Good morning, Pocatello.

Valley Mission will raffle a 2019 Cub Cadet MX 750 EPS UTV to close a $600,000 funding gap for its new rescue mission facility.

Tickets cost $20 or $100 for six and proceeds will fund conversion of a former Metro Gym into a facility featuring a food pantry opening this fall.

Portneuf Valley Quilters Guild is hosting Quilt Fest on Friday, Oct.

2 (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and Saturday, Oct. 3 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) at Mountain View Event Center on Way to Grace Ave., featuring vendor booths, free half-hour quilting demonstrations, a raffle and a silent auction.

Local scholar Keven Lewis — who earned a master's in cultural anthropology — will share his insights on Christian nationalism at a free event at Bengal Theater today from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The talk, the second in a series, aims to help neighbors recognize recruitment tactics.

A local reporter revisited Mother Goose Daycare & Preschool in Chubbuck, reliving memories of drop-offs and holiday events while serving snacks and joining in singing.

The childcare center was voted (Best Childcare Facility) in the ISJ Readers’ Choice Awards.

Two ISU graduates are reaching the stars: Angela Garcia served as a science officer on the Artemis Mission and now works at NASA to address lunar dust challenges + Anna Coulombe from Nampa uses her welding skills at SpaceX to build rocket parts.

Bannock County HR announced several job openings — including roles for Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Pocatello and Equipment Operator 2 in McCammon — on Sept.

25. Interested applicants can view full listings on the county career site.

Devon Edwards, a local mental health counselor (formerly a college football player) and his fiancée Amanda Taron passed through Idaho Falls recently during their 3,300-mile run from Boston to Newport, which Edwards estimates will finish on Oct.

20 to raise mental health awareness.

Mental health counselor Devon Edwards + fiancée Amanda Taron continue their 3,300-mile run to spread awareness as they passed through Idaho Falls earlier this month on a journey from Boston to Newport, where they are expected to finish around Oct.20.