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Saturday, May 2
   The United Methodist Women
annual Friendship Tea, 1 p.m. at the Ashton Community United Methodist Church....

Quakes jiggle Yellowstone east of Island Park

ISLAND PARK — On Tuesday, two earthquakes rated 2.7 on the Richter scale and two rated 2.0 occurred 28 to 33 miles east of Island Park, in Yellowstone Park, according to University of Utah Seismograph Stations’ reports. They were part of a cluster of five quakes recorded in fewer than three minutes.

All the quakes were in the backcountry and no damage was...

The return of the cranes

The return of the cranes

By ELIZABETH LADEN

ISLAND PARK — Sandhill cranes have returned to their mating and nesting grounds. They raucous, gravelly calls echo across the caldera. They...

Snow Levels, Water Reports, Road Reports

Snow Levels, Water Reports, Road Reports

Video: Newborn Yellowstone bison.

ISLAND PARK — Thursday, April 30.  7 a.m. Snow Depth at the White Elephant site in Island Park...

Hungry Bear to host community fundraiser

By ELIZABETH LADEN

ISLAND PARK — Hungry Bear Market on Hwy. 20 northeast of Island Park Village Resort will host a community party and fundraiser on Saturday, June 6 for three area charities. It will include a pig barbecue, garage sale, and garden plant sale, owner Paul Woodie said this week.

The Island Park Community Fund will receive half the money raised, and the...

Fremont County resident being tested for swine flu

Fremont County resident being tested for swine flu

FREMONT COUNTY — A Fremont County resident is one of four Idahoans...

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Fremont County Freecycle diverts pounds of stuff from landfills

FREMONT COUNTY — Fremont County Freecycle members have something to celebrate on Earth Day 2009. Together they’ve diverted thousands of pounds of “stuff” from Fremont...

Mack's Inn donates space to IPHS

ISLAND PARK — The Island Park Historical Society (IPHS) will soon have a home for its office and archives. Chad Bauer, owner of the Mack’s...

Vacation rental ordinance is back on the table

By ELIZABETH LADEN

ISLAND PARK — This community has a brisk vacation cabin rental businesses, with hundreds of vacationers staying in cabins during the peak summer...

County seeks bidders for two building projects

FREMONT COUNTY — Builders are needed for two Fremont County construction projects — shops for the Road and Bridge Department and the Weed Department.

The Fremont...

Forest Service to set controlled fires near Henry's Lake

ISLAND PARK — The Ashton - Island Park Ranger District will burn 445 acres in what is known as the Raynold unit near Henry’s Lake,...

Yellowstone to receive nearly $15 million in Recovery Act funds

YELLOWSTONE PARK — Amrica’s first national park will receive $14,735,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

This is part of a...

Campsite, cabin, & yurt reservation system now open

IDAHO — Reservations for Idaho State Park campsites, cabins and yurts are now binge accepted online at www.parksandrecreation.id aho.gov, or by phone: 1.888.9-CAMPID (888.922.6743.

Online reservations...

No ATV's allowed on snowmobile trails

ISLAND PARK — Caribou- Targhee National Forest officials this week remind recreationists that winter travel rules are still in effect on the Ashton/Island Park Ranger...

Fall River offers discount card

FREMONT COUNTY — Saving money is a top priority for all families nowadays, and Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative has just introduced a new program...

Dirty feeders may kill birds

By Phil Cooper, Idaho Department of Fish and Game

A 1992 study by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology concluded that disease caused 11 percent of backyard...



Petroglyphs and pictographs

Petroglyphs and pictographs are two kinds of aboriginal rock art found in Idaho.

Petroglyphs are cut into a rock surface by hammering and pecking, chiseling, or...

Yellowstone completes Wi-Fi and Cell Phone Plan

YELOWSTONE PARK — The park has now completed a plan that addresses the future of wireless communications.

Wireless communications in Yellowstone will be allowed in limited...

A New Breed of Superhero for the 21st Century

By Paige Edmiston

We’ve seen them for nearly a century in comic books. We see them in summer Hollywood blockbusters. And we see them in every...

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Help Wanted

Member Service Representative. Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. is currently accepting resumes for one temporary part time Member Service Representative to work on...

Obama says he strengthened Idaho’s economy

ISLAND PARK — Amy Brundage, from the White House Office of Media Affairs, sent the Island Park community a list today (Friday, April 24) of...

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