Logan Ramsey Editor-in-Chief Local: Kent Tingey announced his retirement from ISU Kent Tingey announced that Dec. 31 will be his last day at ISU after nearly three decades of service. Tingey started as director of university relations until he became vice president in 1999. Under his direction, ISU raised $152 […]
Logan Ramsey Editor-in-Chief The roar of the crowd. The thunder of the bass. The flow of the rap. Pocatello hip-hop fans gathered at a local hip-hop showcase, which the rappers involved say is the beginning of an underground rap culture in the city. The showcase was held on Feb. 23 […]
Logan Ramsey Editor-in-Chief Local: The city of Chubbuck honored two snowplow drivers for saving a man’s life In what Mayor Kevin England called a miracle, on Jan. 18, two City of Chubbuck snow plow drivers saved the life of a local man. The city honored the drivers, Ryan Sullivan and […]
Logan Ramsey Editor-in-Chief Earlier in the semester I wrote that President Trump would lose the border wall fight. In light of his declaration of a national emergency at the southern border, I still think that’s the case, but it also doesn’t matter anymore if he builds the wall or not. […]
Logan Ramsey Editor-in-Chief Local: Seven people have been arrested for the shooting and robbery in Chubbuck Local law enforcement officials have arrested seven people in the aftermath of the Chubbuck shooting and robbery. The shooting took place on Thursday at a Chubbuck home that left one man wounded at the […]
Logan Ramsey Editor-in-Chief Local: The city council has approved the new location for the Aid for Friends shelter The Pocatello City Council approved the motion that Aid for Friends homeless shelter move to the old City Council building in Old Town. The motion was opposed by local business owners, led […]
Logan Ramsey Editor-in-Chief Democrats in Idaho need new leadership. I think that the 2018 race for governor between Brad Little and Paulette Jordan made that abundantly clear. The Democrats had the best situation they could have asked for dropped into their lap when Paulette Jordan announced her gubernatorial race. Jordan […]
Logan Ramsey Editor-in-Chief Local: The groundbreaking for the Pocatello LDS temple will be March 16 The Mormon church will be breaking ground on the long-awaited Pocatello temple on March 16. The artist rendering of the design was made available online at the same time in a post on the church’s […]
Logan Ramsey Editor-in-Chief In Nicholas Carr’s “The Shallows,” a book that every communications major has more than likely been assigned to read at least once, he talks about the ways the internet has changed how he thinks. The scariest part is that I can see myself in what he says. […]
Logan Ramsey Editor-in-Chief Local: A Pocatello woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting a police officer Patricia Ferro, a 59-year-old Pocatello resident, is facing multiple charges in Bannock County after allegedly assaulting a police officer. Ferro has been charged with a felony for battery on a law enforcement officer […]
Logan Ramsey Editor-in-Chief The government has been shut down for a total of 22 days as of January 13, and unless something drastic changes in the next few days, it’ll be 25 days and counting when this column is printed. On Sunday, we hit a special milestone, as 22 days […]
Logan Ramsey Editor-in-Chief Weekly roundup: your Bengal editor brings five fast pieces of news right to you Local: A Pocatello resident was featured on the cover of “Call of Duty” Former Army Green Beret medic turned actor and Pocatello resident, Jeff Bosley, has been featured on the cover of “Call […]
Logan Ramsey Editor-in-Chief POCATELLO– Jamon Anderson has been at the ISU owned public radio station called KISU-FM for sixteen years and he said that throughout his career he’s seen new equipment give way to a cleaner broadcast and a better station. Anderson, KISU Program Director, said that in the early […]
Logan Ramsey Editor-in-Chief Weekly roundup: your Bengal editor brings five fast pieces of news right to you Local: The saints have released a documentary on Taysom Hill Ever since Pocatello native Taysom Hill was drafted onto the New Orleans Saints, he’s been touted as a “Swiss Army Knife” because of […]
Logan Ramsey Associate Editor At the beginning of November, I booked a room at the Mountain Valley Inn when I was in Missoula and ever since then, I’ve had a hellish experience trying to get my room refunded. If I had read a single review, I would’ve been warned against […]