City crews work to remove substandard concrete from around the barbecue pit at the American Falls City Park. Power County Search and Rescue members have been working with city crews to remodel the aging pit so that it can continue to be the site of their annual salmon barbecue event.
Growers will deliver to new plant by Kurtis Workman Press Staff Writer The closing date for the Simplot potato processing facility in Aberdeen is less than a month away and the future of the processing plant is still uncertain.…
Meet the Daluca gang from the all new original musical “DaLooka Love” showing at the American Falls Little Theatre April 18, 19, 21, 25, 26, 28 and May 2 and 3. Pictured are Lucky Dollars (aka Jed Gist), Righty Daluca (aka Lance Higbee), Mama Daluca (aka Tia Sparks), Lefty Daluca (aka Aaron Hawarth), Archie Billings (aka Lewis Neibaur), Tomatoes Ramsey (aka Tyler Walker), Sal Martino (aka Kurtis Workman), Scratchy (aka Jude Allen), Itchy (aka David Murphy), and Angelica (aka Janeth Hernandez). Read more about the musical inside this week’s Press print edition..
by Kurtis Workman Press Staff Writer Randy Moffit is practicing the old adage “Good fences make good neighbors.” Moffit recently approached the Power County Planning and Zoning commission to request a special use permit for his property on South Frontage…
The most wanted man in Washington State is in the Power County Jail. Ricardo Castellanos escaped from a Washington Department of Corrections’ probation office in Pasco, WA, several weeks ago. According to a posting on www.catchwmw.com, Castellanos was checking…
FMC back in tribal court system April 1 by Daniel Moore Press Staff Writer FMC Corporation, which owned a former phosphate processing plant in Power County, is splitting into two companies. The company expected to take over the former site,…
Returning water to the inlet near Willow Bay Recreation Area gives a resting spot for several types of water fowl including ducks. This group took flight at the sound of a passing car, but returned to the sanctuary of the protected water shortly after.
by Kurtis Workman Press Staff Writer Voters in the American Falls School District again gave their support to the education system by passing a plant facility levy by 69.7 percent. The six year levy will continue the current levy which…
Water streams over the what used to be part of the forebay below the American Falls Dam. Early season worries of a drastically short water year have been eased by recent rainfall, but the full effect of recent precipitation is not known yet. Bureau of Reclamation estimates place the American Falls Reservoir at 74 percent full while Jackson Lake is at 27 percent and Palisades Reservoir is at 31 percent full.
by Kurtis Workman Press Staff Writer The approval of a special land use permit for the proposed Magnida fertilizer plant is a significant benchmark for the project. Magnida CEO Ric Sorbo said securing the permit sends a strong message about…