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Federal Report Reveals 42 Child Deaths at Two Federally-Funded Native American Boarding Schools in Idaho, Including Fort Lapwai, with Hundreds More Nationwide
Originally published Aug. 14 on IdahoEdNews.org. Idaho was once home to six federally-funded Native American boarding schools, including two where more than a dozen children died. All together, at least 42 children died at the schools in Fort Hall and Fort Lapwai, according to a federal report released last month.
Idaho Water Wars Mirror Those of California
The water war we’re seeing in Idaho is the tip of the iceberg. The battles are being waged all across the Western states, and it’s going to reach critical mass soon. I came across a video linked to the RealClearEnergy website. The young host explains the crisis brewing in Southern California and Nevada. He lays the blame at the feet of cattle and farmers. Because the dairy industry (he references cows) is water intensive, and his steamed water rights were grandfathered into constitutions.
Northwest tribes receive millions in funding for new housing
Tribes in Idaho, Oregon and Washington are building new tribal housing with grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “There was a total of $150 million nationwide, of which we had four awardees in the Northwest totaling about $12 million dollars,” said Tom Carney, the administrator for the HUD Northwest office of Native American programs.
Record Number of Sockeye Salmon in Lower Snake River This Summer not all are Heading to Idaho
PULLMAN - There’s a record number of sockeye salmon in the Lower Snake River this summer but they aren’t all migrating to Idaho. A large sockeye run up the Columbia Basin means this summer’s number of stray fish wandering up the Snake is higher than usual. Most of the region’s run are destined for the Upper Columbia River.
Idaho Had the Premier Shelter in Event of Nuclear War
It probably wouldn’t have been nearly as comfortable as some of the vaults from the hit TV series Fallout, but Idaho was prepared. To save a few lives in the event of nuclear war. The website of Idaho’s Mammoth Cave details the story. Nearly 8,000 people could’ve sheltered there if there was a strike on Mountain Home Air Force Base.
Rural Idaho Hospitals to Deploy MEDITECH Expanse EHR
– MEDITECH today announced two critical access hospitals in Idaho, St. Mary’s Health (Cottonwood) and Clearwater Valley Health (Orofino), have partnered to implement a shared MEDITECH Expanse EHR across their hospitals and associated clinics. – Clearwater Valley Health and St. Mary’s Health currently serve the healthcare needs of people...
Shocking News Hits For Idaho’s Big Brother Competitor
One interesting thing we've noticed about Boise is that a lot of local residents tend to somehow end up on very popular shows! We've seen Boise residents on shows like The Bachelor, The Bachelor in Paradise, and even Survivor. It's fun to watch the show knowing that someone who lives in the general area as you are on television making a name for themselves.
Growing Idaho: Why the apartment boom?
BOISE, Idaho — This week on Growing Idaho, we’re talking about the apartment boom. A woman wrote in to ask why so many apartments are popping up around the area, who's making money off them, and if anyone is saving money. Let's start with the question “Is anyone...
State of Idaho ends 2024 fiscal year with $52.5M revenue surplus
Despite revenue shortfalls in the spring, the state of Idaho ended the 2024 fiscal year with a budget surplus and will have $76.5 million to put toward reducing property taxes, Gov. Brad Little’s budget chief said Tuesday. Overall, the state finished the 2024 fiscal year on June 30 with a $52.5 million revenue surplus, Idaho Division of Financial Management Administrator Lori Wolff said. But because state agencies were able to return $24 million in unspent money at the end of the fiscal year, the amount...
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