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University MBA leaders recognized in Idaho Business Review power lists
Idaho Business Review named three College of Business and Economics MBA leaders to their most influential business leaders in the state list, as well as lists that highlight workforce education professionals. Ben Quintana, adjunct faculty for all four MBA programs at Boise State, was included on the Most Influential Business...
He tore off his shirt for Trump. Now you can meet this wrestling icon in Idaho.
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Hulkamania will descend upon the Treasure Valley next week. After firing up the audience at the Republican National Convention last Thursday, retired pro wrestler and entertainer Hulk Hogan is headed to Idaho — to hype beer. The gleefully loud WWE Hall of Fame wrestler...
FEMA approves funds to help combat Gwen Fire in Idaho
BOTHELL, Wash. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to assist with firefighting costs for the Gwen Fire, which is currently burning in Latah County, Idaho. FEMA Region 10 Administrator Willie G. Nunn approved Idaho’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance...
Evacuations Continue as Gwen Fire Reaches 26,000 Acres
Evacuation orders remain in effect as the Gwen Fire reaches 26,264 acres. The fire remains 0% contained. The City of Juliaetta to the county line on State Highway 3 remains in a level 3 evacuation zone. Kendrick and surrounding areas remain in a level 2 evacuation, including:. – Residences west...
Gwen Fire Causes Juliaetta Post Office to Temporarily Move Operations to Kendrick
The Juliaetta Post Office is temporarily closed due to the Gwen Fire affecting Latah and Nez Perce Counties. All mail and retail service operations for the Juliaetta Post Office have been moved to the Kendrick Post Office. Customers with a proper photo ID can pick up their mail at the Kendrick location until further notice.
Eagle re-approves Chick-fil-A development amid pending lawsuit
On Tuesday, Eagle Mayor Brad Pike broke a tied vote that will result in the city’s first Chick-fil-A. But it was not the first time Eagle City Council held a public hearing about the popular chicken restaurant — and not the first time it was approved. A 15-acre development called East End Marketplace has been in the works for a decade, and city council initially approved the application in April....
New aviation school coming to Pocatello Regional Airport
POCATELLO — Oregon-based Pureflight Aviation Training will soon be coming to the Pocatello Regional Airport, offering comprehensive instruction and accreditation for a variety of flight school pathways. Pureflight has decades of expertise in flight training, instructing thousands of students in their established and tested program. The school offers helicopter and fixed wing training and has an established college program through Klamath Community College which offers an aviation science degree enabling students to go on to become commercial pilots. ...
Idaho Humane Society steps up to find homes for rescued California dogs
Boise, Idaho (CBS2) - The Idaho Humane Society is joining other shelters to help find homes for 50 dogs rescued from a home in California. 30 dogs arrived in Boise on Friday. They came from a shelter in Riverside, California. That shelter has faced three separate hoarding cases in the Coachella Valley. 50 dogs were found in one of the homes. There were 20 dogs in another home.
Boise teachers and leaders revisit a controversial grading policy
Originally published July 21 on IdahoEdNews.org. The Boise School District's controversial grading system is coming under scrutiny by teachers who say it allows both high- and low-achieving students to "game the system" and bypass learning without consequences. But district administrators are doubling down on the seven-year policy and say it's just a first step toward a necessary reinvention of an obsolete grading system. ...
Massive Local Art Gallery To Take Over Boise This Summer
Boise is an amazing place to live especially because we have some of the most creative people in the country living here. Boise also highlights all of these artists in extremely cool ways. Every year Treefort Music Festival and Boise Music Festival features dozens of local artists and bands. When you're walking around Boise you can also see some of the amazing art work featured on traffic boxes and murals throughout the city.
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