> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bearlaketv.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Bear Lake Regional News, Issue 1: Halloween Storms, Eden Closures & a $37,178 Jackpot - URL: https://www.bearlaketv.com/bear-lake-tv-weekly-news-report-issue-1-2026-10-31/ - Published: 2026-10-31T17:29:31.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-01T22:24:10.000Z - Description: Bear Lake TV Weekly News Report, Issue 1 (October 31, 2026): Halloween storms turn to snow, Eden areas close, clocks fall back, $37,178 Horse Palace jackpot. - Author: Darren Eastman - Tags: #bearlaketv, #BearLakeUtah, #BearLake Blrn morning radio 2026 10 31 0:00 /331.865057 1× # Bear Lake Regional News The Bear Lake TV Weekly News Report · Bear Lake, Bear River & SW Wyoming **Issue 1 · Saturday, October 31, 2026**Happy Halloween 🎃 · Today + next 48 hours Photo: Darren Eastman / Bear Lake Utah Sponsor · Under header If you would like to sponsor Bear Lake Regional News, go to [bearlaketv.com](https://bearlaketv.com/?ref=bearlaketv.com) Reach readers across Bear Lake, the Bear River valley and SW Wyoming every Saturday. **Heads up**Showers and possible thunderstorms today; heavy rain tonight through Sunday, turning to rain and snow Sunday night. **Clocks fall back 1 hour at 2 AM Sunday.** North & South Eden close Nov. 1\. No active NWS alerts at press time. ## Garden City / Bear Lake · NWS point forecastWeekend weather ⛈️ Today High 51°F Rain chance before 9 AM, then showers/t-storms · 50% 🌧️ Tonight Low 40°F Storms likely after midnight, then rain · 90% · ¼–½ in 🌧️ Sunday High 44°F Rain, then showers/t-storms · 100% · ½–¾ in 🌨️ Sun night · Mon 35° / 40°F Rain and snow Sun night (90%); rain/snow chance Mon AM (40%) Trick-or-treaters: the NWS gives a slight chance of showers and storms 9 PM–midnight before the heavier rain arrives. Wind stays light, under 10 mph, through Monday. Sources: [National Weather Service](https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=41.95&lon=-111.41&ref=bearlaketv.com) (forecast issued 12:31 AM MDT Oct. 31) · [NWS alerts](https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?point=41.95,-111.41&ref=bearlaketv.com) ## Public Safety Rich County Sheriff ### Scam alert: callers falsely claim jury-duty warrants The Rich County Sheriff’s Office warned Oct. 27 that callers are falsely claiming to be the Sheriff’s Office and telling residents they have warrants for missing jury duty. That call isn’t from the Sheriff’s Office. Hang up and call the office directly. Source: [Rich County Sheriff’s Office (Facebook)](https://www.facebook.com/RichCountySheriffsOffice/) ## Lake & Roads State Park ### North and South Eden close for the season Sunday Bear Lake State Park closes and winterizes the North Eden and South Eden facilities on Nov. 1\. Rendezvous Beach, the docks, vessel pump-out and fish-cleaning station were winterized Oct. 20\. The Marina is open year-round, and the park recommends 4WD for launching at Cisco Beach because of low water. **Lake:** 5,911.50 ft (full is 5,923.65 ft); water 60°F at the State Park Marina — *as of Oct. 12, 2026*, the park’s latest update. Source: [Utah State Parks – Bear Lake](https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/bear-lake/current-conditions/?ref=bearlaketv.com) Roads · US-89 ### Logan Canyon fiber work winds down for winter UDOT says fiber installation is nearly done and crews are connecting cable through the canyon, with connections expected in early to mid-November, weather permitting. Expect intermittent lane closures near MP 460.5 (Champ Drive), MP 476.1 (Temple Fork/Rick Springs) and MP 479.9 (Tony Grove turnoff). Final sealing and striping are planned for spring 2027. Source: [UDOT Logan Canyon Fiber Project](https://udotinput.utah.gov/logancanyonfiber?ref=bearlaketv.com) (update Oct. 30) Roads · SR-30 & I-80 ### Check conditions before you go With up to an inch of rain through Sunday and snow mixing in Sunday night, check US-89 over the summit, SR-30 to Sage Creek and I-80 through Evanston before travel. Sources: [UDOT Traffic](https://udottraffic.utah.gov/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [WYDOT 511](https://map.wyoroad.info/?ref=bearlaketv.com) Fishing ### Lake trout moving up; cutthroat coming shallow Anglers Den (Oct. 26) reports no fresh catch reports, but says lake trout are moving up to spawn on the rockpile and points while cutthroat come shallow as the water cools. It suggests trolling a FlatFish or jointed minnow near bottom in 20–80 ft, or casting big spinners off the Marina and Cisco Beach. Bear Lake’s trout limit is two fish, per Utah DWR. Sources: [Anglers Den](https://anglersden.com/pages/bear-lake-fishing-report?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [Utah DWR](https://wildlife.utah.gov/?ref=bearlaketv.com) Sponsor · Mid-issue If you would like to sponsor Bear Lake Regional News, go to [bearlaketv.com](https://bearlaketv.com/?ref=bearlaketv.com) Reach readers across Bear Lake, the Bear River valley and SW Wyoming every Saturday. ## Halloween & Events Tonight ### Halloween night around the corridor - **Kemmerer:** Fellowship Baptist Church Trunk or Treat, 6–8 PM. [SVI Kemmerer](https://svikemmerer.com/event/fellowship-baptist-church-trunk-or-treat/?ref=bearlaketv.com) - **Evanston (21+):** Kate’s Halloween Party, Kate’s Bar, 936 Main St., from 8 PM — costume contest and live DJ. [Evanston Chamber](https://www.evanstonwyo.com/events/details/kate-s-halloween-party-18700?ref=bearlaketv.com) - **Evanston (21+):** Legal Tender Halloween Party, 1601 Harrison Dr. Doors 9 PM, costume contest 11 PM. [Evanston Chamber](https://www.evanstonwyo.com/events/details/legal-tender-halloween-party-18699?ref=bearlaketv.com) Already happened: Evanston’s downtown Trick-or-Treat Street (Fri. Oct. 30), Kemmerer’s Fossil Basin Chamber downtown Trunk or Treat (Oct. 30) and Laketown’s Town Trunk and Treat at the park (Oct. 29). Sources: [Evanston Chamber of Commerce](https://www.evanstonwyo.com/events?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [SVI Kemmerer](https://svikemmerer.com/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [Town of Laketown](https://laketownutah.com/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · Photo: Darren Eastman / Bear Lake Utah Laketown ### Town seeks bids for an electronic sign The Town of Laketown is requesting sealed bids for the purchase, installation, programming and training for an electronic sign. See the town site for the full request. Source: [Town of Laketown](https://laketownutah.com/?ref=bearlaketv.com) Garden City ### Crepes & Coffee closes early today Crepes & Coffee says it closes at 2:30 PM on Halloween and reopens early Sunday morning. Source: [Crepes & Coffee (Facebook)](https://www.facebook.com/crepesandcoffeebearlake) Bear Lake Adventure Park ### Last Bear Standing race canceled Bear Lake Adventure Park canceled its Oct. 24 Last Bear Standing obstacle race because not enough people registered. Registrants get full refunds. Source: [Bear Lake Adventure Park (Facebook)](https://www.facebook.com/bearlakeadventurepark/) Weather wise ### Rain turns to rain and snow Sunday night The NWS forecast turns Sunday night’s rain to rain and snow, with a low near 35°F and Monday’s high near 40°F. Good weekend to stow the summer gear. Source: [National Weather Service](https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=41.95&lon=-111.41&ref=bearlaketv.com) · Photo: Darren Eastman / Bear Lake Utah Sponsor · Before Corridor If you would like to sponsor Bear Lake Regional News, go to [bearlaketv.com](https://bearlaketv.com/?ref=bearlaketv.com) Reach readers across Bear Lake, the Bear River valley and SW Wyoming every Saturday. ## Gaming & Corridor Horse Palace Gateway · Evanston ### Nicole wins $37,178 on Blazing 777 Nudging Stacks Horse Palace Gateway says Nicole won a $37,178 jackpot on Blazing 777 Nudging Stacks. Congratulations, Nicole! Source & photo: [Horse Palace Gateway](https://www.facebook.com/HorsePalaceGateway) (Facebook) · [horsepalace.win/gateway](https://horsepalace.win/gateway?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [PrestoGateway.com](https://prestogateway.com/?ref=bearlaketv.com) Lottery ### Powerball est. $760M tonight; Mega Millions climbs to $482M | Powerball · Wed. Oct. 28 | 11-13-16-47-60 · PB 13 · Power Play 2x | | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Mega Millions · Fri. Oct. 30 | 5-10-38-49-68 · MB 17 · no jackpot winner | | Jackpots (est.) | Powerball $760M (Sat.) · Mega Millions $482M (Tue.) · Cowboy Draw $250,000 (Sat.) | Utah doesn’t sell lottery tickets; nearby sales are in Idaho and Wyoming. Play responsibly. Sources: [Powerball](https://www.powerball.com/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [Mega Millions](https://www.megamillions.com/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [Wyoming Lottery](https://www.wyolotto.com/?ref=bearlaketv.com) Kemmerer · Energy ### Natrium site adds a training simulator after high-profile tour Curtiss-Wright said Oct. 14 it finished installing the Stage 1 training simulator at TerraPower’s Natrium site. The next day, Bill Gates, Govs. Mark Gordon, Brad Little and Spencer Cox, and Sen. John Barrasso toured the site; TerraPower still targets construction completion in 2030\. Bechtel stepped away as lead contractor in September; TerraPower says the schedule is unchanged. Sources: [Curtiss-Wright](https://curtisswright.com/news/press-releases/news-release-details/2026/Curtiss-Wright-Installs-Stage-1-Simulator-at-TerraPower-Natrium-Site-in-Kemmerer-WY?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [Cowboy State Daily](https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/10/16/bill-gates-tours-kemmerers-natrium-nuclear-facility-and-sees-something-profound/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [ANS Nuclear Newswire](https://www.ans.org/news/2026-09-21/article-8417/terrapower-bechtel-part-ways-on-natrium-project/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [TerraPower](https://www.terrapower.com/news?ref=bearlaketv.com) Diamondville ### Council meets Monday; surplus police SUVs up for bid Diamondville Town Council meets Monday, Nov. 2, at 6 PM at Town Hall (tentative agenda posted). The town is also taking bids on two surplus 2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles. The minimum bid is $500 each, and bids are due at Town Hall by noon Friday, Nov. 13. Source: [Town of Diamondville (Facebook)](https://www.facebook.com/diamondvillewyo/) Evanston ### Chamber Lunch & Learn Nov. 12 The Evanston Chamber’s Lunch & Learn with The Bullock Agency runs noon–1 PM on Thursday, Nov. 12\. Cost: $15. Source: [Evanston Chamber of Commerce (Facebook)](https://www.facebook.com/evanstonwychamber/) Sponsor · Above footer If you would like to sponsor Bear Lake Regional News, go to [bearlaketv.com](https://bearlaketv.com/?ref=bearlaketv.com) Reach readers across Bear Lake, the Bear River valley and SW Wyoming every Saturday. Sources: National Weather Service, Utah State Parks, UDOT, WYDOT, Utah DWR, Anglers Den, Town of Laketown, Evanston Chamber of Commerce, SVI Kemmerer, Horse Palace Gateway, Powerball, Mega Millions, Wyoming Lottery, Curtiss-Wright, Cowboy State Daily, ANS Nuclear Newswire, TerraPower. Photos: Darren Eastman / Bear Lake Utah unless noted; jackpot photo: Horse Palace Gateway. Summaries only; follow the links for full stories. Want this weekly report in your inbox? [Subscribe at BearLakeTV.com](https://bearlaketv.com/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · More at [BearLakeUtah.com](https://bearlakeutah.com/?ref=bearlaketv.com). Bear Lake Regional News · Issue 1 · Bear Lake TV