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Idaho gas prices remain in holding pattern – East Idaho News
The following is a news release from AAA Idaho.
BOISE – So close, and yet, so far. AAA reports that Idaho’s average price for a gallon of regular gas hovered just above the $3 mark for another week.
But on a positive note, drivers in some parts of the state are currently celebrating a price that begins with a “2.”
Idaho drivers are paying an average of $3.04 per gallon of regular Monday, which is half a penny more than a week ago, but about five cents cheaper than a month ago and 13 cents more than a year ago. The national average currently sits at $3.12 per gallon, which is about the same as a week ago, but nine cents more than a month ago and two cents more than a year ago.
Idaho is in 22nd place for most expensive fuel – another welcome reprieve from being in the top ten.
“Plenty of Idaho gas stations are already below three bucks, and we’re hopeful that the state average will get there at some point,” says AAA Idaho public affairs director Matthew Conde. “After topping $80 for a barrel of crude oil in mid-January, prices have been steadily dropping for the past couple of weeks, which may translate to additional savings at the pump.”
The West Texas Intermediate benchmark for crude oil is currently trading near $73 per barrel, which is $3 less than a week ago, but $2 more than a month ago and $5 per barrel less than a year ago. If the cost of crude continues to fall, gas prices could follow.
Here’s a look at Idaho gas prices, as of Jan. 27:
Boise – $3.00
Coeur d’Alene – $2.91
Franklin – $3.01
Idaho Falls – $3.04
Lewiston – $3.05
Pocatello – $3.07
Rexburg – $3.08
Twin Falls – $3.10
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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.
Pride Month looks different this June along Boise’s Harrison Boulevard, where a long-standing tradition of hanging Pride flags on lamp posts has been put on hold after a new state law restricted which flags can be flown on government property.
For several years, Pride flags lined lamp posts along Harrison Boulevard in Boise’s North End neighborhood. But Idaho House Bill 561, signed by Gov. Brad Little in March, restricts which flags can be flown on government property, including the City of Boise’s Harrison lamp posts.
In response, a group of neighbors formed Pride North End and launched a distribution effort to help residents show support from their own front yards. The group has been making Pride flags and yard signs available to people who want to display them at home.
“I thought that I would…be a personal example of ‘yes, this is what I do.’ This is what I believe in,” said Edna Schochat, a North End resident.
Pride North End has already distributed more than 900-yard signs and 250 flags. The group’s original donation goal was around $2,000 to order 100 flags and 200 yard signs, but it has exceeded that GoFundMe goal, reaching $10,000 worth of donations.
The group plans to continue holding public flag and sign distributions through the end of the month.
“We cannot just say something without doing something that proves that we mean what we say,” Schochat said.
Pride North End said any leftover funds after materials are distributed will go to local LGBTQ+ nonprofits. A link to the group’s GoFundMe can be found here.
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