Minidoka County commissioners approve five alcoholic beverage licenses

Minidoka County commissioners voted to approve five alcoholic beverage licenses during a brief session on July 31, 2026. Commissioner Koyle moved to approve the licenses and Commissioner Schaeffer voiced a second; the minutes state only "Motion carried."

The licenses approved were: Loves Travel Stop #334 (Loves Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc.); Morey's Steakhouse LLC dba Morey's Steakhouse; El Caporal Inc. dba El Caporal; Swenmart Inc. dba Swensen's #3; and Ponderosa Golf dba Ponderosa Golf. The minutes do not record a roll-call tally or individual votes, and no conditions or contingencies on the approvals are noted in the transcript. The motion to approve the five licenses is recorded as having been moved by Commissioner Koyle and seconded by Commissioner Schaeffer.

The meeting opened at 11:58 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer and adjourned at 12:30 PM. Clerk Page is listed as the creator of the day's minutes; the minutes include a signature line for Chairman Orton. The transcript supplied contains minor typographical errors in the header (for example, "MINIDORA"), which are corrected in this report to the jurisdiction's official name, Minidoka County, for clarity.