Preston News

West Side School District announces plans for in-person instruction come fall

DAYTON, Idaho - In a video posted to their YouTube channel, Dayton, Idaho based West Side School District announced that in-person classes will resume on August 20th. The plans come as school districts acros... Read More...

Six men plead guilty, are sentenced in 2018 poaching case in Franklin County

PRESTON, Idaho | By Ryan Hilton, IDFG - Poachers in the Preston-area case charged with various wildlife crimes, including killing and wasting gross over-limits of elk Jay Reeder, Brandon Porter, Rick and J... Read More...

Unofficial results from Idaho 2020 Primary Election

COUNTY RACES Caribou County Commissioner District 2 - Republican WINNER - Marty McCullough 1093 60% Dave Peoples 149 8% Grant Simons 584 32% All votes are in Franklin County Commissioner - Republican ... Read More...

Idaho’s total number of COVID-19 cases reaches 1,170

Idaho's total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has now reached 1,170, as of April 6th. Over 11,200 tests for the virus have been conducted by state and commercial labs. The state has reported 13 fatalities... Read More...

Idaho’s total number of COVID-19 cases reaches 1,101

Idaho's total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has now reached 1,101, as of April 5th. Over 10,900 tests for the virus have been conducted by state and commercial labs. The state has reported 10 fatalities... Read More...

Preston Mayor Dan Keller talks about preparation for COVID-19 and its affects on the city

Preston Mayor Dan Keller talks with our own Dan Hubbard about the city's coronavirus preparation, the balance of keeping public works operational while considering employee health, impact on the c... Read More...

Shawn Oliverson Preston Economic Development Dir. chats with KACH

Dan Hubbard chats with Shawn Oliverson, the Economic Development Director for the city of Preston. They discuss the affects of COVID-19 on local businesses, be it shipments, inventory, flexibility... Read More...

Officials: Faulty light caused fire that killed twin boys

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say an electrical fault in a light fixture caused a house fire that killed twin 3-year-old Idaho boys. The fire happened early Friday in the town of Weippe. By the time firefighter... Read More...

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...