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In 2019, the University of Idaho acquired access to the 10,400-acre Rinker Rock Creek Ranch in Croy Canyon. Combined with 11,000 acres of surrounding BLM land, the rustic ranch has provided public access as well as a research center for multidisciplinary studies of wildlife conservation, gra…

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The Wood River YMCA, Blaine County School District and “I Have a Dream” Foundation are partnering on a new educational program to give parents skills necessary to help their children navigate elementary, middle and high school.

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Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, on Friday announced the names of 35 Idahoans that he has nominated for the United States service academies for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year, including two students with area ties.

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Inundated with public comments, the Blaine County School District’s trustees opted Tuesday to delay a decision on a possible plan to release students from class early on Wednesdays starting in the 2023-24 school year.

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The Blaine County School District’s board of trustees decided to stay the course in 2023, re-electing the same leadership for the year ahead during its Jan. 10 meeting.

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The Blaine County School District board of trustees last week started discussing the idea of a potential early release for students on Wednesdays to make time for “professional learning community collaboration time” for staff members.

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Best Buddies International—a nonprofit volunteer organization that provides opportunities for one-on-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities—has opened its first chapter in the state of Id…

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The Hailey City Council approved a resolution on Nov. 14 authorizing the Hailey Public Library to accept a $30,000 grant to expand its learning and enrichment programming next summer.

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The Wood River Women’s Foundation and the Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children recently announced Kathryn Ivers as the project director of the Wood River Early Learning Collaborative.

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The Space, a nonprofit organization in Hailey that offers free and low-cost services to under-resourced students in grades six through 12, has recently expanded its services and office space in order to provide more students in the Wood River Valley with educational opportunities, regardless…