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2 days ago | 
idahopress.com | Kelly Holm
Former Caldwell police lieutenant Benjamin Heinrich, whose employment was allegedly terminated in April, has become the latest ex-associate of Caldwell Police Chief Rex Ingram to file a tort claim.
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5 days ago | 
idahopress.com | Kelly Holm
A month after the freshly-renovated Caldwell Memorial Pool saw its first swimmers in half a decade, the city of Caldwell is teaming up with the local chapter of the Lions Club to double the number of lifeguards on duty. "In order to teach and certify lifeguards, you need to be a certified LGI [lifeguard instructor]. There's not many of them in the Valley. Spots are limited in classes as well," said Tiffany DeFrance, Caldwell's parks and recreation director.
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6 days ago | 
idahopress.com | Kelly Holm
The Caldwell School District approved its budget for the 2025-2026 academic year Monday night, June 16, with expenditures totaling $46.5 million compared to last year's $39.7 million. This comes as enrollment numbers are projected to be at 5,049 students, a decrease about 90 from 2024-2025, according to chief financial officer Cheryl Sanderson. Average daily attendance, meanwhile, has been at about 90% for the past school year.
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1 week ago | 
idahopress.com | Kelly Holm
BOISE — Dozens of elite athletes, a number of whom competed at the Paralympics in Paris last summer, gathered this week in Boise in anticipation of the 2025 U.S. Paralympics Swimming National Championships, held June 20-22. One of several off-year Paralympic events, the meet, held at the Idaho Central Aquatic Center, which opened two years ago, will determine this year’s champions in the field of Para swimming.
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1 week ago | 
idahopress.com | Kelly Holm
One of Old Hollywood's most classic stories has gotten an Idaho twist thanks to local author, journalist and editor Steve Bunk, whose first murder mystery novel dropped earlier this spring. "I've been interested for a long time in film noir. I like the old movies of the '50s and '40s. One of my favorite films is 'The Maltese Falcon' with Humphrey Bogart," Bunk said.
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2 weeks ago | 
idahopress.com | Kelly Holm
Ahead of its annual budget meeting, scheduled for Monday, the trustees of the Caldwell School Board discussed but did not take action on the district's pay-to-play athletic policy and a school resource officer (SRO) contract, two issues that had already been agenda topics in recent months. A $100 per-sport fee for students residing in-district was introduced after the district's $4.1 million levy was voted down in May 2024.
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2 weeks ago | 
idahopress.com | Kelly Holm
CALDWELL — The entrance gate to the Van Slyke Agricultural Museum is now marked by a powder-coated steel arch, thanks to a multi-year effort by group of welding students from Caldwell High School. A few years back, instructor Ivak Cooper received the idea, initially drawn out by Carpenter Screen Printing founder Bob Carpenter. He put his students to work, particularly seniors, as they are required to complete community service for graduation.
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3 weeks ago | 
postregister.com | Kelly Holm
Nearly a quarter million pine seedlings will come to a fire-devastated area in the Sawtooth National Forest within the next few years, thanks to the efforts of Idaho’s Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). In November, the DAR kicked off a fundraising campaign for reforestation services around Stanley Lake, after last summer’s Wapiti Fire scorched more than 110,000 acres in the region.
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3 weeks ago | 
idahopress.com | Kelly Holm
BOISE — James Peterson has been in hospice care for six months and is reliant on an oxygen tank, but he found his way to the Fort Street sidewalk on Friday afternoon in defense of the federal department that has prolonged and improved his quality of life. “So many parachute jumps and everything else, I’ve had to have my knees replaced. They discovered I had pneumonia, then a little bit later they found out I had cancer. I’m at stage 4 now,” the Vietnam veteran said.
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3 weeks ago | 
idahopress.com | Kelly Holm
Nearly a quarter million pine seedlings will come to a fire-devastated area in the Sawtooth National Forest within the next few years, thanks to the efforts of Idaho’s Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). In November, the DAR kicked off a fundraising campaign for reforestation services around Stanley Lake, after last summer’s Wapiti Fire scorched more than 110,000 acres in the region.
