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5 days ago | 
rexburgstandardjournal.com | Lisa Dayley-Smith
BOISE, Idaho — On Monday, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and the Idaho Department of Commerce launched the sixth annual Support Local Gems initiative—an all-day event dedicated to supporting Idaho small businesses. On Friday, June 6, 2025, Idahoans are invited to Support Local Gems by giving their business to their favorite local shops and restaurants.
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5 days ago | 
rexburgstandardjournal.com | Lisa Dayley-Smith
An uptick in motorcycles on the roads is common for the summertime, but according to Idaho State Police, that uptick this summer has resulted in more lane splitting, which is illegal in Idaho. ISP issued a news release Friday detailing the issues that lane splitting creates and reminded the public that the maneuver can lead to citations, fines and liability in a crash. kAm{2?6 DA=:EE:?8 @44FCD H96? 2 >@E@C4J4=:DE C:56D 36EH66? =2?6D @7 D=@H\>@G:?8 @C DE@AA65 EC277:4[ x$! 567:?65 :?
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5 days ago | 
rexburgstandardjournal.com | Lisa Dayley-Smith
The “Adopt a Room Program” allows you or your company to sponsor one or more of the guest rooms at the RMHC of Idaho House. Sponsorships will be displayed on our Adopt a Room heart wall in the foyer of the House. With an average 70% occupancy rate each year, our guest rooms endure wear and tear.
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5 days ago | 
rexburgstandardjournal.com | Lisa Dayley-Smith
The renovation of the historic Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Salt Lake Temple continues to reach new milestones. One of the most significant achievements is the tensioning of vertical strands inside columns that now extend from the tops of the temple’s northeast towers down through the newly built foundations. These cables, when tensioned, will compress the tower and wall stones of the temple to further reinforce them.
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1 week ago | 
rexburgstandardjournal.com | Lisa Dayley-Smith
The Idaho State Police and the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) urge drivers to make safe, sober choices behind the wheel following confirmation that the at-fault driver in a recent fatal crash on U.S. Highway 20 near Henry’s Lake had a blood alcohol content of 0.20 — more than twice the legal limit of 0.08.
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1 week ago | 
rexburgstandardjournal.com | Lisa Dayley-Smith
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY — On Monday, the first confirmed wild land fire of the season in Yellowstone National Park was detected by hikers on the Bighorn Pass Trail. The .1-acre Memorial Day Fire was caused by lightning and is burning in a mixed conifer forest .75 miles southeast of the Bighorn Pass Trailhead off Highway 191 in the northwest corner of the park. Yellowstone wildland firefighters are suppressing the creeping ground fire, and it is now controlled.
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1 week ago | 
rexburgstandardjournal.com | Lisa Dayley-Smith
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – If you plan to travel to Yellowstone National Park this summer, plan ahead to protect yourself and this wild and awe-inspiring place. Within the park’s 2.2 million acres, visitors have unparalleled opportunities to observe wildlife in an intact ecosystem, explore geothermal areas that contain half the world’s active geysers, and view geologic wonders like the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River.
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1 week ago | 
rexburgstandardjournal.com | Lisa Dayley-Smith
The monarch butterfly is an iconic species. Their migrations span thousands of miles, taking upwards of three generations of monarchs to complete the journey. Currently, however, their populations are in dire straits due to a wide variety of factors, including drought, pesticides, winter habitat loss and more. kAmqFE =@DD @7 DF>>6C >:=<H665 923:E2E[ @7 H9:49 42E6CA:==2CD 2C6 `__ A6C46?E C6=:2?E[ 4@?E:?F6D E@ 36 E96 >@DE D:8?:7:42?E 42FD6 @7 >@?2C49 3FEE6C7=J A@AF=2E:@?
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2 weeks ago | 
rexburgstandardjournal.com | Lisa Dayley-Smith
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park staff trapped and killed an 11-year-old male grizzly bear on May 14 after the bear repeatedly sought out human food sources in developed areas of the park. Between April 3 and May 13, the 400-pound grizzly bear overturned several large, bear-resistant dumpsters and gained access to human food and trash near Old Faithful, the Nez Perce Picnic Area, and the Midway Geyser Basin parking lot.
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2 weeks ago | 
rexburgstandardjournal.com | Lisa Dayley-Smith
We’re saddened to share that a black bear was recently struck and killed by a vehicle on the east side of Bear Lake near Cisco Beach on the Utah side. This loss is particularly tragic, as black bears were once native to this valley but were nearly wiped out in the late 1800s and early 1900s due to overhunting and habitat loss. kAm$66:?8 @?6 C6EFC? E@ E96 2C62 :D 2 C2C6 2?5 A@H6C7F= C6>:?56C @7 E96 H:=5 362FEJ E92E @?46 E9C:G65 96C6]k^AmkAm&?7@CEF?2E6=J[ E92E 362FEJ :D E@@ @7E6? >6E H:E9 52?86C @?
