Stories from Thursday, November 5, 2015

Less than three months after schools across the state received their first progress report on how their students performed during a new testing program, Idaho education officials granted a waiver that allows ninth graders to skip next year's scheduled exam...

A motley collection of gallant superheroes, sinister villains and the living dead came together Saturday evening for some good-spirited fun during a yearly community festival. They gathered at Hacker Middle School during this year's Super Safe Halloween Carnival -- a community event hosted by the city parks and recreation department...

Mountain Home High School's Lady Tigers varsity soccer team earned a number of honors, including two conference titles, during an awards banquet held last week. Christa Lewis was named the 4A SIC All Conference Co-Player of the Year while Lady Tigers' Coach Curtis Viall earned the 4A SIC All Conference Coach of the Year award...

William "Bill" Eastman, 94, entered eternity on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, from a skilled nursing facility in Boise under the care of the Treasure Valley Hospice. William was the only son and oldest child born April 24, 1921, in Trinidad, Colo., to the late Joseph and Hope Eastman...

Elmore County sheriffs deputies arrested a Buhl man on drug-related charges Thursday morning. Jose G. Ortega, 27, remains in confinement at the Elmore County detention center on charges with trafficking in marijuana, two counts of possessing a controlled substance as well as using or possessing drug paraphernalia...