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Police respond to reported shooting near Simplot on Tank Farm Road in Pocatello

Update: The Bannock County Sheriff Office told Local News 8 that the suspect in the shooting ofOrigonal story:A reported ...
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O say, can you see it? Boise’s Simplot Hill and its flag have a lot of stories to tell

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 ...
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Simplot fired them for refusing a COVID vaccine. They sued. What a judge decided

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 ...
The Spokesman-Review

Simplot donates mansion to state

BOISE – Idaho is about to end its distinction as one of just a handful of states with no official governor’s residence – and do it in a striking way. J.R. “Jack” Simplot, Idaho’s richest man and a ...
West Central Tribune

Spud and computer chip king J.R. Simplot dies

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Billionaire J.R. Simplot, the spud king of America whose wealth also helped create one of the world's biggest computer chip makers, died Sunday at his Boise home. He was 99. Ada ...