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By: Rett Nelson
Johnny Whitaker was 6-years-old when he landed the part of Jody Davis in “Family Affair,” a sitcom that ran on CBS from 1966-1971. It told the story of a wealthy Manhattan bachelor, played by Brian Keith, who suddenly becomes the guardian of his late brother’s three orphaned children. Whitaker, who has ties to eastern Idaho, […]
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IDAHO FALLS – EastIdahoNews is highlighting different careers and today, I’m Workin’ It at Idaho Falls Power’s hydro power plant in downtown Idaho Falls. It’s one of three power plants throughout the city. The city plant has the capacity to receive 6,100 cubic feet of water per second daily. A cubic foot is about the […]
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IDAHO FALLS – General John Logan had decades of military experience when he gave the order that set the stage for the creation of Memorial Day. It was May 30, 1868, more than three years after the end of the Civil War, when General Order 11 created a day of remembrance for those “who died […]
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ASHTON – Since the passing of her husband in 2024, Emma Atchley has carried on the ranch they started running together in the late 1970s. Flying A Ranch, established in 1972 in Ashton, is recognized nationwide as a leader in certified seed potatoes. It grows between 800 and 1,000 acres of seed potatoes on the […]
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RIGBY — A Rigby chocolate shop is under new ownership and will reopen this weekend with a different name in a new location. Sug’r me sweet Confections, formerly known as Pandora’s Chocolate, is having its grand opening on Friday at 151 West Main Street, Suite C. Laura Allen and her husband, Tyson, bought the business […]
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AMMON – The last of 10 sheds built for veterans at an Ammon event is now in its recipients’ possession. On May 6 and 7, more than 100 high school students from different schools met at Bonneville Technical Careers High School for the eighth annual Idaho Falls Construction Combine. Sponsored by the Home Depot Foundation, […]
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IDAHO FALLS — A water curtailment order affecting 924 individual groundwater rights in east Idaho is now in effect. The Idaho Department of Water Resources issued the curtailment on May 14 for anyone with a water right obtained after Oct. 11, 1900, who is not covered by an approved mitigation plan. Department spokesman Steve Stuebner […]
RIGBY — Loretta Anderson has always enjoyed mom-and-pop bookstores and bakeries, and she’s bringing the two concepts under one roof in Rigby. The Nook and Cranny is a combination bookstore and bakery slated to open in late July in the building formerly occupied by Pandora’s Chocolate, at 127 W. Main Street. Anderson tells EastIdahoNews the […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published on Dec. 2, 2025. After the recent passing of a Hoff family member, we are republishing it with updates. IDAHO FALLS — J. Mark Hoff and Rudolph Nelson landed their L-2 Grasshopper airplane off the runway at the Idaho Falls Airport. It was Dec. 7, 1941, and a […]
By: Rett Nelson
Since the passing of her husband in 2024, Emma Atchley has carried on the ranch they started running together in the late 1970s.
