Over 300 COVID-19 vaccine shots have been distributed in Power County, Power County Emergency Response Coordinator Di Jones told the Power County Commissioners on Monday, Jan. 25. The vaccines have been distributed to two health clinics and a pharmacy from…
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County’s covid status downgraded to yellow
by Daniel Moore Press Staff Writer The Southeastern Idaho Public Health Department downgraded Power County’s coronavirus risk from high (or orange level) to moderate (or yellow level) on Saturday, Jan. 16. While the change came on the heels of the…
Tribes have authority over FMC site after Supreme Court does not pick up case
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear a lawsuit between FMC and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. FMC is a former phosphate factory located in both Power County and the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, and the Tribes, which control the…
Free clinic will offer health screenings in American Falls
by Daniel Moore Press Staff Writer The Pocatello Free Clinic, a clinic that offers free medical services to those without insurance, will be offering free screenings in American Falls in the first part of February. Pocatello Free Clinic Medical Director…
P.C. Hospital starts COVID-19 vaccinations
by Daniel Moore Press Staff Writer The Power County Hospital received its first 100 or so doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, Dec. 22 and started inoculating staff on Wednesday, Dec. 23. The first group to be prioritized for…
Work completed on $800,000 broadband internet project
by Daniel Moore Press Staff Writer Construction has completed on a nearly $800,000 broadband internet project that will bring WIFI to American Falls City Parks, replace the current internet system at the city office building and other city buildings, and,…
AFHS student council grants students’ wishes
by Daniel Moore Press Staff Writer The American Falls Student Council wanted to make something fun for the students this year. It has been a tough year, said student council videographer Makenzie Smith, and they wanted to do something really…
Jim Jeffries retiring after 16 years as sheriff
by Daniel Moore Press Staff Writer Power County Sheriff Jim Jeffries is retiring after 38 years with the Power County Sheriff’s Department, where he was sheriff since 2004. Josh Campbell, who was a captain with the American Falls Police Department,…
Pink Ladies accepting scholarship applications
The Pink Ladies, which are the Power County Hospital auxiliary volunteers, are accepting applications for their annual health education scholarship. Requirements include being a resident of Power or South West Bingham Counties (Aberdeen area) and having completed one year of…
No mask mandate for American Falls
by Daniel Moore Press Staff Writer American Falls Mayor Rebekah Sorensen gets a request about every other day, either in person or through the mail, for American Falls to follow Pocatello’s lead and mandate masks throughout the city to stop…