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🌱 Could your Jerome business qualify for new federal drought relief loans?
Jerome, Idaho Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Jerome! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Could your Jerome business qualify for new federal drought relief loans?
- Final suspect in Jerome teen’s killing admits role in court.
Also on today's calendar: Fair Housing Basics & Hot Topics in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, windy and warm, with a high of 82 and low of 44 degrees.
- Thursday: Mainly cloudy and not as warm, temps: high: 72, low: 43.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• SBA Offers Relief to Idaho Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought (vannuysnewspress.com) — Small businesses and nonprofits in Jerome County can now apply for low-interest federal disaster loans to cover economic losses from this spring’s drought. Eligible organizations can borrow up to $2 million for working capital needs, with deferred payments for 12 months and terms up to 30 years. Applications are open now and must be submitted by January 4, 2027. 
• Jerome man pleads guilty to accessory charge in murder case (kmvt.com) — An 18-year-old Jerome resident, Dax Richins, is at the center of a murder case in which the final suspect, Nathaniel Felix, has now pleaded guilty to accessory to murder in Gooding. Felix admitted helping dispose of Richins’ body and faces sentencing on July 28, while the two main defendants are already serving life sentences.
📸 Around Jerome
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★ Featured events ★
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Smuttastic Book Fair @ Stone House →
Stone House & Co., 330 4th Ave S, Twin Falls
12:00 pm
Sunday May 17
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Other local events
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Fair Housing Basics & Hot Topics in Twin Falls, Idaho →
Twin Falls Public Library, 201 4th Ave E, Twin Falls
10:00 am -
Boots & Beats W/ Big Murph & Chandler P →
The Taphouse Event Center and Social, 320 Main Ave N, Twin Falls
7:00 pm
Tuesday May 19
Friday May 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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FFA Meat Evaluation - Jerome
Buhl Joint District #412 Buhl, ID 83316
1:00 pm -
2nd grade STEM day!
Buhl Joint District #412 Buhl, ID 83316 -
Gear Up Career Cafe -- Law Enforcement (7th graders)
Buhl Joint District #412 Buhl, ID 83316 -
Papa John's Night PTO fundraiser
Sawtooth Elementary School Twin Falls, ID 83301
4:00 pm -
TFHS Senior Night Band Concert
Twin Falls High School John Roper Auditorium, Twin Falls, ID 83301, USA
7:00 pm -
3rd grade field trip
Buhl Joint District #412 Buhl, ID 83316 -
CRHS & TFHS 12th Graders Last Day
Twin Falls District #411 Twin Falls, ID 83301 -
Bagel Truck
Magic Valley High School Twin Falls, ID 83301
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State Track
Twin Falls High School Mountain View High School, 2000 S Millennium Way, Meridian, ID
8:00 am
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pactiv Evergreen, Inc. posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Jerome. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Domino's Shift Leader - Jerome, ID (7314) in Jerome. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jerome here.
🗞 Nearby News
Twin Falls
- Two new playgrounds planned for Twin Falls city park (kmvt.com)
- Twin Falls Bruins baseball locked and loaded for state final four (kmvt.com)
- Lincoln Elementary students pick their own books in literacy campaign backed by Scripps Howard Foundation (kivitv.com)
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- Kimberly sweeps team titles at 4A state golf tournament (kmvt.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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