🌱 Why Aberdeen potato fields are producing fewer sacks but solid quality

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• Why Aberdeen potato fields are producing fewer sacks but solid quality

Also on today's calendar: Bear Lake Girls Varsity Volleyball @ American Falls and 1 more event.

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 41 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 85, low: 46.
• Saturday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 80 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Weather shrinks 2026 Idaho potato yields, butquality remains high (capitalpress.com) — Potato growers around Aberdeen are seeing some of the weakest yields in years, even as quality stays solid, according to a local shipper. Weather swings, frost, and warm nights have cut production across southern Idaho, meaning smaller spuds and fewer sacks per acre for area farms that depend heavily on this crop.
   

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Friday October 2
• Filer JV Football @ Aberdeen →
  Aberdeen High School, 268 S 4th St W, Aberdeen
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Thursday October 8
• Bear Lake Girls Varsity Volleyball @ American Falls →
  American Falls High School, 2966 S Frontage Rd, American Falls
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Filer JV Football @ Aberdeen →
  Aberdeen High School, 268 S 4th St W, Aberdeen
  4:30 pm
Friday October 23
• Soda Springs JV Football @ Aberdeen →
  Aberdeen High School, 268 S 4th St W, Aberdeen
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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Boys JV Soccer @ Wendell High School
  American Falls Joint District #381, 750 E Main St, Wendell
  4:00 pm
• Girls C-Team Volleyball vs Preston High School
  American Falls Joint District #381, 2966 S Frontage Road, American Falls
  4:30 pm
• WTMS Cross Country @ Portneuf Wellness Complex
  American Falls Joint District #381, 2375 Olympus Dr, Pocatello
  5:15 pm
• Preston Girls JV Volleyball @ American Falls →
  American Falls High School, 2966 S Frontage Rd, American Falls
  5:30 pm
• Girls JV Volleyball vs Preston High School
  American Falls Joint District #381, 2966 S Frontage Road, American Falls
  5:30 pm
• Boys JV Soccer vs Preston High School
  American Falls Joint District #381, 2966 S Frontage Road, American Falls
  6:00 pm
• Preston at American Falls →
  American Falls ID
  7:00 pm
• Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Preston High School
  American Falls Joint District #381, 2966 S Frontage Road, American Falls
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Citizen scientists brought a water sample from the Spokane River to our Coeur d'Alene office, and the sample contained a statoblast (first image)!
  A statoblast is the microscopic reproductive pod of a freshwater animal called the Bryozoa, which is actually a colony made up of microscopic… (Nextdoor )

• Valley Wide Cooperative posted a job opening for Retail Deli Associate - C-Store in American Falls. Apply here.
• Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in American Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Aberdeen here.

🗞 Nearby News

American Falls

• What Happens If A Major Dam Fails In The American West (worldatlas.com)
• Preston volleyball falls to Bear Lake (hjnews.com)

Chubbuck

• A trip down memory lane at Mother Goose Daycare & Preschool (eastidahonews.com)
• Police use Flock to arrest local felon accused of threatening man with stolen gun before stealing BMW (idahopress.com)

Pocatello

• Football games aren't played on paper: Highland-Pocatello meet Friday for 64th Black and Blue Bowl (idahostatejournal.com)
• ISU unveils brand new esports arena (eastidahonews.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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