Two Pocatello Schools Close Due to Two Separate Water Line Breaks

Forget snow days: Separate main line breaks create 'water day' with closure of two Pocatello schools

POCATELLO — An uncharacteristically warm and dry December took an unexpected turn Friday morning when two School District 25 schools closed for what you might call a "water day" rather than a typical snow day for this time of year.

Two Pocatello schools close due to two separate water line breaks

A water main line breakage on Pole Line Road. | Logan Ramsey, EastIdahoNews.com POCATELLO — The city of Pocatello has experienced two water line breakages in the same day, causing two schools to close. The first water line breakage occurred at the intersection of Pole Line Road and West Eldredge Road, and the second near Bannock Highway and Cheyenne Avenue. It’s not yet clear what caused either of the breakages. The Pole Line breakage occurred a…