SHELLEY, Idaho (KIFI) - As the potato harvest begins, the City of Shelley prepares for the annual Spud Day celebration. The tradition dates back to 1927.

SHELLEY — Idaho Spud Days is closing in on the century mark, with the 96th edition of the celebration of Idaho potatoes just around the corner.

Potato lovers mashed together Saturday in Shelley for the 90th annual Spud Days. The day started off with a 5K and parade. Families lined the streets, getting high fives from the potato mascot ...

SHELLEY — The Idaho Annual Spud Day returns to Shelley this Saturday, Sept. 16, with a day full of potato-themed activities planned starting at 7 a.m.

Now, Spud Day occurs annually during Shelley High School’s Homecoming week, complete with a week’s-worth of activities leading up to the Saturday celebrations.

The annual Spud Day attracted thousands of people to Shelley on Saturday. Hosted by the Shelley Kiwanis, locals and visitors flock to the community for activities that include a 5-K Spud Run, the ...

SHELLEY, Idaho — Local grower Merrill Hanny isn’t sure how he’d harvest his 500-acre potato crop without a labor pool made possible by Shelley High School’s two-week fall harvest break. […] ...

Thousands of potato lovers swarmed the park on Saturday in Shelley for the annual ‘Spud Days’ event. KPVI News was there to see firsthand how this community celebrates their spuds. “Spud ...

SHELLEY, IDAHO -- It took farmer Merrill Hanny three days to bury $100,000 worth of his perfectly good potatoes. He remembers how they crunched beneath his tractor as he plowed over his muddy ...