Preston News

Fire Destroys Shed and Tractor in Franklin County

FRANKLIN COUNTY – Fire destroyed a small shed containing a tractor and bales of hay in Franklin County. Firefighters were called to 5300 East Cub River Road at 8:59 a.m. Wednesday morning. When crews arri... Read More...

Candidates File for Municipal Offices in Franklin County

PRESTON, ID – The filing period for mayoral and council positions in a number of towns in Franklin County ended last Friday. In the city of Preston, it will be a two-way race for mayor with incumbent Mark Be... Read More...

Franklin County Adopts Bigger Budget For 2020

FRANKLIN COUNTY, ID. - The Franklin County Commissioners have finalized and adopted a budget for fiscal year 2020 during its meeting last month. The new fiscal year begins on October 1, 2019, with the new ... Read More...

City of Preston Decides What To Do With Surplus Money From Garbage Pickup

PRESTON, ID — The city of Preston has decided what to do with the $400,000 that the city had budgeted for garbage pick up before the duties of garbage pick up were turned over to Franklin County. By the end ... Read More...

Thatcher Crash Kills Preston Man on Highway 34

THATCHER, ID. - On August 22, 2019 at 4:09 PM, Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle fatality crash on Highway 34 at Thatcher Road, in Thatcher, ID. Thomas Sampson, 66, of Preston, ID, was traveli... Read More...

Brush Fire Near Preston Destroys 10 Acres

PRESTON, ID. - Fire crews in Franklin County spent Monday morning battling a small brush fire west of Preston, Idaho that destroyed 10 acres. Crews were called to an agriculture field about a mile and a half... Read More...

Large Number of Rainbow Trout To Be Released In Southeast Idaho Rivers

Bloomington, ID — Idaho Fish and Game will begin releasing catchable-sized rainbow trout throughout southeastern Idaho in August. They plan to release roughly 200 in Bloomington Creek and nearly 1,000 in Cu... Read More...

ID Fish and Game Relocates Mountain Lion Found in Public Park in Northwest Franklin County

FRANKLIN COUNTY | By JENNIFER JACKSON, IDFG - On Thursday, Idaho Department of Fish and Game personnel removed a mountain lion from a public park in the small community of Banida in Franklin County. At app... Read More...

Fatality Crash on East Glendale Road East of Preston

PRESTON, ID. - On Sunday, June 30, 2019, at 8:19 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle fatality crash on East Glendale Road, near North 2200 East, just east of Preston, in Franklin County... Read More...

Speed Limit in Logan Canyon, Highway 89, Temporarily Reduced

LOGAN, UT. - In an effort to increase pedestrian safety, the speed limit in Logan Canyon near the Stokes Nature Center has been temporarily reduced for the next six months. Highway 89 is a state road, and aft... Read More...