Rexburg resident Jennie Plastow, 42, was in her early thirties before she realized her extreme fatigue and lethargy and at times, extreme sadn…
Editor’s Note: Through the month of February The Jefferson Star held an online Valentines Day contest to for “The Best Love Story,” sponsored …
Sage grouse live in Central and Southern Idaho Rangelands. All of the dots on the map indicate sage grouse Leks, or mating grounds — historic …
When 16-year-old Ellie Harris took to the stage in the Colonial Theatre Willard Arts Center in Idaho Falls on June 17 she started as Miss Sout…
Casey Burns grew up in Rigby, joined the Marines, and discovered the thrill of serving others on a continent an entire ocean away from home. A…
Brandon Kilpatrick always wanted to serve in the military and fulfill a sense of obligation to give back to his country and honor those who se…
After graduating from high school in 1991, Travis Fife joined the Navy to gain an education and to see the world. He did both.
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Born in Peaceful Valley, California, and raised in Thornton, Colorado, Jared Carr always wanted to join the military.
Todd Kimsey’s 20-year stint in the Navy led to various jobs and assignments, ports and duty stations, and allowed him to “travel around this b…
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Following her father’s footsteps into the Air Force, Nancy Mahoney joined in 1980, a couple of days after her 17th birthday.
Ocey Grant was born in Ensenada, New Mexico, in 1933, and was drafted into the Army in 1954 at the time of the Korean War.
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American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Girls State is a highly respected, experiential summer leadership learning program first introduced in the lat…
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Every veteran thinks that their branch of service is the best. Me, I think the army is the best. I think the reason for that is because of the…
The American Legion (TAL) family is the world’s largest patriotic service organization whose theme is “Veterans Serving Veterans and Their fam…
Veterans Day was Nov. 11, 1918 at 11:00 a.m. It is worthy to note that this day was originally referred to as Armistice Day, commemorating the…
Veterans in Jefferson County don’t sit still for long. They always have someone to help, uplift and serve whether among themselves or in the c…
