🌱 Project Home Safe + Meat Packing Employees Evacuated

Good morning, friends. It's me, Sean Peek, your host of the Idaho Falls Patch newsletter — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in town.

But first, your local weather:

• Saturday: Occasional rain and a t-storm. High: 70 Low: 46.
• Sunday: A p.m. t-storm in spots. High: 73 Low: 46.

Here are the top three stories today in Idaho Falls:

1. The Project Home Safe program has been launched by the Idaho Falls Police Department. The program seeks to have people with children or dependent adults who are prone to wandering submit a form to the police with relevant information in case their child or disabled relative goes missing. The police department hopes that having people submit this information to their online form will help officers to find them faster and return them home. The form asks parents to submit recent photos, triggers and calming strategies, and other relevant information so police can best approach and help them. (LocalNews8.com)
2. Intermountain Packing employees in Idaho Falls were evacuated after some started feeling sick. The meat packing plant adopted a new process using steam to remove blood, but the process made some workers feel sick. One was sent to the hospital to be tested and three other employees went to the doctor their own. The fire department tested the air before letting workers back into the plant. (LocalNews8.com)
3. A dog was shot in an Idaho Falls neighborhood. Police are investigating the death of a family's dog after the owners found her dead outside while they were taking the carpet out of their home from the recent floods. The dog's owner, Xavier Desforges, saw a man with a rifle in the neighborhood and asked him what he was doing with it and if he shot a dog, which the man denied. A surveillance camera has caught an image of the man standing at the edge of their driveway with a gun. Police are asking anyone who can identify him to call the police department. (KSL.com)

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Today and tomorrow in Idaho Falls:

Saturday, June 3

• Race Weekend At Sage Raceway (8:00 AM)

Sunday, June 4

• Idaho Falls Chukars Vs. Grand Junction Jackalopes At Melaleuca Field (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Hang out at The Buzz Factory, Idaho Fall's new social club. The club offers a high-end and fun social experience complete with TVs for sports, a golf simulator, pool tables, plus a beer wall that is self-pour, the first of its kind in Idaho Falls! (East Idaho News)
• Lincoln Road will be down to one lane on both sides near Bennett Avenue to fix a water line. Crews will try and get the repairs done before the evening commute but drivers should expect possible delays. (City of Idaho Falls via Facebook)
• An art scavenger hunt will be starting next week. The hunt is called Art You Can Sit On and features different art pieces around downtown that can be used as places to sit. (Idaho Falls Arts Council via Facebook)

You're all caught up for today. I'll see you around!

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.