COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Sept. 1 (TNSEve) -- North Idaho College issued the following news: The community is invited to participate in North Idaho College's fifth annual Diversity Symposium, a series of free events related to the theme of Digital Divides: New Technologies and Persistent Inequalities. The symposium takes place all day Wednesday, Sept. 15 in the Edminster Student Union Building, Lake Coeur d'Alene Room, on NIC's main campus in Coeur d'Alene. Highlights include keynote speaker Sammy  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, Aug. 31 (TNSGra) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) has selected four students as its next class of Chobani Scholars. These high school graduates receive $20,000 each from Chobani to support their four-year degree. This is the third year in a row that Chobani has funded these grants. All four of this year's students are from the Magic Valley and are majoring in Animal, Veterinary   more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 4 -- Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued the following news release: Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced a consumer protection settlement agreement with Senior Supplemental Referral Service, LLC, a lead-generation company operating nationwide from Boise. The settlement resolves concerns over the content and design of the company's direct mail solicitations. Senior Supplemental Referral Service mails solicitations to consumers to generate customer leads   more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 2 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: Boosting Idaho students' reading readiness, continued support for essential resources for students and improving salaries for teachers and support staff are top priorities in Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra's public schools budget request for next year, Superintendent Ybarra announced Wednesday. The superintendent's proposed budget includes $39.3 million to provide the option of ful  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2021: Governor Brad Little announced today a last-ditch effort to avoid the first-ever activation of statewide crisis standards of care by adding hundreds of new medical personnel for Idaho hospitals, but he said the real solution to the crisis is more Idahoans choosing to receive the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. Nearly all Idaho hospitals are overwhelmed with unvaccinated COVID-19 patient  more