Good morning, Rexburg.

Three EastIdahoNews.com employees and rodeo queen Annie Payne sampled food at the Madison County Fair on August 13—trying top picks like fried chicken tacos, Strawberry Cucumber Limeade, and Dubai Chocolate Strawberries.

The fair runs through August 16 at the fairgrounds with a $2 admission fee per person.

A popular ice cream vendor opened its first permanent storefront on August 5 in Rexburg’s Hemming Village—Creamy Daze now occupies the old Teton Bagel space and offers Blue Bell ice cream along with dairy-free Dole Whip and a popular salted caramel brownie flavor.

It marks the vendor’s expansion from food trucks to a fixed location to better serve the community.

The Madison School District urged drivers to obey school bus stop-arm signs as buses deliver about 3,200 students every day.

Officials reported over 100 stop-arm violations in 2024 — leading to new safety measures including equipping about a quarter of the bus fleet with stop arm cameras.

Improvements at the Circular Butte Landfill are moving forward—Jefferson County officials provided an Aug.

4 update on the project.

Beginning early this week, traffic on U.S. Highway 20 has been rerouted onto the new overpass at South St. Anthony Exit 344 – marking the final stage of construction.

The Central Fire District Board of Commissioners approved a bid from Teton West (worth $379,703) on August 6th to build a pre-cast structure that will serve as the new Ririe station, moving the rebuild forward.

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.