The Idaho Supreme Court visits Pocatello this Wednesday to hear three cases starting at 8:45 AM. Meanwhile, Idaho State University secured nearly $500,000 in federal Health and Human Services funding to expand fresh produce access for pregnant and postpartum Idahoans. In local public safety, missing twenty-year-old Dalance Leavitt was safely reunited with his family over the weekend, and the Pocatello Police Department resolved its non-emergency phone outage on Friday afternoon.
Pocatello road crews are preparing for cold weather, with the Street Services Department transitioning to winter work hours from 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM beginning November 2. Meanwhile, drivers heading toward local retail centers continue to face detours as the south side closure at the Hiline and Pearl intersection remains in place for signal improvements.
On the field, ISU football suffered a heartbreaking 27-20 loss at Weber State in the Battle for the Train Bell, surrendering a touchdown with 70 seconds remaining. Bengal athletics celebrated victories elsewhere, however, with the women's soccer team shutting out Portland State 1-0 on Saydree Cooke's opening-minutes strike and volleyball outlasting Northern Colorado in five sets.
Pleasant autumn weather will quickly give way to winter conditions as daytime highs reach 70 degrees on Wednesday before falling drastically. Thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon precede steady overnight rain, bringing a sharp twenty-two-degree drop to a Friday high of 48 degrees, followed by an overnight low of 32 degrees with a slight chance of snow.
Weekend activities carry on regardless of the cold. The Portneuf Valley Farmers Market takes place Saturday morning, and Old Town's Haunted History Walking Tours run Friday and Saturday evenings.