Good morning, Pocatello.

Aid For Friends seeks volunteer groups of four to five to cook dinner for up to 75 shelter guests at 209 E.

Lewis St with cooking starting between 4 and 4:30 p.m. Volunteers select menus and purchase ingredients or order food, making it open to organizations+churches+families.

Himalayan Flavor released results from its 'meal for Nepal' fundraiser after raising over $10,000 at its three locations in Idaho Falls, Pocatello, and Logan (Utah) during the last two days of August to support flood relief efforts on the Nepal-China border; the restaurant will update the community as more funds process.

On Thursday, Lookout Credit Union donated $40,000 as its largest contribution to Pocatello-Chubbuck School District 25 in memory of educator John McCarthy—funds that will support athletics and activities at Pocatello, Highland and Century high schools after team registration sold out in 45 minutes.

Deepak Babu, the new pastor at Pocatello First United Methodist Church, left his engineering career decades ago to follow a calling he could not ignore.

The congregation welcomes visitors to Sunday worship at 10 a.m.-services begin in September with Sunday school at 9 a.m.

A local grief support group for children starts this week at Heartstone, where the motto 'No child should grieve alone' drives its mission.

Community members can learn more details from Heartstone’s announcement.

Pocatello’s Hometown Tie Dye marks 24 years as Bobby and Jolene Wellard display new products at local markets on weekends.

They plan to expand their online store and secure additional festival spots to support the business through winter.

Pocatello native Jonah Saunders creates a detailed 3D replica of the Monarch Building, preserving a cherished landmark demolished this summer after more than 100 years downtown.

He offers these miniatures as custom keepsakes and at upcoming Art Walks plus plans to expand Saumill Designs on social media.

Nearly 23,000 disciplinary incidents were recorded in Idaho schools last year, but redacted data makes comparisons hard.

In Pocatello-Chubbuck, one district reported 656 incidents while Coeur d’Alene began using a new system to track behavior + plan early interventions.

Idaho State University’s nursing program will celebrate 70 years of training nurses Saturday, Sept.

26 in Pocatello (marking its growth from a seven-student class to over 5,000 alumni and expanded offerings to combat the nurse shortage).

Idaho Department of Education received nearly $4.8M from the U.S. Department of Education to build the Idaho Learner Readiness Ecosystem that helps K-12 students document and explain skills from classes, sports, and community service.

The project will soon help students link learning to future goals.

Gov. Brad Little announced appointments of two East Idaho residents to the State Board of Education on Sept.

8. Mary Lynn Hartwell from Idaho Falls and Joel Beck from American Falls were named to fill vacancies, bringing business + legal experience to support the state's schools.

Idaho State University's Political Science Club and Braver Angels will host a nonpartisan Meet Your Candidates event on Tuesday, Sept.

22 at the ISU Pond Student Union Ballroom, where voters can ask candidates from Districts 28 and 29 questions in 15-minute rotations and pick up campaign materials and voter registration.

Bannock County Veteran Services invites community members including veterans, active service members, their families and others to a free dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

17 at the Veterans Memorial Building, where three local families & support organizations will share stories and offer mental health resources.

Blackfoot native 16-year-old Jacob Roll is fundraising to cover travel costs as he will compete for Team USA in scootering at the World Skate Games in Asunción, Paraguay from Oct.

5-10. The Rolls have raised over $3,000 of the $6,000 goal and hope local supporters will help cover plane tickets & hotel expenses.