🌱 Patch AM: What the Kimberly Road rebuild means for your Twin Falls commute

Good morning to you Twin Falls! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What the Kimberly Road rebuild means for your Twin Falls commute
• How you can play or sponsor Toph Claunch's Twin Falls memorial tournament
• How did Twin Falls' job market compare to the rest of Idaho?

Also on today's calendar: Experience The Night and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: An afternoon thundershower, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 86, low: 64.
• Monday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 85 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ITD rebuilds Kimberly Road as part of years-long improvement project (kmvt.com) — Drivers in Twin Falls are seeing lane changes and slower traffic as ITD rebuilds the base of Kimberly Road between Blue Lakes and Eastland, part of a years-long upgrade to one of the city's busiest corridors. Crews are working overnight, improving pavement strength and upgrading signals and pedestrian lighting at key intersections to make the route safer for commuters, trucks, and walkers.
   

• Charity golf tournament honors In-N-Out shooting victim Christopher Claunch (ktvb.com) — A charity golf tournament in Twin Falls on Sept. 20 will honor Christopher "Toph" Claunch and raise money for addiction treatment scholarships. Hosted at Canyon Springs Golf Course, the event supports Operation Forgotten Heroes and offers multiple sponsorship levels for local individuals and businesses who want to play, donate, or partner.
   

• Idaho unemployment rate falls to 3.6% in July (kmvt.com) — Idaho's unemployment rate dipped slightly to 3.6% in July, while employment in the Twin Falls metro area held steady compared with June. The report shows modest statewide job gains in several industries and small declines in others, offering a snapshot of how the broader economy is affecting workers and employers across Idaho.
   

📸 Around Twin Falls

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Twin Falls

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Experience The Night →
  Honalee Farm Event Center, 7010 W Moon Valley Rd, Eagle
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• JV/V Girls Soccer
  Twin Falls High School Eagle High School, 574 N Park Ln, Eagle, ID 83616, USA
  5:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• School Pictures-All students and staff-by History Class
  Canyon Ridge High School CRHS Auditorium
  7:30 am
• Football home vs Filer
  O'Leary Middle School Twin Falls, ID 83301
  4:30 pm
• Preschool Academy Open House
  Twin Falls District #411 Perrine Elementary, Preschool Classroom
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball Home vs WR
  O'Leary Middle School Twin Falls, ID 83301
  5:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• MVHS Open House
  Magic Valley High School Twin Falls, ID 83301
  4:00 pm
• V/JV Girls Soccer-TBA
  Twin Falls High School Highland High school, 1800 Bench Rd, Pocatello, ID 83201, USA
  4:00 pm
• V/JV Boys Soccer vs Highland
  Twin Falls High School Sunway Soccer Complex, N 2700 E, Twin Falls, ID 83301, USA
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• Girls Soccer @ Bliss
  Filer District #413 Filer, ID 83328
  4:30 pm
• Boys Soccer @ Bliss
  Filer District #413 Filer, ID 83328
  6:15 pm
Tuesday August 25
• JH VB @ Murtaugh
  Hansen Elementary Hansen, ID 83334
  4:00 pm
• Volleyball @ Sugar Salem (C 4:30/ JV 5:30/ V 6:30)
  Filer District #413 Filer, ID 83328
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Kimberly

• VOTE: Can Kimberly stretch SCIC dominance to four seasons? (idahostatesman.com)

Filer

• What's Happening in the Northwest in September (mynorthwest.com)

Jerome

• Levi Wright Memorial Results (barrelracing.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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