Preston News

Power company replaced poles, performed maintenance Thursday in East Preston

PRESTON, Idaho - Power was cut on Thursday on the east side of Preston for 673 Pacificorp power customers. During the outage, crews worked from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., installing close to 20 new power poles in th... Read More...

Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy cleared in fatal shooting at local market

PRESTON, Idaho - A Franklin County sheriff’s deputy was cleared on Friday, of the November 19th fatal shooting, which occurred outside Stokes Marketplace in Preston. County Prosecuting Attorney Vic A. Pe... Read More...

West Side school board add to budget of middle school add-on project

DAYTON, Idaho - At the conclusion of the December West Side School board meeting, members agreed to add an additional $1 million dollars to the budget of the Beutler Middle School project. The additional ... Read More...

Man Killed in Preston After Pulling Knife On Police

PRESTON, ID - Authorities have confirmed that a man shot by police outside Stokes Marketplace on Tuesday night, has died. At around 8:30 p.m., on Nov. 19th, officers from both the Preston Police Department ... Read More...

Franklin County Hospital Worker Sentenced for Insurance Fraud

PRESTON | BOISE, Idaho – Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced a Franklin County woman was sentenced Thursday, November 14, for insurance fraud. 46-year-old Tara S. Harris, of Preston, pleaded guilt... Read More...

Franklin County Commissioners hope voters will reconsider courthouse bond

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Idaho – Voters in Franklin County have rejected a $2.9 million dollar bond to expand and renovate the county courthouse and now commissioners are discussing how to move forward. According to... Read More...

Election Results for Preston & Soda Springs

Preston Mayor In the race for Preston Mayor, Dan Keller is elected Mayor over Mark Beckstead. Keller received 703 votes, while Beckstead received 497 votes. Preston City Council Brent Dodge and Terry L... Read More...

Candidates running for Mayor in Preston share vision for the city ahead of General Election

PRESTON, Idaho – Citizens of Preston have an upcoming General Election on November 5 with two choices on who to vote to become the next mayor: incumbent Mark Beckstead and newcomer Dan Keller. There are also... Read More...

City of Preston interested in building a new hotel

PRESTON, Idaho – City council members in Preston signed a letter of intent on Monday to grant incentives to new and expanding businesses. City leaders are interested in finding a developer in the market to b... Read More...

Man ejected from vehicle in crash north of Preston

PRESTON, Idaho - On Friday, October 25, 2019, at 3:51 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle injury crash at 2815 N Highway 91. This is on US91 at approximately milepost 13.5, north of Preston... Read More...