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Coming up on the Twin Falls Patch calendar: Experience The Night
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In today's newsletter:
- Could your Twin Falls organization qualify for new rural health grants?
- Twin Falls County now faces the worst official level of drought
- How did Twin Falls and its rivals really fare in week one?
Also on today's calendar: Experience The Night and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.
- Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 54.
- Wednesday: Clouding up; not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Idaho Department of Health and Welfare offering grants to improve rural healthcare (kmvt.com) — Twin Falls organizations now have a fresh chance to tap major state grants aimed at improving rural healthcare, from hiring doctors and nurses to upgrading equipment and broadband. Idaho's Health and Welfare director says nearly $186 million a year is available statewide, and nonprofits, faith groups, schools, and other community organizations in and around Twin Falls are encouraged to apply. 
• Extreme, exceptional drought expands in Northwest; 91% in Oregon (rv-times.com) — Twin Falls County is now more than half covered by "exceptional" drought, the most severe category on the U.S. Drought Monitor, alongside neighboring Cassia and Owyhee counties. The report shows 74.5% of Idaho in some level of drought, underscoring ongoing water stress that affects local agriculture, groundwater, and everyday water use for Twin Falls residents.
• Gooding, Hagerman ride explosive offense to wins: Week 1 Football Scores (idahostatesman.com) — Twin Falls High fell 13–8 to Vallivue, dropping the Bruins to 0–2 as they look ahead to a revenge shot against Hillcrest, last year's playoff nemesis. Around the Magic Valley, Gooding, Hagerman, Hansen and several other programs opened with big offensive performances, setting up intriguing week-two matchups for local fans.
📸 Around Twin Falls
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Twin Falls
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★ Featured events ★
- Experience The Night →
Honalee Farm Event Center, 7010 W Moon Valley Rd, Eagle
5:00 pm
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Football HOME vs East
O'Leary Middle School Twin Falls, ID 83301
4:00 pm - Volleyball Home vs Burley
O'Leary Middle School Twin Falls, ID 83301
5:00 pm - Twin Falls County Fair & Magic Valley Stampede Rodeo 2026
Twin Falls Area Chamber of Commerce 215 Fair Avenue, Filer, ID 83328 - Staff Pictures for Yearbook
Twin Falls High School Cafeteria
7:30 am - Student Retakes
Twin Falls High School cafeteria
7:45 am - Staff Potluck
Magic Valley High School Twin Falls, ID 83301
7:30 am - Staff Retakes
Twin Falls High School Cafeteria
7:30 am - Senior Gown Pictures-by English Class
Canyon Ridge High School Auditorium
7:45 am
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
📣 Twin Falls Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Girls Soccer v. Declo
Filer District #413 Filer, ID 83328
4:30 pm - VB v. Shoshone
Hansen Jr/Sr High Hansen, ID 83334
6:00 pm - Boys Soccer v. Declo
Filer District #413 Filer, ID 83328
6:15 pm - JH FB/VB v. Richfield
Hansen Jr/Sr High Hansen, ID 83334
4:00 pm
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Does anybody have a two wheel walker that I can borrow for next week?
I'm having a total left hip replacement on Wednesday and they won't let me take my four-wheel walker to the hospital with me. (Nextdoor Bosero Estates) - I am looking for yard work or clean up in tf,Jerome,Buhl,Kimberly,.
I have a truck to haul junk too .I can do shrub shapes,I can run a chainsaw and have my own tools for most jobs. I clean houses,& do move outs and… (Nextdoor Addison/2nd Ave)
- Chobani posted a job opening for Production Supervisor, Nights- C Shift in Twin Falls. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Twin Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Twin Falls here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kimberly
- Friday Night Blitz Week One (kmvt.com)
Filer
- 6 year old mare (ksl.com)
Jerome
- Offensive explosiveness driving Gooding toward success (idahostatesman.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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