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Rexburg received a combined $22,500 grant from AARP and Rocky Mountain Power to repair rocky, uneven pathways at Nature Park, and crews replaced damaged sections to improve safety and accessibility for seniors and people with mobility challenges.

A ribbon-cutting marked completion and residents are already using the smoother trail.

Rigby FFA returned from the 99th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis with a national championship in Veterinary Science, a Dairy Cattle Evaluation national runner up, a national champion in Agricultural Mechanics, several gold-ranked teams, and five members earning the American FFA Degree.

The Presiding Bishopric donated $285,000 to help finish downstairs and main-floor handicap-accessible restrooms for the Tabernacle restoration, Mayor Jerry Merrill said.

Combined with a $100,000 Eccles Family Foundation grant and local donations, city officials expect work to be complete in time for the Nov. 5 orchestra concert.

The Eastern Idaho Bach Competition was held Oct.

16 at Riverside Studios in Rexburg, where elementary, junior, and senior divisions awarded winners cash prizes, trophies, medals, and certificates. Event adjudicators were Jessica Murdock and Lucy Teichert.

Idaho students in grades 6–12, including homeschoolers, have until Oct.

31 to join ITD’s Name a Snowplow contest. Winning classrooms will get a visit from the snowplow and driver — plus a winter driving safety presentation.

Michelle Galloway (62) returned to her Idaho home from the IMWA World Masters Weightlifting Championships in Athens, Greece with a world record medal in hand and now plans to qualify for the World Senior Games in Japan in 2027.

William Hagen, a renowned violinist, will perform the Sibelius Violin Concerto and a set featuring Holst’s The Planets at BYUI’s Barrus Concert Hall on Oct.

28 at 7:30 p.m. (Ticket prices are $8 for the public and $5 for students, available at the BYUI Ticket Office.)

Idaho drivers see a slight drop in gas prices to $4.80 a gallon, although Rexburg remains near $4.93, while AAA warns that volatile crude oil priced around $102 per barrel may soon push pump prices higher.