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An uncommon herd found in Idaho is thriving

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The next time you are on the county roads in Archer, you might need to do a double take when you see cattle grazing in the area, as it might just be a yak. Yaks are traditionally found in the Himalayas and tibet, where they are domesticated for their meat, milk and wool, often times they are also used as pack animals. ver 15 years ago Kent Sutton was looking into making a change on his farm, his wife suggested they start raising cattle, but Sutton decided in a spur of the moment decision to bring yaks to his land.

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Taking aim to benefit veterans

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Desert Eagle Remote control model airplane club is once again hosting an open house Saturday, July 16th, to showcase and educate enthusiasts of remote control aircraft. Not just planes, either. A flying lawnmower will mow through the sky at the club’s air field near Andrus trucking west of I-15 from 9am to 1pm. Also, a

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Rigby City Park bears new name, honoring a local legend

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The Rigby City Park has bore that name for many years. Now the park will honor local hero and legend, Larry F. Wilson. Wilson is a Hall of Fame football player who grew up just across the street from the park that now bears his name. Wilson played 13 years with the then St. Louis Cardinals (now the Arizonia Cardinals) and spent 30 years in the front office of the organization. Previously the city has named the high school football stadium after Wilson, and now they continue to honor Wilson with the renaming of the park he grew up in front of

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