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Nalders Funeral Home obituaries FIRTH – Dale Jay Killpack, 80, of Firth, died September 22, 2022, at his home from cancer. He was born August 9, 1942 in Idaho Falls, to Ellis Killpack and Hazel Elnora Peterson Killpack. When Dale was four years old the family moved from Osgood to Kimball …

On May 17, in addition to candidate primaries, the ballot will also have an important question for some Ammon and Shelley residents: "Shall the Eastern Idaho Regional Sewer District be organized?"

"Who needs debates in a time where 30-second advertisements funded by multinational corporations will suffice? Yes, it’s true, the Governor and Lt. Governor refused to participate in the debates."

An Easter message from the presidency of the Firth Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

There would be a time when a King came to save a multi-ethnic people from their sins because of God's great love for them. Easter is the celebration of the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus for our sins.

A week doesn't go by where a person on Facebook complains their child has been bullied. I see on Twitter or Instagram that somebody is forced to quit a job or abandon a college course because of bullying by a superior or professor.

 Since I've started reporting on High school basketball for Community Pioneer, I once again ask, why doesn't high school basketball have a 30-second shot clock?   The 30-second shot clock is the time required for a team on offense, once crossing the half-court line to shoot a shot before losing the …

Even as vaccine mandates continue to be slapped down by one court after another, employers and employees struggle with gut-wrenching decisions that cut to the core of our most fundamental beliefs and needs as Americans.

Sometimes you can win the argument and lose the war. This is the direction the enforcement of the ‘10 person rule’ at athletic events is headed. People may comply, but the picture of empty gymnasiums built for hundreds or thousands is making a bitter and permanent impression on student athletes and …

Would it be Christmas without lights? We decorate our trees and our houses with lights, and yes, maybe even fences and farm tractors! After sunset we tour neighborhoods admiring the brilliant colors, the soft glows, and festive scenes festooned with lights.