It was Sept. 6, 1960. The Gate City was one of many stops for John F. Kennedy during the Western states tour of his presidential campaign. Accompanying him during his visit was Idaho’s U.S. Senator, Frank Church, who’d nominated Kennedy at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles two months earlier.

Lions Clubs in Southeast Idaho (District 39E) will host its Annual Convention “Roots of Service Branches of Impact” from Feb. 14-15 at the Hampton Inn, 2500 Channing

Cloud X Vape and Smoke is located at 1100 Yellowstone Ave. in Pocatello in an old Maverik location and is open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day. “We are open on all holidays throughout the whole year from Monday to Sunday,” said Muna Ahdikari, manager of the shop.

Warm up your car extra early this week because eastern Idaho is in for quite the chill. Cold temperatures on Monday morning prevented cars from starting, froze the roads, and encouraged Idahoans to wear all of their extra layers.

Gina Judd, the Executive Director for 'Friends of the Children-Eastern Idaho,' recently spoke to the Pocatello Rotary Club about the organization. 'Friends of the Children-Eastern Idaho' is the first chapter in Idaho. It was formed in Idaho in 2023 and they began serving families in March of last year.

Idaho depends on agricultural trade with Canada and Mexico. Trump’s proposed tariffs would threaten that trade.

17-year-old Abby Lusk is one of the most promising college basketball prospects in the state of Idaho. Abby and the Pocatello Thunder are currently 18-2 and leading the 5A South East Idaho Conference.

The University of Idaho is holding the 2025 Idaho Potato Conference and Eastern Idaho Ag Expo at Idaho State University's Pond Student Union Building and ICCU Dome this week.

When it comes to gas prices in Idaho, where you get your gas dictates how much you will be spending, with some places being more than others.

Gina Judd, the Executive Director for 'Friends of the Children-Eastern Idaho' recently spoke to the Pocatello Rotary Club about the organization. 'Friends of the Children-Eastern Idaho' is the first chapter in Idaho. It was formed in Idaho in 2023 and they began serving families in March of last year.

Two pieces of legislation aimed at putting limits on the voter initiative process were introduced in Idaho Senate and House committees.

EastIdahoNews.com is looking back at what life was like during the week of Jan. 27 to Feb. 2 in east Idaho history. 1900-1925 BLACKFOOT — An explosion rocked Blackfoot, but nobody was injured from the blast,