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Bengal Cross-Country to Begin Fall Season at Utah Valley Invitational
Pocatello, ID - Summer tends to be a time of leisure, adventure, and vacation. For students nationwide, the end of August signifies a return to the responsibilities they navigate throughout the rest of the year. It means it's time to start putting in the work. However, when you're a student-athlete,...
Netflix Takes Underhanded Shot At Idaho In New Blockbuster
Netflix is truly an amazing company. When it started in 1997, they changed how some people rented movies. Instead of going to a Blockbuster or Family Video, you could order your movies online, and they would send them to you via mail. After watching them, you'd simply return them in the mail and order your next film. They did this without late fees and the hassle of movies not being in stock. This was especially great for Idahoans in rural areas where video stores were sometimes over an hour away. Who wants to make that kind of drive in the snow for one movie? Who wants to make that drive in good weather for one movie? Not me!
Man gets rider for killing ex-girlfriend’s horse after breakup
MORELAND — A 25-year-old has been sentenced after pleading guilty to killing his ex-girlfriend’s horse after a breakup. Shawn Brayden Jones was sentenced on Aug. 8 by District Judge Stevan Thompson to a minimum of two and a maximum of five years in prison. Thompson then suspended the...
Evacuation orders lifted for Mowroy Fire after 103-acre blaze
Update on Aug. 28 at 9 p.m. - KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho — According to the Kootenai County Emergency Management team, the fire evacuations for the Mowroy Fire have been lifted. The fire reportedly covered 103 acres of land. Originally published Aug. 28 3:45 p.m. - The Kootenai County Sheriff’s...
Football: Little movement in state polls after season openers
IDAHO FALLS — Sugar-Salem High School (4A) and West Side High School (3A) remained atop the state media football polls released Tuesday. Sugar-Salem opened its season last week with a 65-0 win over Timberlake while West Side kicks off the 2024 season Friday at No. 5 Firth. Rigby dropped...
What We’re Made of: Alternative Education
Despite the relatively small size of the Wood River Valley, educational institutions abound, with sizes and styles for every type of learner. In addition to the eight public schools in the area (Hailey Elementary, Hemingway STEAM School, Wood River Middle School, Wood River High School, Alturas Elementary, Bellevue Elementary, Carey Public School, Silver Creek High School), there are also five schools providing what might be called “alternative education”: Sun Valley Community School, the Sage School, Syringa Mountain School, Pioneer Montessori School, and Trinity School. Read on to learn about each of their unique curriculums, founding, and the benefits of such educational models.
Jackson, Wyoming Secures $5.5 Million Grant for EV Charging Infrastructure
The affluent city of Jackson, Wyoming, has secured a $5.5 million grant from the federal government to broaden its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The announcement, made by the Biden administration on Tuesday, highlighted Jackson and its regional partners in Teton County as recipients of this funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s $2.5 billion charging and fueling infrastructure program, as well as a 10% allocation from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program.
Pocatello school district reminds parents and drivers about school bus safety
With almost all students back in school for the year, Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 has some important reminders for how parents and drivers can keep kids safe around school buses.
Pocatello police searching for suspect who stole car with infant inside; baby girl later found unharmed
POCATELLO — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect alleged to have stolen a local mother’s vehicle on Tuesday night with her sick infant still inside. The entire ordeal lasted only about 15 minutes but was long enough to leave the mother terrified of what could have happened. The ill 4-month-old baby girl was returned to her mother Tuesday night and police on Wednesday morning located...
Police: Local man arrested for felony marijuana possession following traffic stop
POCATELLO — A 38-year-old local man was recently arrested after police say he was found in possession of over three ounces of marijuana following a traffic stop. Zane Kay Boeckholder, of Pocatello, has been charged with felony possession of marijuana following the incident, which unfolded on Friday night, according to police and court records the Idaho State Journal recently obtained. Pocatello police initiated a traffic stop on a gray 2020...
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. ...
Bengals show a lot of promise in exhibition loss to Mountain West perennial power Utah State
The Idaho State women’s volleyball team has the deepest roster since Sean Carter took over as coach three seasons ago. The challenge now becomes filtering through all those options, and fitting the pieces that go together best. “I think based on who we play and certain matchups, we have more options than we’ve ever had,” said Carter after the Bengals dropped a four-set exhibition match against the Mountain West’s Utah...
Idaho governor signs executive order opposing Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ athletes
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed an executive order Wednesday aimed to oppose changes to the Biden administration’s final rule for Title IX. The final rule took effect this month, but Idaho is one of 26 states where state officials sued the Biden administration over the Title IX changes, and have thus blocked it from taking […]
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