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School District 25 to ask voters to renew $8.25 million annual supplemental levy in November
The Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Board of Trustees recently approved a resolution to place a supplemental levy renewal on the November election ballot. According to a news release from the school district, the proposed levy will provide $8.25 million per year for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years. It will replace the current levy that is set to expire in June 2025. ...
Superintendent Howell talks Highland, other School District 25 projects during chamber breakfast
POCATELLO — School District 25 Superintendent Doug Howell on Thursday spoke during a Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce breakfast and detailed the district’s various projects throughout the Gate City area. Following a generous breakfast held at the Idaho State University Idaho Central Credit Union Bengal Alumni Center and an introduction from district spokesperson Courtney Fisher, Howell addressed an audience of nearly 100 guests, detailing the mission of the school district and providing updates to projects across the city. ...
James Yizar retires after 40-year ISU career
Mom knows best. If you need proof, exhibit A is Dr. James H. Yizar Jr., known to everyone by his childhood nickname “Byrd,” who retired Aug. 15 from a distinguished 40-year academic career at Idaho State University. Yizar had more ISU titles than there are in Burke’s Peerage, but they had two things in common. They usually included the word dean or director, and they were always geared toward promoting...
Public invited to give feedback on ISU campus master plan on Wednesday
POCATELLO — Representatives from the SmithGroup, a firm that Idaho State University has worked with since November 2023 to develop a comprehensive campus master plan, will visit the ICCU Bengal Alumni Center on Wednesday to receive feedback from Gate City residents. The firm already spent time on the Meridian and Idaho Falls campuses earlier in the week and will engage in public discourse from 3:15 p.m. until 5:45 p.m on Wednesday at the ICCU Bengal Alumni Center to further develop the draft of their preliminary...
ISU Ambush obstacle race returns next month
POCATELLO –– Idaho State University’s beloved obstacle race, the ISU Ambush, is set to return on Saturday, Sept. 28 on Bartz Field. The ISU Ambush invites Bengals from all backgrounds who may be beginners or seasoned racers to compete. Registration is open for individual racers or teams of 4-7 people and is $40 per person. Participants will run an obstacle course that will include a team wall, balance beam, tire pull, etc., challenging one’s skills and teamwork abilities. The course will take racers throughout the Pocatello ISU campus, including Bartz Field and Miller Ranch Stadium. Past ISU Ambush obstacle races have featured a “mud run,” but due to change of location, this year’s event will feature no mud or water of any kind.
Bengal Business Radio welcomes Dean Matt Daily and Dr. Paul Obermann
COB Dean Shane Hunt sits down with ISU Dean of Students Matt Daily for part one of this month’s Bengal Business Radio Show. They talk about the role of the Dean of Students at Idaho State University as well as challenges facing student success. In part two of the show, finance professor Dr. Paul Obermann joins Dean Hunt for a stimulating discussion about Obermann’s recently published works and research on the role of connections in division management.
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