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Elder Caussé to BYU–Idaho students: Be prepared to lead this work forward
REXBURG, Idaho — In 2030, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will commemorate the bicentennial of the organization of the Church. It will also commemorate the beginning of the Savior’s mortal ministry 2,000 years ago.
“This convergence will provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” noted Elder Gérald Caussé of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
As Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught in October 2024 general conference, “These events will result in extraordinary opportunities to serve, to unite with members and friends and to introduce The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to more people than ever before.”
To thousands of BYU–Idaho students gathered in the I–Center auditorium on Sunday, June 14, Elder Caussé issued a simple invitation: “Be prepared.”
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James “Jim” Franklin Arehart, 91, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away June 12, 2026, at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living Center.
Jim was born June 11, 1935, in Coltman, Idaho, to Joseph Howard Arehart and Lena Idoma Hunsaker. He married Afton Wilson on May 28, 1953, in Montana.
Jim worked for the City of Idaho Falls in the Streets and Sanitation Department, where he served as a foreman. He lived most of his adult life in Idaho Falls and Roberts, Idaho.
Jim enjoyed stock car racing, bronc riding, and boxing with the Pal Club. He was also a horse trainer and loved cutter and flat track racing. He loved, loved, loved hunting and spending time with his family. He coached baseball and enjoyed being involved in the lives of others through sports and community activities.
He is survived by his children: Roxie Anne Steele (Gordon) of Idaho Falls, Idaho; Tony Jim Arehart (Kim) of Meridian, Idaho; Byron Todd Arehart (Scott) of Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Timothy Joe Arehart (Karlene) of Idaho Falls, Idaho. He is also survived by 8 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Afton Arehart, and 16 brothers and sisters.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at the Grant Central Cemetery, 154 N 3300 E, Rigby, Idaho. The family will meet with friends prior to the graveside from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Eckersell Funeral Home, 101 West main Street, Rigby, Idaho.
IDAHO FALLS — Temperatures in the 80s and dry conditions are in store for east Idaho this week.
That’s the outlook from the National Weather Service in Pocatello. Meteorologist Dan Valle tells EastIdahoNews.com daytime temperatures will be in the 80s most of the week.
“There is a couple days where it’s warmer — we’ll probably hit 90 (degrees),” Valle says. “Those days will be Tuesday, and we’ll come close on Friday.”
No rain or thunderstorms are expected as of Sunday afternoon.
Valle says Monday is one of the rare occasions when there will be no wind, but it will pick up again on Tuesday and Wednesday.
In the Pocatello area, wind speeds will approach advisory levels, with gusts between 35 and 45 mph.
“Down towards Burley, it could be a little stronger in the 40 to 50 mph range,” he says.
Breezy conditions will continue on Thursday and Friday.
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SOUTH HILLS — At the turn of the 20th century, a murder trial in the new state of Idaho captivated the nation — and the man at the center of it all was known as Diamondfield Jack.
On top of Pike Mountain in the South Hills, the story of Jackson Lee Davis — better known as Diamondfield Jack — is one of frontier justice, mistaken identity and outlaw legend.
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Historian and CSI professor Justin Vipperman took Neighborhood Reporter Lorien Nettleton to the site on Deep Creek where two sheepherders were found murdered in 1896, a crime that earned Davis a death sentence.
“This is — I mean, this is outlaw American West history,” Vipperman said.
Vipperman said the story captures the tension of the era.
“Diamondfield Jack is such a great story because it’s that kind of — that. You’re on the frontier here, right?” Vipperman said. “We’re watching the sheepmen and cattlemen kind of fight back-and-forth, and Diamondfield is one of those great stories.”
Diamondfield Jack was an enforcer for the Sparks-Harrell Cattle Company in 1895, with a reputation for violence. His job was to patrol the boundary between cattle and sheep territory.
“Diamondfield Jack is supposed to be running the deadline and making sure that sheep herders are staying to the east of the deadline and cattlemen are to the west,” Vipperman said.
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When two sheepherders were found shot to death near the Deep Creek site east of Rogerson in February 1896, suspicion fell on Davis almost immediately.
“When these two men are found dead, people immediately — over there, that’s gotta be Diamondfield,” Vipperman said.
He was quickly tried in Albion and sentenced to hang, despite admissions from two other men who said they were responsible for the deaths.
Vipperman said Davis’s own personality may have worked against him.
“The bravado is what gets him in trouble, and he definitely had the swagger of an outlaw and he definitely carried that idea like ‘I’m a hired gun,’” Vipperman said. “In fact, I would argue that his bravado is probably bigger than his action — the actual thing he was doing.”
After several delays to his execution and 6 years in jail, Diamondfield Jack was pardoned in 1902.
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“I believe in my own research the Bowers and Gray were both the actual real hired guns, and the Diamondfield was — bark was worse than his bite,” Vipperman said.
After his release, Diamondfield Jack prospered as a prospector in Nevada, living to the age of 85 before he was hit by a car and killed in Las Vegas in 1949.
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