BYU-Idaho Radio

Kobie and Robert Atkinson, BYU-Idaho Alumni and owners of the Thornshire Renaissance Faire, prepare to run the fair for the second time as its soul owners.

REXBURG--Since 1988, the Idaho Community Foundation has been serving the people of Idaho with building up and funding charities and helping nonprofits get their start. The organization started with a man named John Ferry, who became the president of Boise Cascade as building materials company, got several people together to help charities gain funding and to help the people around them. Now, over 30 years later, they have granted over $200 million and are on the way $300 million.    

Idaho education leaders are considering changes to K-12 testing, including removing the state English Language Arts test (ELA) exam for third graders and allowing high school students to choose tests aligned with their post-graduation plans. The state will collect public feedback this summer before making formal recommendations to the board in August

BYU-Idaho’s devotional address was delivered by Elder I. Raymond Egbo, a General Authority Seventy for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He spoke of Christ’s life and ministry and how following His example can elevate individual’s lives.

The Center for Hope is putting together a conversation about how to destigmatize talking about addiction and recovery, as well as empower people come together as a community to educate themselves on the topic.

The Rexburg YSA Conference at BYU-Idaho has students looking forward to the personalized messages that will be shared. YSA anticipate a comforting “spiritual reset” that the conference will usher in, and offer an invite to others that may be considering attending.

Have you ever felt like you were falling behind? What do you do when you feel this way? What makes it worse?

Rexburg Meltdown is a music festival assembled to help people in the area find others with similar interests and build connection.

Tomorrow marks 25 years since the announcement that Ricks College would become BYU-Idaho, a decision that surprised many. In those 25 years the change has created lasting opportunities for students and staff. Alumni, faculty and current students reflect on how the university’s Christ-centered mission continues to shape lives today.