REXBURG, Idaho, Oct. 19 -- Brigham Young University Idaho campus issued the following news: Brigham Young University-Idaho has released its official Fall 2023 enrollment numbers for both campus and online. The university estimates that approximately 20,000 students are living in Rexburg during the Fall 2023 Semester with a total enrollment of 23,318 campus-based students. This number includes 18,714 campus-based students who are enrolled in face-to-face courses and 4,604 campus-based students   more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 20 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news on Oct. 19, 2023: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of a $1,588,500 low-interest drinking water construction loan to Panorama Hills Water Company in Bonneville County, Idaho. The funding will be used to improve underground piping and the facility's well house. DEQ is authorized by state law to make loans to assist in the construction of public drinking w  more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 17 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is releasing an Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (IPDES) preliminary draft permit to the city of Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, for preliminary review. The facility has ten days to review the preliminary draft permit and fact sheet for any errors and omissions that should be addressed before the public participation period. After the prelimi  more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 17 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is releasing an Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (IPDES) preliminary draft permit to the Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board for preliminary review. The facility has ten days to review the preliminary draft permit and fact sheet for any errors and omissions that should be addressed before the public participation period. After the preli  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Oct. 17 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: RaeLyn Price recently took the helm of ISU's Continuing Education and Workforce Training (CEWT) Programs. Price's previous role at CEWT was as the Health Programs Coordinator, a position she has held for over five years. She first joined CEWT as a CNA instructor in 2016. Price's career as a registered nurse began in 1987 at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital. In 1992, RaeLyn transitioned to the Women and Children's Center  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, Oct. 18 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: The freshman class entering University of Idaho this fall is the second largest in the recorded history of the university with 1,869 new students enrolled. It is slightly below last year's largest class of 1,951. Retention (first-to-second year) is also up 1.4%, showing the results of strategic efforts to keep students progressing toward degrees. U of I saw an increase last year in first-generation freshmen an  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: Janet Napolitano, who was the United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009-2013, will be Idaho State University's special guest as part of a webinar series titled Leadership Insights. The webinar series is hosted by the Emergency Services Department at ISU, led by the director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management program, Laurie Holien. The webinar series features engaging professiona  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 21 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 20, 2023: This week, a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation and the Utah Attorney General's Office in a major hunting rights case involving an 1800s-era treaty. The State of Idaho argued that the Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 "conditions the reserved hunting right on permanent residence on a designate  more