For some families in southeast Idaho, summer isn’t just about sunshine and free time—it’s a season for healing and growth. That’s the idea behind Hope Camp, a summer program run by Discovery Acre, a home-based child development center that's rethinking what camp can be.
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
Rexburg Meltdown is a music festival assembled to help people in the area find others with similar interests and build connection.
Singer/Songwriter, Evie Clair challenged herself to write and post a new song to Instagram every day until her newest EP “Conversations with Angels” hits 20,000 streams on Spotify. Clair released “Conversations with Angels” last year. The music focuses on life’s hardships, something she hopes can help her daughter in the future.
Kainoa’s owners, Jeremy and Rochelle Claridge, say they have seen blessings in their lives because of their choice to move to Rexburg.
Omi Hodwitz, who teaches at the University of Idaho and was formerly incarcerated herself, is helping bring college courses to Idaho prisons. She says education gives inmates a better chance at success after release and helps create safer communities.
The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Idaho Falls is hosting its annual Family Fun Run and Carnival this Saturday to raise funds and awareness for families with children receiving care at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. The event features fun runs, carnival games, food and community activities to support the RMHC Family Room.