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Ellen DeGeneres is mourning the loss of a beloved guest from her former talk show. Tayt Andersen, who appeared on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ multiple times, passed away at age 19 following complications from cancer and a recent infection. Tayd lived in Rigby when he appeared on the show.

Born with half a heart, Tayt underwent 12 surgeries before age 9 and found comfort in Ellen’s show during recovery. Ellen shared a heartfelt tribute on Instagram, recalling how Tayt jokingly called her his girlfriend, and she lovingly called him her boyfriend.

His family says Tayt died peacefully on September 26, surrounded by love. They described him as joyful and resilient, and said goodbye with his favorite movies and books.

Ellen, visibly emotional, said, “He brought joy and laughter into every room. I will miss him.”

The family has set up a GoFundMe page at https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-tayt-battle-cancer.

We dove into our archives and found a story when Tayt first met Ellen. You can watch that in the video above.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – It’s officially spud harvest season, and drivers are being reminded to be cautious on the roads.

Local drivers can find themselves stuck behind farming equipment on the road as it moves slowly. 

Potato truck crashes are common during this time of year.

Local News 8 has already reported on two potato truck crashes this year.

Area police say the best way to avoid a crash is to just be patient.

“With slow traffic ahead of you, be patient. Make sure you’re being safe in what you’re doing. If you’re impatient and you’re trying to pass that slow moving vehicle or farm equipment and you can’t see all the way around it, you’re adding risk to your travels. You’re adding risk to yourself and the people in your car. So, take your time, be patient, wait for a good spot, a safe spot to get around where you can adequately see down the road,” said Sgt. Bryan Lovell, Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office.

If you do find yourself behind farming equipment on the road and you want to get ahead of it, it is recommended that you keep a distance between you and the truck so you can better see ahead. 

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – The Friends of Marshall Public Library held their seasonal book sale on Friday.

The organization provides support to the library through seasonal events, such as the book sale, all for the benefit of the library and its patrons.

“We purchase things and pay for programs that fall outside the scope of the general library budget,” Linda Davis, Vice President, Friends of Marshall Public Library, said. “In addition, we support by volunteering. If we’re asked. Sometimes we’ve hosted author signings here or whatever they need, whatever they ask us for, we try to fill that need.” 

Donated books are either used in the library or sold at the ‘Friends of Marshall Public Library’ store.

The books are rotated monthly and sold for two dollars each. 

The book sale continues Saturday at the Marshall Public Library from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — The Idaho Falls area is celebrating the 60th annual Emotion Bowl, where Idaho Falls High School and Skyline High School football teams play against each other.

“I’m going for the Skyline Grizzlies,” said Idaho Falls resident Stephanie Lamb. “Because my nephew plays on the team over there. I think they’ve got a great chance. They’ve done really good. Been working really hard.”

“I’m an alumni from Idaho Falls High School. My dad went to Idaho Falls High School. A lot of my family went to Idaho Falls,” said Idaho Falls Resident, Sadie Despot. “So we’re big Tiger fans over here.” 

Several local businesses show their support for either school by painting on their windows.

“Through the decades, we’ve always enjoyed letting the students paint the windows, if they’ve asked us. Whether it’s Skyline and/or [Idaho Falls],” said Idaho Falls resident Ken Despot.

The Emotion Bowl dates back to when Skyline High School split off from Idaho Falls High School in 1966. The rivalry over the game has been going strong ever since, but that makes it all the more fun for the community.

“It’s such a long-time, ongoing rivalry that they have. It’s just really important to everybody around here,” Lamb said.

“I just love the tradition of the whole thing,” said Sadie Despot.

“You’re just out there enjoying these young people who put so much effort into their craft, into football, into their sport,” Ken Despot said. “And just the rivalry itself is amazing.”

Since both schools share their football field, whichever team wins gets to paint the goal posts their school colors.

“We hope to see those goalposts turn orange sometime soon,” Sadie Despot said.

The Emotion Bowl kicks off Friday night at 7 p.m. at Ravsten Stadium.