For one weekend each February, Pocatello becomes more than just a city in Idaho. It becomes a national epicenter of high school track and field.

It was 1979 when potato king J.R. Simplot built a 7,370-square-foot, Mediterranean-style mansion atop a prominent hill in the Boise Highlands. Although the mansion has since been demolished, Simplot’s ...

Weber High star hurdler Josh Hamblin has another accolade to his name after a weekend in Pocatello, Idaho. Hamblin set the Simplot Games meet record in the 60-meter boys hurdles in Saturday’s finals, ...

Athletes from all across the country met at Idaho State University last weekend for the Simplot Games indoor track meet, the ...

Simplot Corporate Headquarters, 1099 W. Front St. in Boise. Pictured on Jan. 13, 2026. (Sarah A. Miller/smiller@idahostatesman.com) Two longtime employees of J.R. Simplot Co. took on the Boise-based ...

There is the romantic side of the Tara-Davis Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall story, the side that connects Pocatello and the Simplot Games, and elicits the “ooohs” from the ...

The 46th annual Simplot Games are set to take place this week, turning the community into its own Olympic Games environment.

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)– Employees of the Simplot Don Plant took to their two-mile stretch of adopted Highway 30 on Wednesday to pick up trash in recognition of Earth Day. Simplot adopted the stretch ...

The 2026 Simplot Games — the 46th annual high school track and field event — will welcome back Olympic gold medalist Tara Davis-Woodhall and Paralympic gold medalist Hunter Woodhall as guest Olympians ...

Simplot is thrilled to announce an exclusive, limited-time promotion offering an extraordinary 30% off Harvest Fresh avocados. As a leader in the food service/produce industry, Simplot has never ...