Around 70 friends, family members and colleagues showed up to the Sun Valley Wine Company in Ketchum last Wednesday to give Blaine County Scho… Read more
The Wood River Women’s Foundation will for the first time award a $200,000 “focus grant” to a local nonprofit organization geared up to help b… Read more
Growing up in western Massachusetts, Claudia Maurino had never given much thought to Idaho. Specifically, as she puts it, she had thought abou… Read more
The Blaine County School District board of trustees voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a budget for the 2021-22 school year. But that … Read more
The Blaine County School District kicked off its summer programming last week, with a variety of camps, academic enrichment programs and tutor… Read more
Gov. Brad Little last week agreed to partner with Western Governors University to expand access to online college. Read more
As the skyrocketing cost of housing in the Wood River Valley continues to push the prospect of owning or renting a home out of reach for a gro… Read more
Wood River High School will adopt a trimester schedule in the fall, the Blaine County School District board of trustees determined Tuesday nig… Read more
Students attending summer school or programming in the Blaine County School District will not be required to wear face coverings, the district… Read more
Fritz Peters hadn’t ever really considered a career in education—until he realized he had been doing it his whole life. Read more
Alex Bellflower was, in the words of his classmates and teachers, many things. Read more
Teachers in the Blaine County School District voted late last week to ratify the district’s 2021-22 master agreement, making the agreed-upon u… Read more
The Blaine County School District and Blaine County Education Association reached a tentative consensus on updating the district’s master agre… Read more
Twenty-three Carey School seniors will walk across the stage Friday night, June 4, for an in-person ceremony that will also be broadcast live online. Read more
On an afternoon in early May, the walls of Mike Glenn’s office are nearly bare. Mementos and memories of his career have been nearly all packe… Read more
Finding a steady fit in life is never an easy thing to do. Read more
Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin passed an executive order banning local mask mandates across the state yesterday. McGeachin was serving as acting Id… Read more
Current Vice Principal Julia Grafft will serve as principal of Wood River High School starting next year, the Blaine County School District bo… Read more
Leaving a legacy of kindness is not always easy, but with his easygoing attitude, retiring Principal John Peck left his mark on the Carey School, and the small town that loves it so much.
Three Blaine County schools—with the help of a Wood River Valley-based nonprofit—are looking to implement a new software program to enhance school safety protocols in the coming year.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 368 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide over the weekend, raising the total to 188,024. Of those, an estimated 107,765 have recovered.
The Blaine County School District will continue teacher contract negotiations on Wednesday after talks kicked off in late April.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 289 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 187,014. Of those, an estimated 106,527 have recovered.
Wood River High School Principal John Pearce and Transportation Supervisor Lance Doby will step down from their positions at the end of the 2020-21 school year, the Blaine County School District announced this week, bringing the total number of administrators leaving the district this year t…
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 542 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide over the weekend, raising the total to 186,725. Of those, an estimated 106,352 have recovered.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among students in the Blaine County School District dropped last week following a small post-spring-break bump, the district’s coronavirus dashboard shows.
The Blaine County School District has hired four new administrators to start in the 2021-22 school year, the district announced earlier this week.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 234 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide on Thursday, raising the total to 185,993. Of those, an estimated 105,510 have recovered.
A bill that began as a resolution penned by a Blaine County School District trustee has been passed by the Legislature and is headed for the governor’s desk.
The Wood River Community YMCA is ramping up its summer school programs to bolster students’ learning skills after a challenging pandemic year spent largely out of the classroom.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 458 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide over the weekend, raising the total to 185,227. Of those, an estimated 103,228 have recovered.
With federal COVID-19 funding available and questions remaining about how best to fund facility repairs and upgrades, the Blaine County School District board of trustees is looking to postpone an already delayed vote on a plant facilities levy until next March.
Another Blaine County resident has died of COVID-19, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. The Mountain Express has no further information on the deceased at this time. The 18th local death was one of nine statewide today, leaving Idaho's coronavirus-related death toll at 1,989.
Parents of incoming preschoolers, kindergarteners or new students in the Blaine County School District can enroll their children for the 2021-22 school year starting Friday.
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 Blaine County School District announced this week.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 284 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 181,181. Of those, an estimated 101,274 have recovered.
Middle- and high-schoolers in the Blaine County School District will continue to attend school four days a week, the district’s board of trustees voted Tuesday night.
Wood River Middle School Interim Principal Robert Ditch will step into the role permanently, the Blaine County School District announced Wednesday.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 460 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 180,536. Of those, an estimated 100,936 have recovered.
Middle- and high-schoolers in the Blaine County School District will continue to attend school four days a week, the district’s board of trustees determined Tuesday night.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 559 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide over the weekend, raising the total to 179,763. Of those, an estimated 100,522 have recovered.
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 board of trustees will decide whether to implement the same schedule for middle and high schools.
When Herbert Romero’s son was 10, he was assigned a school project that asked the question: “Who is your hero?”
A bill that would have eliminated August elections in Idaho—potentially further delaying a vote on plant facilities within the Blaine County School District—has died in the state Senate.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 341 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 176,802. Of those, an estimated 98,510 have recovered.
Elementary students in the Blaine County School District will return to the classroom on Fridays next month, rounding out a full five-day school week for the remainder of the year, the district’s board of trustees unanimously decided Tuesday.
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