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Forecasters urge caution while driving as snow continues throughout eastern Idaho – East Idaho News
RIGBY – As the song says, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.”
Locals throughout eastern Idaho were greeted Saturday morning with a blanket of snow on the ground.
Forecasters with the National Weather Service in Pocatello predicted snow and high winds this weekend, and a winter storm watch from Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon with moderate to heavy snow for the mountain areas.
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“Another storm arrives Monday during the day. However, the second storm is weaker. Also included are Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings that start today (Saturday), with most ending sometime Sunday,” the National Weather posted on Facebook Saturday morning.
The winter weather advisory, which remains in effect until 5 a.m. Sunday, impacts communities in and around Rexburg, Rigby, Idaho Falls, Blackfoot and Soda Springs, according to a map on the NWS website. It bypasses Pocatello, although there was about .4 inches of snow at the NWS’s Pocatello office around 9 a.m. Saturday.
The winter weather advisory also extends into West Yellowstone. The brunt of the snowfall is expected in Central Idaho north of Carey and south of Richfield, forecasters say. Between four and eight inches is possible with between eight and 12 inches in the Lost River Mountain Range.
Still, meteorologists are urging people throughout eastern Idaho to be cautious if they’re driving.
“Travel could be very difficult to impossible,” forecasters say. “Slow down and use caution while traveling.”
A stronger winter storm warning is in effect in Island Park, Dubois, Mackay, Arco, Driggs, Jackson and Palisades.
Heavy snow is expected in these areas with six to 12 inches below 7,000 feet and 10 to 21 inches above 7,000 feet.
The winter storm warning is also in effect until 5 a.m. Sunday.
“If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency,” the NWS says on its website.
A complete forecast and live weather cams are available on the EastIdahoNews.com weather page. The latest road conditions and closures are available here.
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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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