide whether to move forward on a $2 million two-year levy. In Power County, residents will vote on a $50,000 levy [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/voters-to-decide-on-levies/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/couple-suing-twitter-sun-valley-over-social-media-name/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=couple-suing-twitter-sun-valley-over-social-media-name http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/couple-suing-twitter-sun-valley-over-social-media-name/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:47:00 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68199 ]]> (KETCHUM, ID) – A central Idaho couple is suing the Sun Valley Resort and the social media site Twitter over use of the Twitter handle “@SunValley.” Leonard Barshack and Erin Smith claim Twitter should return the username to them, since they’d used the handle for more than three years and weren’t violating Twitter’s terms of [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/couple-suing-twitter-sun-valley-over-social-media-name/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/idahoans-live-through-oklahoma-twister/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=idahoans-live-through-oklahoma-twister http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/idahoans-live-through-oklahoma-twister/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:38:03 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68197 ]]> (POCATELLO, ID) – Of the thousands impacted by Monday’s tornadoes in Oklahoma, a handful were from eastern Idaho. Allison Torres, a 2007 Pocatello High School graduate told the Idaho State Journal that she took shelter in a seven-story office building with coworkers. Damaged communication lines made it difficult for Torres to get a hold of [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/idahoans-live-through-oklahoma-twister/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/emergency-drill-planned-at-pocatello-airport/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=emergency-drill-planned-at-pocatello-airport http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/emergency-drill-planned-at-pocatello-airport/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:36:33 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68195 ]]> (POCATELLO, ID) – Area emergency responders are planning a mock emergency at the Pocatello Regional Airport Wednesday. Coordinators are staging a simulated aircraft crash as part of a multi-level training exercise. Officials hope to test the response time in order to better prepare emergency crews and work out any kinks in the system in the [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/emergency-drill-planned-at-pocatello-airport/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/police-out-in-full-force-on-memorial-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=police-out-in-full-force-on-memorial-day http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/police-out-in-full-force-on-memorial-day/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:35:36 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68193 ]]> (IDAHO FALLS, ID) – If you’re planning on travelling this weekend, make sure to watch your speed along area roadways. Idaho State Police and other area law enforcement officers will be out in full force for Memorial Day, thanks to grants provided by state and federal agencies. Officials will be paying particular attention to seat [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/police-out-in-full-force-on-memorial-day/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/funeral-for-frances-monson-set/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=funeral-for-frances-monson-set http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/funeral-for-frances-monson-set/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:34:29 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68191 ]]> (SALT LAKE CITY, UT) – A spokesperson for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced funeral arrangements for the wife of church president Thomas S. Monson. The public is invited to honor the life of 85-year-old Frances J. Monson on Thursday at noon in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. Monson died surrounded by [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/funeral-for-frances-monson-set/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/eicap-facing-major-budget-hurdles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eicap-facing-major-budget-hurdles http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/eicap-facing-major-budget-hurdles/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:33:27 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68189 ]]> (IDAHO FALLS, ID) – The Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, but not without some major current budget hurdles. Executive Director Russ Spain says the organization has to slash 5.7 percent of its budget for the current fiscal year due to significant federal spending cuts. Spain says he may [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/eicap-facing-major-budget-hurdles/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/at-least-50-dead-in-oklahoma-after-deadly-tornado/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-least-50-dead-in-oklahoma-after-deadly-tornado http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/at-least-50-dead-in-oklahoma-after-deadly-tornado/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 10:42:11 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68164 ]]> (MOORE, OK)  –   The Tornado Destroyed Homes and Businesses in a 12-Mile Path First responders are in a race against time in the search for any survivors of a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., while the medical examiner’s office has revised the death toll from 51 to 24, including nine children. Oklahoma medical [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/at-least-50-dead-in-oklahoma-after-deadly-tornado/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/six-ways-to-combat-your-negativity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=six-ways-to-combat-your-negativity http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/six-ways-to-combat-your-negativity/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 17:42:27 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68099 ]]> (IDAHO FALLS, ID)  –  Most people have negativity inside themselves.   It comes out when the prompted by others.  It can materialize when focusing on the past and not the present or future, and it can be brought to the surface by those around you.   Kristopher Walton joined Tim Lewis on Idaho’s Morning News Monday as [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/six-ways-to-combat-your-negativity/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/frank-vandersloot-on-idahos-morning-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frank-vandersloot-on-idahos-morning-news http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/frank-vandersloot-on-idahos-morning-news/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 17:22:29 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68091 ]]> (IDAHO FALLS, ID)  –  The CEO of Melaleuca, Frank VanderSloot, joined Tim Lewis on Idaho’s Morning News Monday to address his situation with the IRS this past year, and to discuss the current scandal surrounding the Obama Administration concerning the IRS targeting conservative groups and individuals.   Mr. VanderSloot has been on a media tour this [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/frank-vandersloot-on-idahos-morning-news/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/police-look-for-person-of-interest-in-stabbing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=police-look-for-person-of-interest-in-stabbing http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/police-look-for-person-of-interest-in-stabbing/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 16:55:07 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68089 ]]> (FORT HALL, ID) – Area police are on the lookout for a person of interest involved in a stabbing in Chubbuck Sunday morning.  Fort Hall Police say 22-year-old Jacob Schmidt allegedly stabbed 43-year-old fellow tribal member Glenda Dixey at the Pine Ridge Apartment complex in Chubbuck. After leading police in a pursuit, Schmidt abandoned his [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/police-look-for-person-of-interest-in-stabbing/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/snake-river-and-bonneville-win-state-baseball-titles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=snake-river-and-bonneville-win-state-baseball-titles http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/snake-river-and-bonneville-win-state-baseball-titles/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 16:53:42 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68086 ]]> (MORELAND, ID) – For the first time in its history, Snake River High School’s baseball team won the 3-A state championship Saturday. The Panthers took down two-time defending state champion Fruitland 8-4, going 21 and 2 on the season. Snake River wasn’t the only area team to take home a title this weekend. The Bonneville [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/snake-river-and-bonneville-win-state-baseball-titles/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/district-25-considering-budget-cuts-including-p-e/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=district-25-considering-budget-cuts-including-p-e http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/district-25-considering-budget-cuts-including-p-e/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 16:50:32 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68084 ]]> (POCATELLO, ID) – The Pocatello/Chubbuck school district is considering ways to cut more than $1.4 million from next year’s budget. Options include eliminating physical education in elementary schools and cutting salaries for high school counselors and other administrators. Officials say the state’s overall education budget has been cut by more than $550 million over the [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/district-25-considering-budget-cuts-including-p-e/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/idaho-power-relying-on-coal-to-meet-demands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=idaho-power-relying-on-coal-to-meet-demands http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/idaho-power-relying-on-coal-to-meet-demands/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 16:48:37 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68082 ]]> (BOISE, ID) – Idaho Power will continue to supplement the state’s energy demands by getting power from utilities outside Idaho. Officials announced last week that they will continue to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants in Wyoming and Nevada for at least the next two years. The company also announced that they will ask the [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/idaho-power-relying-on-coal-to-meet-demands/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/two-children-killed-in-i-15-crash/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-children-killed-in-i-15-crash http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/two-children-killed-in-i-15-crash/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 16:47:38 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68080 ]]> (BLACKFOOT, ID) – An update on a Friday story.   A rollover accident killed two children along I-15 north of Blackfoot Friday afternoon.  Idaho State Police say a 16-year-old male from Idaho Falls was driving north near the Blackfoot rest area when he went into the median, overcorrected, and rolled his car. A 10-year-old passenger was [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/two-children-killed-in-i-15-crash/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/prisoners-work-to-rehabilitate-dogs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prisoners-work-to-rehabilitate-dogs http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/prisoners-work-to-rehabilitate-dogs/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 16:45:54 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=68077 ]]> (BLACKFOOT, ID) – Dogs once considered “un-adoptable” are getting a second chance at the Idaho State Correctional Center south of Boise. State Rep. Neal Anderson of Blackfoot says he was able to adopt a border collie who was trained and rehabilitated behind bars. The Dog Alliance Project partnered with the Idaho Humane Society to give [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/prisoners-work-to-rehabilitate-dogs/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/power-back-on-in-idaho-falls-cause-balloons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=power-back-on-in-idaho-falls-cause-balloons http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/power-back-on-in-idaho-falls-cause-balloons/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:34:06 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=67957 ]]> (IDAHO FALLS, ID)  –  Power has finally been restored to Downtown Idaho Falls, and customers north of town.  Close to 6,000 customers were in the dark since 9:52 Friday morning when something tripped a main circuit that fed three substations.  According to Idaho Falls Power spokesman Van Ashton, the line failure was probably caused by [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/power-back-on-in-idaho-falls-cause-balloons/feed/ 0 http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/accident-on-i-15-has-blocked-lanes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accident-on-i-15-has-blocked-lanes http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/accident-on-i-15-has-blocked-lanes/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 19:45:22 +0000 East Idaho News http://www.eastidahonews.com/?p=67949 ]]> (BLACKFOOT, ID)  — One person was killed Friday afternoon, two more were injured in a one-car rollover on Northbound I-15 just south of the Blackfoot Rest Area.  According to Idaho State Police, the car left the highway, hit the lava rock in the median and rolled.  All three occupants were ejected from the vehicle.   Police [...]]]> http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/05/accident-on-i-15-has-blocked-lanes/feed/ 0