This Small Mountain Town in Idaho Is Home to the Deepest Lake and Largest Ski Resort in the State

Top 5 Can’t Miss Spend a stylish night at Humbird, Schweitzer’s design-forward boutique hotel. Ski, snowboard, hike, bike, or hit the trails on horseback at the local mountain resort. In the warmer months, take to the water with a swim at City...

Inside Ag: Canyon County shines as global leader in seed production

Canyon County produces 65% of the world's sweet corn seed. CALDWELL, Idaho — Did you know Canyon County is a global hub for seed production? This time of year, harvest is in full swing. For more than a century, one family-owned company has helped...

Dover Food Retail Co. spends $20M to relocate manufacturing to Virginia

Dover Food Retail is relocating its manufacturing operations by moving its Sylmar, California operations to its existing Chesterfield, Virginia campus. The move, according to Governor Glenn Youngkin, will involve $20 million in Virginian...

City of Boise honors late civic leader's legacy by renaming pollinator garden

Boise honors Mary Grunewald McGown by renaming Warm Springs Pollinator Garden in recognition of her environmental advocacy. BOISE, Idaho — This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. Boise city and environmental leaders gathered Monday to...

Two-term Idaho Falls city councilman seeking re-election

Jim Freeman is seeking a third term on the Idaho Falls City Council. Watch our interview with him in the video above. | Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is part of a series of profiles of the 2025 Idaho Falls City...

Two Idaho brothers to showcase their film at the Boise Film Festival on opening night

From potatoes to construction to filmmaking, Idaho brothers J. Markus Anderson and B. Robert Anderson have finally landed at the Boise Film Festival. Their film, "If You Should Leave Before Me," is the feature film on opening night, October 3 at...

Utah forecast to have nation’s largest manufacturing job surge by 2033

Utah is projected to lead the nation in relative manufacturing job growth in the current decade, according to a study from global accounting services company Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, the workforce development and education...

Ethanol production grows in other states but not in Oklahoma

Iowa Dominates U.S. Ethanol Production It’s not a surprise that Iowa leads the nation in ethanol production. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports the state operates 42 ethanol plants, producing 5,039 million gallons in 2024....

'Hide N Seek' Kid Sounds Heard In Alleged Haunted Idaho Hotel

There's a reason why horror film scorers and sound editors use children's singing voices to scare the crap out of movie-goers. Disembodied voices are just much creepier when they're believed to have originated from a child. Nightmare On Elm...

North Idaho Alliance Women of Impact: Let’s all de-stress

Why did the cowboy get a dachshund? Because someone told him, get a long little doggie. Where do bad rainbows go? Prism. It’s a light sentence and gives them time to reflect. Dad jokes (or bad jokes) make me chuckle. I look each day in The Press...

Mackay State Fish Hatchery celebrates 100 years of stocking Idaho waters

MACKAY — This year marks a century of fish production at the Mackay State Fish Hatchery, a facility that has been a cornerstone of Idaho’s sport fish program since 1925. Nestled beneath Idaho’s tallest peaks, Mackay produces and stocks more fish...

Firefighting community mourns death of Idaho crew member

Idaho Department of Lands fire fighter Isabella Oscarson, a seasonal employee from Minnesota, died Friday evening after being struck by a falling tree earlier that day while assisting with the U.S. Forest Service’s Tinker Bugs prescribed fire in...

Push to end Idaho’s grocery tax gains support across party lines

BOISE, Idaho — In a time when grocery bills keep climbing, the Republican Party of Idaho is backing a process it has typically opposed to try to repeal the state’s grocery tax. Idahoans currently pay a 6% sales tax at the grocery store. Residents...

Major Idaho insurance firm acquires Wyoming company

A longtime Idaho insurance company has moved forward in the acquisition of a similar business in Wyoming, both of which serve Mountain West states. Idaho Farm Bureau Insurance Holding Company, the parent company of Farm Bureau Insurance Company of...

Boiseries Raymond invests close to $1.5M in new factory

Boiseries Raymond and Escaliers Gilles Grenier have reportedly formed a partnership this year to create Escaliers Grenier-Raymond, offering staircases to customers in the Quebec City area. The General Manager of Groupe Boiseries Raymond, François...

OCTOBER NIBJ: Wine in Idaho — gifts, clubs, tastings and more

Where there’s a will, there’s a way. And Beth Giacomo has proven her way in the wine industry by catering to enthusiasts and novices alike, spreading joy through a glass of wine. Giacomo’s wine shop is one of a kind, offering a variety of clubs...

Residents debate Eagle Saturday Market location as downtown construction nears completion

EAGLE, Idaho — Eagle residents packed City Hall to share their concerns about the future location of the city's Saturday market, with opinions split between returning downtown or staying at the current location. The Eagle Saturday Market once...

Opinion: Utah is leading the energy charge. Now let’s connect it

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Live In Idaho? Drive A Kia? You May Be In A Pinch

You used to watch The Jersey Shore, right? Remember when the boys would get all hype and yell "T-SHIRT TIIIIIIME!!!!!"? Ok. Channel that voice, and that energy. IT'S RECALL TIIIIIIIME!! (Just realized that isn't nearly as fun. Sorry) A recall on...

Idaho Falls fire chief retiring after 28-year career

Duane Nelson is retiring as the Idaho Falls Fire Chief on Oct. 17. He reflected on his 28-year career during an interview with EastIdahoNews.com, which you can watch in the video above. | Jordan Wood, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS – After serving...