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Officer honored as MVP for proactive police work in Idaho Falls – East Idaho News

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September 14, 2024

Officer honored as MVP for proactive police work in Idaho Falls – East Idaho News

Officer Eli Kistemann was honored as the Idaho Falls Police Department MVP by the Greater Idaho Falls Police Foundation Thursday afternoon. | Jordan Wood, EastIdahoNews.com

IDAHO FALLS — Officer Eli Kistemann was honored as the Idaho Falls Police Department MVP by the Greater Idaho Falls Police Foundation Thursday afternoon.

Kistemann has been a police officer for around five years and works night shift with the department.

“Officer Kistemann has been a shining example of proactive police work during the last few months. His efforts lead to 24 arrests in
June alone,” the nomination said. “Officer Kistemann is committed to finding those in our community that would do it harm and consistently removes unwanted elements like drugs and criminal activity from our city.”

Greater Idaho Police Foundation Board Chairman Royce Clements, Idaho Falls Police Officer Eli Kistemann, Idaho Falls Police Chief Bryan Johnson. | David Pace, EastIdahoNews.com

Kistemann was one of five law enforcement officers from the Idaho Falls region honored during the awards ceremony at Melaleuca. MVP awards were presented to an Idaho Falls Police officer, Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputy, and Idaho State Police trooper. A Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award was also presented, along with a Valor Award.

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Family members, colleagues, elected representatives and friends honored the officers for their work as videos were shown featuring interviews with each recipient and their supervisors.

EastIdahoNews.com will share each of the videos over the next five days beginning today. You can watch the entire awards ceremony here.

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Dorothy Moon reelected to third term as Idaho GOP chair

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June 25, 2026

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Dorothy Moon reelected to third term as Idaho GOP chair

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.

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