🌱 How fast are Filer home prices climbing compared with neighbors?

Hello Filer! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How fast are Filer home prices climbing compared with neighbors?
• Which Filer Wildcats just earned all-state football honors?

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, with a high of 55 and low of 39 degrees.
• Friday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 46, low: 31.
• Saturday: Some sun, breezy and colder, with a high of 37 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Twin Falls metro area (santafenewmexican.com) — If you own or hope to buy a home in Filer, prices have climbed about 3.7% in the last year, with typical values now just over $403,000. A new Twin Falls metro ranking shows Filer among the pricier communities, trailing only a few nearby towns like Eden and Kimberly.
   

• Magic Valley 11-man all-state football players led by three two-way selections (kmvt.com) — Filer football fans will be proud to see two Wildcats named second-team all-state in the Magic Valley’s 11-man football honors. Wide receiver Talyn Weaver and defensive lineman Cache Palmer earned 4A recognition alongside standout players from Kimberly, Buhl, Declo, Twin Falls, and other area schools.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Explore and Play Storytime
  Gooding Public Library District , 306 5th Ave W , Gooding
  10:00 am
• Hagerman Farmers Market
  Hagerman RV Village , 18049 US-30 , Hagerman
  5:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Wood River Watershed Advisory Group Meeting
  Big Wood Canal Co , 409 N Apple St , Shoshone
  1:30 pm
• Homeschool Meet-Up
  Gooding Public Library District , 306 5th Ave W , Gooding
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Kindergarten Readiness Storytime
  Gooding Public Library District , 306 5th Ave W , Gooding
  10:00 am

Monday January 5

• School Resumes
  Gooding Joint District #231 Gooding, ID 83330

Friday January 9

• The Bridal & Party Expo 2026
  Canyon Crest Event Center , 330 Canyon Crest Dr , Twin Falls
  5:00 pm

Thursday February 5

• Southern Idaho Ag Show
  CSI Eldon Evans Expo Center , N College Rd , Twin Falls
  10:00 am

Friday April 17

• FREE Twin Falls Home Expo, April 2026
  Twin Falls County Fairgrounds: Home of the Fair, Magic Valley Stampede Rodeo, and more! , 215 Fair Ave , Filer
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Enjoy some DEQ-themed holiday cards!
  Images: - "Please don't dump it on Crumpit (Properly dispose of waste)" - nobody likes litter. Put trash where it belongs, and protect waterways by… (Nextdoor )

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Filer. Apply here.
• M&W Markets posted a job opening for Cashier in Filer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Filer here.

🗞 Nearby News

Twin Falls

• TDS to do fiber installations (kmvt.com)
• Holiday Motorists in Idaho will Enjoy More Savings at the Gas Pump (koze.com)
• Students' ornaments adorn National Christmas Tree (bonnercountydailybee.com)

Buhl

• Buhl library offers curbside service after windstorm flooding forces closure (kivitv.com)

Ok Filer! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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