Category: Local History
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Napoleon Dynamite
The hometown of “Napoleon Dynamite”, Preston, is also the hometown of its creator, Jared Hess, who grew up in a family of six boys, and… Read More
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Living the Medieval Life in Present Day Preston
So, you’ve visited every pizza shop and convenience store in Preston, convinced that you’re seen everything to be seen in town. But, if you haven’t… Read More
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Local Reservoirs
Several reservoirs are located near Preston: Johnson Reservoir, Foster Reservoir, Lamont Reservoir, Glendale Reservoir, Condie Reservoir, Oneida Narrows, Oxford Reservoir, Strong Arm Reservoir, Treasureton Reservoir,… Read More
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Bear River Massacre
For generations the So-So-Goi people moved with the seasons through Southeastern Idaho and Northern Utah, knowing where to find what Mother Nature had provided to… Read More
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The Sad, Forlorn Story of Oneida County’s Elkhorn Dam
Taming the western US largely told tales of successful projects delivering life-bringing irrigation water to thirsty land. Dams were built, canals were dug and reservoirs… Read More
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Making Her Father’s Dream Reality
Some people make commitments, but never follow through on them. But since Gene and Kay Caldwell and Brent Bowen are not that kind of people,… Read More
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A Miracle from the Past- Grandpa’s Aggravation Game
It’s strange how a chance conversation can take on a meaning of its own. Somehow, a random reference here or there connects us to others… Read More
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Malad 4th Grader Publishes Her Own Book
Jordyn Rose Thomas is a published author at just eight years of age. At an age when most kids are uncertain what their own dreams… Read More
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History Of Malad Valley
The Welsh history of Malad Valley began in Wales in the 1840s when missionaries for the fledgling Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints were sent… Read More
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Make The Short Trip To Samaria. It’s Worth Your Time
Remove yourself from life’s daily rush. Take a trip to Samaria- it’s a stroll back to a simpler, slower-paced time. It may not be Mayberry,… Read More
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A Tale of Two Counties: the Mini-Cassia Area
South Central Idaho’s Magic Valley covers an immense area, stretching from Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln and Twin Falls counties in the west, across Minidoka and Cassia… Read More
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Eugene Matthews and The Last of the Really Good $28.00 Cars
“Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.” One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” “What this country needs is a really good $28.00 car.”… Read More
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Early History of the Settlement of Lewiston
After Richmond was settled in 1859, Franklin in 1860, and Clarkston in 1864, “All the most desirable locations on the streams in Richmond and in… Read More
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Early Days and an “April Fool’s Day” in Smithfield
The Mormon settlement of Wellsville established in 1856, then known as Maugham’s Fort, was the first permanent white settlement in Cache Valley. On May 6,… Read More
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Smithfield Lions Club & Smithfield Blue Sox
Smithfield has fielded a baseball team, known as the Blue Sox, continuously since the 1890s. For most of that time, the Blue Sox played as… Read More
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LD’s Café History
When Richmond was settled in the mid-1850s, a locally-owned landmark business was still over a hundred years from being established. L.D.’s Café makes fascinating history… Read More
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Our Town’s Story: Richmond, UT
According to reports, Agrippa Cooper was the first white settler in Richmond, arriving in the mid-1850s. In 1859, surveyors visiting the Richmond determined it to… Read More
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Smithfield Health Days- A Unique Tradition
Many small towns host annual celebrations to honor founders, historic events or even local products for which they are famous. But, the biggest event in… Read More