Blackfoot News

A men's health seminar will be held at the Blackfoot Elks Lodge Wednesday, giving men the opportunity to "talk about what's really ailing them."

Taxes or fees may increase to help cover a possible shortfall in the cost of taking care of municipal solid waste.

Missoula County Sheriff's Sgt. Jeremiah Petersen says several drivers called 911 around 10 a.m. Sunday to report a sport utility vehicle driving erratically.

Morning News-Lisa Lete Aberdeen artist Jose Antonio Quezada unveils a colorful mural depicting the education and hard work of Idaho's Latino community, inside Blackfoot's Latino Economic and Development Center computer lab.

Morning News-Lisa Lete Jace Denney, an employee of On The Spot Carpet Cleaning, worked the assembly line washing and vacuuming police cars outside the Bingham County Courthouse Wednesday afternoon for Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.

Leslie Mielke Tim Carroll, director of milling at Pendleton Flour Mills in Blackfoot, was named the 2013 Milling Operative of the Year.

Leslie Mielke Brent Higginson, Basic American Foods Blackfoot plant manager, hands a check for $5,000 grant to Blackfoot Fire Chief Kevin Gray.

It's a great feeling to give a reward to kids with perfect attendance.We never thought this program would be as big as it is, but we sure are glad that it is," said General Manager Jason Meador.The PASS program inquires kids to stay proactive and motivated in school by having perfect attendance for their entire fifth grade year."

The Idaho State Police say that a juvenile female being transported from the Bingham County Jail in Blackfoot to the 3B Dention facility in Idaho Falls attempted to escape.

Chris Herres of Blackfoot worked in mining and industry for a number of years. She taught classes in safety and similar subjects.

Sugar City, Idaho Wednesday marks the 37th anniversary of the Teton Dam Flood. A break in the Teton Dam sent 80 billion gallons of rushing water through the Upper Valley in eastern Idaho.

Attorneys from the Blaser & Oleson law firm in Blackfoot have filed an amended complaint and demanded a jury trial on the tort claim filed on behalf of the plaintiffs of the case known as a "hazing" case.

Nez Perce county is ranked among the ten deadliest counties in Idaho for alcohol related crashes.

Members of the Blackfoot City Council approved an increase in the mayor's salary at Tuesday's meeting.

Headstones have been placed in a southeastern Idaho cemetery to mark the graves of 120 former patients of State Hospital South near Blackfoot.

Leslie Mielke One hundred twenty more headstones were placed at the State Hospital South Cemetery this year.

A new middle school will open in Blackfoot this coming fall. Summit Middle School is for sixth, seventh and eighth graders.

In the past few years, Jamie Irwin of Blackfoot has humbly accepted the help of a giving community while she was battling a brain tumor.

Bob Hudson Eagle Scout candidate Kyle Stailey of Moreland, a member of Boy Scout Troop 274, helps prepare to mix concrete during installation of two loaner life jacket stations at Jensen Grove on Saturday.

A new middle school will open in Blackfoot this coming fall. Summit Middle School is for sixth, seventh and eighth graders.