Having served as a member of the Board of County Commissioners in Bannock County for the last six years, I am happy to announce that our budget process for the Fiscal Year 2023 came in with an estimated levy savings of $113 per taxable $100,000; I believe this shows...
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2022 Bannock County Fair brings more than 30,000 to Downey
It was another successful year for the Bannock County Fair and Rodeo. For more than 100 years, people from all over Southeast Idaho have traveled to Bannock County Fairgrounds in Downy to attend the fair. And it seems the magic of the small-town country fair still...
Bannock County approves FY23 budget, estimates reduction to levy rate
Following a public hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, the Board of Bannock County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2023 as it is written. Commissioners Ernie Moser, Terrel Tovey, and Jeff Hough voted to approve the...
Bannock County Prosecutors Office files initial charges in Downard Funeral Home investigation, Pocatello Police still investigating
POCATELLO, Idaho -- Following an investigative report from the Pocatello Police Department, the Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office filed initial charges against Lance Peck, owner and director of Downard Funeral Home & Crematory, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Peck,...
FY21 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report approved by independent auditor
On Tuesday, June 28, the Bannock County Clerk’s Office presented the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of Bannock County for the fiscal year ending on Sept. 30, 2021. The Annual Comprehensive Financial Report is a thorough and detailed presentation of the County’s...
Bannock County residents can receive discount on floodplain insurance
The Bannock County Planning and Development department recently recertified their Community Rating System through FEMA, allowing county residents to receive a discount on floodplain insurance. The Community Rating System is a voluntary incentive program that...
Bannock County Sheriff’s Office issues citations for speeding during 100 Deadliest Days
Officers from the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office joined with over 50 other law enforcement agencies across Idaho during the last two weeks of July to help keep our roads safe – our primary focus was to stop and educate aggressive drivers. This effort came during the...
Bannock County Coroner asks public to register next of kin
The Bannock County Coroner’s Office is asking the public to consider registering their next-of-kin. The Coroner’s Office recently signed up to use the Next of Kin Registry (NOKR) International Emergency Contact System to establish a database of local emergency...
Letter from Your Elected Official: Torey Danner
The Bannock County Coroner is statutorily obligated to investigate and determine the cause and manner in all deaths that are unattended, accidental, violent in nature, suspicious, or in the death of a child. Our investigations are parallel to but separate from the law...
Bannock County Has A New eProcurement Portal
Bannock County has partnered with Bonfire Interactive to create a new procurement portal that will allow you to receive notifications of business opportunities, submit bids, and proposals to Bannock County digitally. Vendors are requested to visit Bannock County’s...