Rexburg

Eighth graders came to the Legacy Flight Museum in Rexburg to learn more about the advancements the flight industry has made since the Wright brothers took their first flight in 1902. The Legacy Flight Museum showcases flight history with a heavy focus on World War II and Cold War era conflicts.

On this St. Patrick’s Day when the first graders came into their class room, they found a crime scene. A leprechaun had broken into their classroom and left it a mess. “Everything in the room including the chairs and tables were flipped upside down” says one of the 1st grade students from Mrs. Carolyn Gentile’s 1st grade class.

Tensions and war with Russia and Ukraine continue to reach the Homefront. BYU-I Students gathered together Wednesday afternoon at Porter Park in Rexburg. A common area for college students in the area.

The City of Rexburg is conducting a virtual meeting for a Recreation Center Feasibility Study to determine the possibility of a Community Recreation Center.

Summer of 2022 will see some new road construction coming into the Rexburg area. The city of Rexburg Public Works director Keith Davidson says the main goal the city hopes to accomplish with theses new projects is to keep Rexburg commuters safe. “it’s going to make things easier and safer.”

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit unit at Madison Memorial Hospital is back open.

Tuesday morning was welcomed in by the Rexburg Chamber of Commerce, Madison County officials and the Mayor’s of Rexburg and Sugar City.

On Tuesday morning, the Rexburg Police Department gave out two awards to the officer and a civilian helper in the department.

The bodies of two juvenile males were recovered from an avalanche in Teton County, Idaho Friday.

Rexburg is reminding those who live in the city, especially BYU-Idaho students, the winter overnight parking ban is in effect from now until March 1.

The Madison Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire of a mobile home, located at 247 N. 2nd W. in Rexburg around 3:47 p.m.

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office, in connection with the shooting and stabbing incident which took place at the Boathouse Trailer Court on Monday, has taken a suspect named Pierre Lake of Jefferson County into custody.

Due to an increase in fuel moistures, relative humidity and a positive weather outlook, the burn ban currently in place will end on Thursday.

This weekend is the Annual Rexburg Legacy Flight Museum Air Show.

Starting June 2 at 12:00 a.m., College Avenue will be blocked off to all overnight parking.