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Homeless Stand Down offers a hot meal, warmth and hope today – East Idaho News
The following includes a news release from the Idaho Falls Rescue Mission and the Region VI Housing Coalition.
IDAHO FALLS — As temperatures plunge and winter weather arrives in force, many individuals in Eastern Idaho continue to lack a warm home, shelter and stable food supplies.
Due to unforeseen job loss, illness, addiction, rising housing costs and the current economy, families and individuals are forced to live out of cars, RVs, in tents or on the streets.
The annual Homeless Stand Down serves those that are currently homeless or are at risk of being homeless. It runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday at the Idaho Falls Activity Center on 1575 N. Skyline Drive (near the Idaho Falls Regional Airport).
A hot, pancake breakfast will be served by the Idaho Falls Civitan Club from 9 to 11 a.m.
The Stand Down distributes donated sleeping bags, quilts and warm weather clothing to homeless persons and families, veterans and those who spend a majority of their money on housing.
All medical screenings, veterans services, food and community resources at the Stand Down are free-of-charge.
Austin Kade will offer free hair cuts, Eastern Idaho Public Health is providing flu shots and vaccines and the People in Need Coalition (PINC) and Community Food Basket — Idaho Falls will have packaged food items available as well.
Several other agencies will be in attendance to provide help and support for all persons — regardless of their struggle and/or addiction.
While many of the organizations involved offer these services every day, the Stand Down is an opportunity for everyone to learn what resources are available here in our community.
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MERIDIAN — Former Idaho state Rep. Dorothy Moon was elected to her third term as chair of the Idaho Republican Party during last week’s Idaho GOP Convention in Meridian.
Moon announced her candidacy for a third term as chair earlier this month after first being elected in 2022 and again in 2024. In this year’s election, Moon received 306 votes, former Idaho state Sen. Steven Thayn received 155 votes and Mark Fuller, the previous Idaho GOP first vice chair, came in third with 134 votes. In receiving just over 51% of the vote, Moon was able to narrowly avoid a runoff.
In his challenge to Moon, Thayn called for fostering a greater sense of unity among members of the party.
“Unity does not mean uniformity of opinion,” Thayn said in a prior news release on his candidacy. “Nor does it mean forced agreement. Forced unity always leads to tyranny. Real unity is voluntary. It is built through listening, respect, and a sincere effort to solve problems together.”
In the initial announcement of Moon’s campaign, she highlighted improvements to voter turnout and the defeat of the 2024 ranked-choice voting ballot initiative as among key party successes during her most recent term.
BLACKFOOT — A large contingent of Blackfoot Police officers has cordoned off an area near the Taco Bell on Parkway Drive in Blackfoot.
Police responded around 5 p.m., according to multiple witnesses who contacted EastIdahoNews.com.
EastIdahoNews.com has reached out to Blackfoot Police for details.
We will update this story as we learn more.
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MISSOULA, Mont. — An Idaho Falls angler is back in the Idaho record books after landing a record-setting lake trout at Payette Lake.
Idaho Fish and Game said Dylan Smith caught and released a 43.25-inch lake trout on May 2, setting a new state catch-and-release record for the species. The fish surpassed the previous record of 42 inches.
The catch marks Smith’s second appearance in Idaho’s record books. He previously held the state catch-and-release lake trout record after landing a trophy fish in 2018 before that mark was later broken.
According to Fish and Game, Payette Lake has become one of Idaho’s premier lake trout fisheries thanks to years of management efforts aimed at improving both lake trout and kokanee populations.
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