5:30pm on a Monday and the last table on the patio was getting settled. That gives you an idea of how popular, and deservedly so, Ballard's the Walrus and the Carpenter has become. The interior, with ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is the first of four stories spotlighting locally owned bookstores in downtown Pocatello. POCATELLO — You hear it all the time: Why doesn’t Pocatello have a Barnes & Noble?

POCATELLO — A local author is holding a book signing event on Saturday for his new book about science and religion. Trent Stephens, author of the book “Science and the Old Testament,” said the book ...