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Pocatello, Idaho Patch AM: a 4 min readCoffee in hand, Pocatello? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Want free city swag for summer? Start hunting Pocatello’s featured trees
- How ISU’s new 3-year degrees could speed up your career
- Pocatello insurance agent sentenced after forging clients’ signatures for commissions
Today's riddle: Where do you learn how to make ice cream ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: An afternoon thundershower, with a high of 82 and low of 53 degrees.
- Saturday: A.M. rain; breezy and cooler, temps: high: 63, low: 47.
- Sunday: Rather cloudy and stiff winds, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. City of Pocatello Releases Updated Portneuf Valley Tree Guide (pocatellochubbuckobserver.com) — Pocatello residents can now use an updated Portneuf Valley Tree Guide to choose trees and shrubs that thrive locally and see where they’re growing around town. Printed copies are at City Hall and nurseries, and an online version supports a photo-submission contest through July 31, with chances to win a swag bag while helping map local tree locations. 
2. ISU launches 3-year bachelor's degree programs (eastidahonews.com) — Idaho State University in Pocatello is rolling out three-year bachelor’s degrees that let students stack a technical associate degree into an accelerated bachelor’s in just 90 credits. New programs in law enforcement leadership, applied business and sales, and intelligent and trustworthy digital systems are designed with local industry to get Pocatello-area students into good jobs faster.
3. Insurance Agent Sentenced for Forging Consumer Signatures (idaho.gov) — A Pocatello resident and former insurance agent has been sentenced for forging customers’ signatures to open unauthorized policies and collect commissions. He received supervised probation, short jail time, community service, and restitution, while state regulators urge Idahoans to review their insurance documents and report anything suspicious.
4. 21-year-old killed in crash on I-80 several miles west of Wendover, juvenile in critical condition (abc4.com) — A 21-year-old man from Pocatello was killed in a rollover crash on I-80 near West Wendover, Nevada, and one of two juveniles in the vehicle remains in critical condition. Nevada Highway Patrol investigators say speeding and possible impairment may have contributed, and they’re asking anyone who witnessed the Saturday night crash to contact their Elko office.
5. ‘Your circumstances do not define your ceiling': LC State pr... (lmtribune.com) — Pocatello’s women’s and men’s prisons are now part of a fast-growing Lewis-Clark State College program bringing college degrees behind bars, with local inmates among this year’s graduates. The story follows a recent Idaho State Correctional Center ceremony and explains how new federal support and Pell Grants are expanding higher-education access across multiple Idaho prisons, including Pocatello.
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- Anyone that feeds stray kitties and would like a cat house?
It has 3 openings, made of wood, looks to be in good shape. I can take a picture of it later on my way home from work. I am mandated to take it to… (Nextdoor Old Town Pocatello) - Highland High School in Pocatello was briefly evacuated due to a small fire in a waste bin, which was quickly extinguished.
3:29PM on May 27: Students and staff were evacuated from Highland High School in Pocatello due to a small fire in a bathroom garbage can. (Nextdoor )
- Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Pocatello. Apply here.
- TJX posted a job opening for Customer Service Coordinator in Pocatello. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pocatello here.
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