With federal COVID-19 funding available and questions remaining about how best to fund facility repairs and upgrades, the Blaine County School… Read more
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Another Blaine County resident has died of COVID-19, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. The Mountain Express has no furt… Read more
Parents of incoming preschoolers, kindergarteners or new students in the Blaine County School District can enroll their children for the 2021-… Read more
Carey School Principal John Peck and Silver Creek High School Principal Mike Glenn will both retire at the end of the 2020-21 school year, the… Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 284 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 181… Read more
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Middle- and high-schoolers in the Blaine County School District will continue to attend school four days a week, the district’s board of trust… Read more
Wood River Middle School Interim Principal Robert Ditch will step into the role permanently, the Blaine County School District announced Wednesday. Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 460 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 180… Read more
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Middle- and high-schoolers in the Blaine County School District will continue to attend school four days a week, the district’s board of trust… Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 559 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide over the weekend, raising the t… Read more
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Two weeks after voting to send elementary students in the Blaine County School District back to the classroom five days a week, the district’s… Read more
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When Herbert Romero’s son was 10, he was assigned a school project that asked the question: “Who is your hero?” Read more
A bill that would have eliminated August elections in Idaho—potentially further delaying a vote on plant facilities within the Blaine County S… Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 341 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 176… Read more
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Elementary students in the Blaine County School District will return to the classroom on Fridays next month, rounding out a full five-day scho… Read more
Exactly one year after Idaho’s first confirmed case of COVID-19, the state case count on Saturday, March 13, totaled 175,236. The Idaho Depart… Read more
The Blaine County School District board of trustees discussed—but made no decisions on—the possibility of returning elementary students to fiv… Read more
The Blaine County School District board of trustees will continue to conduct its meetings virtually for the time being, the trustees decided T… Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 364 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 174… Read more
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Middle- and high-schoolers in the Blaine County School District returned to in-person learning this week, with all students and teachers back … Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 481 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide Tuesday, raising the total to 1… Read more
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In the month of February, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 8,297 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19—including 322… Read more
Personnel shortages and mental health challenges for students and teachers are among the most significant issues that Idaho schools face in 20… Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 631 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide over the weekend, including 332 tod… Read more
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Two weeks after elementary students in the Blaine County School District returned to the classroom four days a week, the district has not seen… Read more
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High school and middle school students in the Blaine County School District will return to the classroom on March 8, the district’s board of trustees decided Tuesday.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 286 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 168,639. An estimated 91,241 of those have recovered.
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The state education department is now accepting nominations for 2022 Idaho Teacher of the Year.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 408 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 today, raising the total to 168,353. Of those, an estimated 90,706 have recovered.
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High school and middle school students in the Blaine County School District will return to the classroom on March 8, the district’s board of trustees decided Tuesday.
The Idaho House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill that would eliminate August elections in Idaho—a proposal that threatens to further delay a vote on a plant facilities levy within the Blaine County School District.
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Another Blaine County resident has died of COVID-19, one of three coronavirus-related deaths statewide today, according to the state Department of Health and Welfare. To date, 1,806 Idahoans have died of the virus, including 16 in Blaine County.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare took the day off for Presidents’ Day, and so has not updated COVID-19 statistics since Saturday. On Feb. 13, the department counted 258 new confirmed and probable cases, raising the total to 167,483. Of those, an estimated 89,410 had recovered.
The Blaine County School District Board of Trustees will discuss the possibility of returning middle school and high school students to in-person learning at a special meeting Tuesday night.
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Elementary students across the Blaine County School District—including these three at Hailey Elementary—returned to the classroom Monday, Feb. 8, for in-person learning four days a week. Since the school year began in September, all students had been splitting their time between in-person an…
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 404 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 164,969. Of those, an estimated 85,439 have recovered.
To Jim Foudy, the Blaine County School District presents “the most fascinating challenge” he’s seen in his education career. It’s what drew Foudy—the current superintendent of the McCall-Donnelly School District and future superintendent of Blaine County schools—to the Wood River Valley, he said.
Blaine County elementary school students will return to in-person learning four days a week starting Monday, though middle-schoolers and high-schoolers will remain in a hybrid learning model for the foreseeable future.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 635 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 162,355. Of those, an estimated 81,034 have recovered.
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Elementary school students in the Blaine County School District will return to in-person learning in the second week of February, the district’s board of trustees decided Wednesday night.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 508 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 161,720. Of those, an estimated 80,252 have recovered.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 620 new cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total since March to 161,212. Of those, an estimated 79,298 have recovered.
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Elementary school students in the Blaine County School District will return to in-person learning in the second week of February, the district’s Board of Trustees determined Wednesday night.
The Blaine County School District board of trustees voted Thursday evening to offer the position of superintendent to James Foudy, currently superintendent of the McCall-Donnelly School District.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 559 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 160,592. Of those, an estimated 78,246 have recovered.
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The Blaine County School District Board of Trustees will vote Wednesday, Jan. 27, whether to increase in-person learning, starting with elementary schools.
Statewide daily infection rates continued their decline today, as the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 598 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, raising the total to 158,798. Of those, health officials continue to monitor an estimated 82,090 active cases.
The Blaine County School District board of trustees will vote next week on whether to return to fully in-person learning, starting at the elementary level.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 612 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, as daily infection rates continue to decline. Today's rise brings the total to 158,200, of which health officials continue to monitor an estimated 82,277 active cases.
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The Blaine County School District Board of Trustees voted Thursday evening to offer the position of superintendent to James Foudy, the current superintendent of McCall-Donnelly School District.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 810 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total since last March to 157,588. Of those, health officials continue to monitor an estimated 82,436 active cases.
The school board plans to pick the Blaine County School District’s next superintendent this week during a special meeting on Thursday, the district announced Monday.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 1,084 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, but the agency has not updated totals today, observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As of last night, the total case count for the state was 155,554. Of those, officials we…
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