Madison County News

The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld a plan by officials in Rexburg to use property tax money to build a $6.3 million water park in a decision that will likely affect urban renewal districts throughout the state.

It's official; there will be an investigation into allegations that the Rexburg City Council violated open meeting laws when they appointed Richard Woodland to finish former Mayor Shawn Larsen's term.

The annual Idaho Family Read week is underway at the Madison County Library. This year's theme is "Wild about Reading." The library is helping kids learn vocabulary through hand motions and visual aides.

The Madison County Prosecutor's office in eastern Idaho says a special prosecutor will investigate the Rexburg mayor and city council for possible violations of Idaho's open meeting laws.

The response for the H1N1 vaccine has been overwhelming and there's still time to get your vaccine at one of the many upcoming clinics.

The debate over whether city council members in Rexburg violated open meeting laws to hire a new mayor is heating up once again.

By MELANIE MOORE This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it BLACKFOOT - Although he is of Japanese descent, Ken Ugaki of Blackfoot is an American veteran of World War II.

One local woman fights back against what she calls an unfair, unjust mayoral appointment process.

Crews were out into the early morning hours fighting a fire in Madison County. The fire burned a trailer at the Mountain West, Colorado Aggreate site south of Rexburg.

As a retired Senior Criminal Investigator with the U.S. Marshals Service and life long resident of Madison County I am pleased to support Allen Riley for Sheriff of Madison County.

There are four names you need to know to understand this story. Roy Klingler, the sheriff of Madison County.

October 15th is a magical day for farmers. The final day of harvest season, so naturally the farming community wasn't thrilled by the overnight snow.

The coming of autumn means the temperatures drop, the leaves change colors, and festive attractions start popping up all over the area.

A towing and parking enforcement ordinance has been proposed in Rexburg. At the next City Council meeting it will have its second reading.

Only 200 potatoes were sold for the 5th annual spud race in Rexburg. That's bad news Madison County trails, who sponsored the fundraiser... But great news for participants.

His name is Elliott Miller, a Navy SEAL, Elliott suffered severe brain damage when he was hit by a massive explosion in Southern Iraq.

Two local communities could be getting a little closer as a county considers ways to link the two.

We know Rexburg is growing but the question is what kind of effect are all the new construction projects having, and are they good? That's why the Upper Valley Building Contractors and Realtors Association brought in a well known economist to help community business owners and leader understand how construction helps the a community.

The Rexburg-Madison County Fire Department's medical trailer prepares for its first call.

Twelve southeast Idaho mayors will attend a conference here this week hosted by the city of Island Park's mayor, Tom Jewell, and Ashton Mayor Ted Stronks.