Good morning, Pocatello.

14-year-old Avia Hall launched Whiskful Dough Dreams a month ago in Blackfoot at 455 N.

Spruce St, offering a self-serve cookie cottage with various flavors (cookies and cream, Amber chip) where part of each sale sponsors a child in Tanzania.

According to AAA, Pocatello gas prices hit $4.41 on Monday—a rise from last week & nearly $1 more than a year ago.

The rate is higher than the national average, and rising global oil costs plus a switch to winter-blend fuel may keep prices shifting.

Pocatello Police Department launched a 10-day back-to-school safety campaign (Aug.

23) urging students to avoid vaping, tobacco and drugs and to seek trusted adult advice when needed. The message encourages making choices that keep students healthy as they start the school year.

The city's new road construction and traffic report outlines work including street sweeping, pothole repairs, crosswalk repainting, sewer cleaning, and water mainline replacement on Gray Ave and Howard Ave. Road closures on Park, Hiline, West Benton, and South Garfield Avenues will affect travel this week and next—impacting local commutes.

State officials sent formal comments to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum plus Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik on Monday, Aug.

21, contesting a federal proposal that would impose new restrictions on grizzly bear management by citing decades of data showing no bear captures in legal traps.

Residents will soon see new all-brown yard waste carts labeled 'Yard Waste' as the City replaces older carts to reduce contamination and collection errors; green carts in good shape will be repurposed for garbage service with no resident action needed.

A Pocatello funeral home filed an emergency petition on Wednesday asking a judge to order the county coroner to sign delayed cremation permits for natural deaths on Aug.

12, 16 and 17, citing a refrigeration backlog that risks sanitary safeguards and prolongs closure for grieving families.

Bannock County HR posted several job openings on Aug.

21 for roles including Court Supervisor, Equipment Operator, and Maintenance Technician in Pocatello and McCammon, and interested applicants should visit the county career site for complete details.

Billy Butler, a former MLB All-Star and Idaho Falls Chukars Hall of Famer, has been named as the new hitting coach for Idaho State softball in Pocatello — he brings MLB experience from teams like the Royals, Athletics, and Yankees.

The 2026 high school sports season started over the weekend with football matchups and volleyball tournaments in Pocatello; Rigby Trojans and Pocatello Thunder earned gold and silver brackets at the Peg Peterson Invitational.