Stories from Wednesday, November 24, 2021

On November 18th and 19th, 2021, Bennett Mountain School celebrated their 9th Annual Turkey Bowl. Since 2013, Bennett Mountain staff and students have come together to feast on a potluck lunch and participate in various activities on the day before Thanksgiving Break to celebrate the school and promote school pride. ...

Nov. 19, 2021 - In light of today’s CDC recommendation, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) is encouraging all Idaho adults age 50 years and older who received the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at least six months earlier, as well as adults age 18 and older who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine two or more months ago, to get a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine; adults age 18-49 may also consider getting a Pfizer-BioNtech or Moderna booster based on individual risk factors.. ...

November 19, 2021 - The Idaho Community Foundation has strategically redesigned its Forever Idaho grants based on input from its nonprofit partners, resulting in larger awards for Idaho community organizations. ICF recently awarded 27 Forever Idaho South Central grants totaling more than $119,000 in the Magic Valley and Wood River counties of Blaine, Cassia, Elmore, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka and Twin Falls...

November 18, 2021 - BOISE – A federal jury sitting in Boise convicted a Mountain Home man on November 16, 2021 for unlawful possession of a firearm. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Brandon J. Yates, 38, of Mountain Home, was previously convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence...

Idahoans were invited to celebrate connecting children with their forever homes last week as state courts recognize National Adoption Day, Nov. 20. Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice G. Richard Bevan has issued a proclamation marking “the powerful difference Adoption makes in the lives of children.” The proclamation encourages assistance by all who can help children awaiting adoption to find their long-term homes. ...

(BOISE) – Statewide results of Idaho’s early reading test, the Idaho Reading Indicator, show 51 percent of the state’s students in kindergarten through third grade are reading at grade level, up from 49.6 percent last fall, Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra said Monday...

11.17.21 Teen drivers are one of the highest-risk groups on the road. Young drivers are more likely to make mistakes from inexperience, get distracted by devices or other passengers, or engage in risky behaviors like speeding, not wearing a seatbelt, or drinking and driving...

Central District Health (Idaho) — As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline across Idaho, Central District Health (CDH) recommends the COVID-19 vaccine as the best defense against contracting, spreading, and becoming seriously ill from the virus. Anyone aged 5 years or older is now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, with full protection reached two weeks after the final dose in a vaccine series is administered...

11.19.21 - BOISE, Idaho (AP) - If anyone has a good idea on how to put a nuclear fission power plant on the moon, the U.S. government wants to hear about it. NASA and the nation's top federal nuclear research lab on Friday put out a request for proposals for a fission surface power system...

Nov 20 2021 - BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Most of Idaho's emergency medical services rely entirely on volunteers and don't have enough resources to meet the needs of their communities, according to a new report from the state's Office of Performance Evaluations...

Out-of-school youth between ages 16 and 24 now have numerous opportunities to learn new skills and increase their earnings through apprenticeships, on-the-job and vocational training and much more thanks to a federal program managed by the Idaho Department of Labor...

One of the most underrated areas in the state is a destination you’ll definitely want to make an effort to visit. Few people realize these Idaho craters even exist, nevermind that you can actually see them for yourself! Seeing this magnificent natural wonder is no easy feat. ...

Thank You Swearingens Hello, I am writing to thank the Earl Swearingen Real Estate owner Mr and Mrs Swearingen for their support kindness and guidance to a young 18 year old Airman with the Air Force. He gave me a job prepping new houses. His wife hired me to do heavier work around their home...

Olive Yvonne Dellamore, age 96, passed away at home on Sunday, November 21, 2021. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Caroline Levell Nielson, 83, of Grand View passed away Monday, November 22, 2021 of natural causes in Mountain Home. There will be a memorial service for Caroline in the Spring of 2022. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...