🌱 Patch AM: How Twin Falls’ last-second gamble came up just short Friday

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In today's newsletter:

• How Twin Falls' last-second gamble came up just short Friday
• What Idaho's latest jobs report reveals about work in Twin Falls

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

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Cloudy most of the time, temps: high: 85, low: 61.
• Tuesday: Rather cloudy and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• WEEK ZERO ROUNDUP: Burley and Declo win season openers (idahostatesman.com) — Twin Falls football fans saw a thriller, as the Bruins fell 36–34 at Sandpoint after a last-minute two-point try was stopped with 30 seconds left. The team stays on the road next week at Vallivue, while other Magic Valley programs like Burley, Declo, and Murtaugh also opened their seasons with hard-fought games.
   

• Idaho's July Unemployment Rate Decreased to 3.6% (koze.com) — Twin Falls' job market held steady in July, with no month-to-month change in nonfarm employment but a 1% job decline compared with last year. Statewide, Idaho's unemployment rate inched down to 3.6%, with modest job gains in sectors like information, natural resources, and local government while several service industries continued to shed positions.
   

📸 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
• Dual Credit Parent Night
  Twin Falls High School Library
  5:30 pm
• 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
• Advancement Pictures
  Magic Valley High School Twin Falls, ID 83301
  8:15 am
• Football home vs Filer
  O'Leary Middle School Twin Falls, ID 83301
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball Home vs WR
  O'Leary Middle School Twin Falls, ID 83301
  5:00 pm
• Preschool Academy Open House
  Twin Falls District #411 Perrine Elementary, Preschool Classroom
  5:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Advancement Pictures
  Magic Valley High School Twin Falls, ID 83301
  8:15 am

📣 Twin Falls Shout Outs!

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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

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'm a single mom.
  At first, I thought loneliness would be the hardest part, but over time, I came to realize that learning to enjoy my own company is also part of… (Nextdoor Twin Falls South)
• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Boots was LOST on September 3, 2025 in Kimberly, ID 83341 near Barcelona street, star idaho Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor E 3200 N)

• WinCo Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Stocker in Twin Falls. Apply here.
• Mondelez International, Inc. posted a job opening for Sanitation Team Member in Twin Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Twin Falls here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kimberly

• ITD rebuilds Kimberly Road as part of years-long improvement project (kmvt.com)
• VOTE: Can Kimberly stretch SCIC dominance to four seasons? (idahostatesman.com)

Filer

• 'We're going to learn a lot': Declo and Filer see the good and bad of week zero (idahostatesman.com)

Jerome

• Charity Fair and raffle held for shooting victim (kmvt.com)
• Levi Wright Memorial Results (barrelracing.com)

Ok Twin Falls! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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