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SAGE JUNCTION — With the late spring, I did not locate a Burrowing owl until late April, almost three weeks later than what usually happens. It was located between Sage Junction and Hamer, along the Old Butte Highway; I did not see his mate show up until early May. I guessed that she did not […]

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of stories about former sheriffs in eastern Idaho. IDAHO FALLS — Dressed in a blue button-up shirt, Ariat vest, Wrangler jeans and boots, Blair Olsen’s attire is reminiscent of John Dutton, Kevin Costner’s character in the series, “Yellowstone.” Like Dutton, Olsen owns a ranch that’s been […]

IDAHO FALLS – A winter weather advisory is in effect for parts of eastern Idaho until 3 p.m. Tuesday. The National Weather Service in Pocatello is forecasting strong winds throughout the Interstate 15 corridor from Idaho Falls northward. Meteorologists are expecting between 1 and 3 inches of snow, but the primary concern is blowing snow, […]

CASPER, Wyo. — One person died and another person was injured after a minivan- and semi-involved crash on Friday, July 22 near Cokeville in western

Debra Sandack was killed in a car accident on July 22 near Cokeville after pulling onto US-30 in the path of a Freightliner.

Bouncing across the desert looking for new families of Burrowing owls, I saw a familiar sight of a male Columbia Sharp-tailed grouse displaying. I was surprised to see him because it is almost time for the hens to hatch their young. It was still early in the morning, so I decided to take a few […]

DELCO, Idaho-- International Road Dynamics Inc. (IRD), a Quarterhill Inc. company, has been awarded a $2.2 million contract in Idaho to supply and install

The Idaho Transportation Department has awarded a $2.2 million contract for the installation of a weigh-in-motion system along I-84.

/PRNewswire/ - International Road Dynamics Inc. ("IRD"), a Quarterhill Inc. ("Quarterhill") company (TSX: QTRH) (OTCQX: QTRHF), announced today the award of a...

While checking out an area where I have found Burrowing owls in recent years, there were none showing up on the mounds. As I was surveying the area, I noticed two yellow circles appear behind some frost-covered weeds. Looking closer, I was able to make out the round shape of the head of a Burrowing […]