• Twin brothers Levi, left, and Daniel Forbush graduated from Shelley High School with honors on Tuesday. They are pictured here with their mother, Margie Jeffs. COURTESY PHOTO
    May 22, 2013

    Twin brothers look forward to future fol...

    By Kendra Evensen kevensen@journalnet.com SHELLEY — Twin brothers Daniel and Levi Forbush both graduated from Shelley High School with honors on Tue...
  • Snake River High School's baseball team hung a banner during a
school assembly on Wednesday to celebrate its first state championship. KENDRA EVENSEN/IDAHO STATE JOURNAL
    May 22, 2013

    Snake River celebrates first state baseb...

    By Kendra Evensen kevensen@journalnet.com BLACKFOOT — Snake River High School senior Cole Rushton said every athlete wants to be remembered after th...
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    May 22, 2013

    Musicians needed for July 4 concert

    News release: BLACKFOOT — It is time once again for area musicians to brush the dust from old instruments, warm up their voices, and get ready to pa...
  • Jacob Schmidt
    May 21, 2013

    Fort Hall man arrested in Bingham County...

    The Fort Hall man accused of stabbing a woman in Chubbuck and then leading police on a high-speed chase has been arrested. Jacob Schmidt, 22, was take...
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    May 21, 2013

    Election results

    By Kendra Evensen kevensen@journalnet.com Supplemental levy and school district trustee elections brought some expected results, as well as some surpr...
Twin brothers Levi, left, and Daniel Forbush graduated from Shelley High School with honors on Tuesday. They are pictured here with their mother, Margie Jeffs. COURTESY PHOTO

Twin brothers look forward to future following graduation

By Kendra Evensen kevensen@journalnet.com SHELLEY — Twin brothers Daniel and Levi Forbush both graduated from Shelley High School with honors on Tuesday. Although they have mixed feelings about saying goodbye…

Snake River High School's baseball team hung a banner during a
school assembly on Wednesday to celebrate its first state championship. KENDRA EVENSEN/IDAHO STATE JOURNAL

Snake River celebrates first state baseball championship

By Kendra Evensen kevensen@journalnet.com BLACKFOOT — Snake River High School senior Cole Rushton said every athlete wants to be remembered after they graduate. “That’s always kind of part of why…

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Gambling pays off for Snake River sports

Call it crazy, call it guts. Call it faith, call it instincts. Or maybe it’s wildly unbelievable luck. Whatever it is, Rich Dunn, Snake River High School’s girls basketball and…

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Musicians needed for July 4 concert

News release: BLACKFOOT — It is time once again for area musicians to brush the dust from old instruments, warm up their voices, and get ready to participate in the…

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Fort Hall man arrested in Bingham County

The Fort Hall man accused of stabbing a woman in Chubbuck and then leading police on a high-speed chase has been arrested. Jacob Schmidt, 22, was taken into custody in…

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One’s career is much more than a paycheck

The Idaho departments of Labor and Commerce along with other state and local groups are working to bring good-paying jobs to the state to secure its economic future. But for…

Shelley High School graduation set Tuesday

Shelley High School graduation ceremonies are today, May 21, at 7 p.m. at Shelley High School, 570 W. Fir St., Shelley.

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Election results

By Kendra Evensen kevensen@journalnet.com Supplemental levy and school district trustee elections brought some expected results, as well as some surprising ones on Tuesday. For instance, voters continued to show their…

Blackfoot’s Johnathan Turpin goes airborne to execute an attack on Mike Lower during their 135-pound match at the MMA Showdown 2 held inside the Shoshone-Bannock Hotel and Event Center on Saturday evening in Fort Hall. Turpin went on to win the fight by split-decision, scoring his first career victory in his first bout. Find a photo gallery from this story at idahostatejournal.com.

Fighter gets first big win

BY JORDON BEESLEY jbeesley@journalnet.com FORT HALL — Johnathan Turpin said he wasn’t nervous prior to stepping into the ring Saturday night for his first organized Mixed Martial Arts match. Three…

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Snake River wins 3rd state title this school year

BY CHASE GLORFIELD cglorfield@journalnet.com If some is good, more is better. At least that’s what the student athletes Snake River High School have come to believe. After the baseball team’s…