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Saturday, August 2nd, 2025
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Good morning, Rexburg. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 2nd of August.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Maureen Moores of Rexburg’s Custom Creatures asked locals for help finding her 40-year-old parade star tortoise—Master Oogway—which went missing after appearing at the local parades and may have been dropped off near Warm Slough amid a suspected pet-napping. BYU-Idaho Scroll
- ➤ Darby Taylor started a summer lunch program for Ririe kids ages 1-18 that served 234 lunches in the last two weeks—she gathered volunteers, donors, and donations to supply meals despite early challenges. EastIdahoNews.com and Ashley and Ashley Outlet of Idaho Falls honored her on Feel Good Friday for her work feeding children during the summer. East Idaho News
- ➤ Hamlet Homes celebrated the grand opening of its new Alpine Heights model home in Rexburg with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a surprise delivery of a brand-new enclosed trailer to the Rexburg Soup Kitchen. The soup kitchen will close for a couple of weeks because of the Madison County Fair starting August 13 — it will reopen on September 3. Local News 8
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Madison Fire Department and the Board of County Commissioners declared a temporary open fire ban in Madison County until September 30th. The ban prohibits all forms of open burning—campfires, bonfires, trash burning, agricultural burning and fireworks—and violators will face fines of $100 to $300. Local News 8
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Rexburg native Chari Hawkins turned a painful professional setback seen on TV into a renewed drive that now fuels her Olympic journey—she inspires many with her determination. Rexburg Standard Journal
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Team Roping Competition
5:30-11 p.m. — Madison County Fairgrounds — Enjoy a thrilling night of team roping and skillful horsemanship.
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Arenacross Nationals Tour
7-9:30 p.m. — Madison County Fairgrounds — Tickets available online — Experience thrilling high-flying action from professional and amateur motocross racers at the Madison County Fair.
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