Paul's Blog for Friday 09/24/21

Friday 092421

A 13-year-old girl has been taken into custody after having a firearm at Rigby Middle School yesterday. It’s the same school in May where a shooting injured two students and a custodian.  After the latest incident, Jefferson School District Superintendent Chad Martin immediately banned backpacks at two middle schools and two high schools.

The board of trustees of North Idaho community college has fired the school’s president in what one board member who opposed the move called 100% retaliation.  The board with a 3-2 vote fired Rick MacLennan, ending his five-year term.  The former president said he was bullied.

As the state enters crisis standards of care with surging COVID 19 cases, the Idaho Supreme court will return to online court hearings and no new jury trials Monday.  The order extends to December 6^th and includes no grand jury trials.

The investigation into the body’s found at Downards funeral home in Pocatello has turned criminal according to authorities.  Police have seized the home’s computers.  The results are expected to be turned over to the prosecutor’s office soon.  This, following the discovery of rotting corps, one visible to the public.  One still remains unidentified.

Idaho High school seniors should expect personalized direct admissions letters today.  The Direct Admissions letter automatically pre-qualifies a high school senior to attend either six, or all eight of Idaho’s public colleges and universities based on their academic performance in high school.  Over 22,500 seniors will receive a Direct Admissions letter.

The south central public health district case investigators are asking residents to self-report symptoms and other illness data.  With the recent surge in COVID 19 cases, epidemiologists say the effort is to track the disease and inform residents who are at risk of exposure. 

SPORTS

From the local high school soccer fields yesterday there are some scores to report.  First for the girls, where Kimberly upset Buhl 4 to 3.  The Sun Valley Community School bested Wendell 3 to 1.  It was Bliss 1 Filer 0.  Gooding outlasted Declo 4 to 0.

In Boys Soccer, Gooding said no to Declo with a score of 8 to 1.  The Sun Valley Community School defeated Wendell 3 to 2 and it was Bliss 5 Filer 2.  Elsewhere Buhl downed Kimberly 3 to 1.

In Volleyball action, Wood River defeated Mountain Home 3 to 0.  There was another shuthout where Shoshone said no to Glenns Ferry 3 to 0.  It was Lighthouse Christian 3 Oakley 1, Filer outlasted Buhl 3 to 0 and Burley defeated Jerome 3 to 1.  Declo shut out the game with Wendell 3 to 0 and Carey also shut out their game with Hansen 3 to 0.  The Sun Valley community school defeated Hagerman 3 to 0, Dietrich took the win over Castleford 3 to 1 and it was Murtaugh 3 Raft River 0.

On today’s High school sports schedule first for both Boys and Girls Soccer, Gooding travels to the Sun Valley community school.  The girls game at 4 and the boys at 5:45.

As far as football games this evening, Minico travels to Burley, Jerome will be in Twin Falls to play Canyon Ridge.  Twin Falls plays Century at Holt Arena, Buhl is in Wood River, Filer travels to Wendell, Gooding goes to Declo, Mountain Home will be in Kimberly, Valley plays Nampa Christian, Glenns Ferry travels to Dietrich, Raft River goes to Lighthouse Christian, Murtaugh is in Oakley, Hagerman in Shoshone and Notus travels to Camas County.  Finally, Castleford will take on Hansen.

As for Volleyball Covenant will play Twin Falls Christian Academy and Richfield plays Hagerman.

There is one local Cross Country meet at the Sunway Complex with the race set to begin at 1:30.

 

With the first quarter of the regular season wrapped up, the Boise State University football team enters week four with a 1-2 record and is now gearing up for their conference slate of games.  The Broncos lost 21-20 to Oklahoma State last Saturday night, which was the second time this season Boise State lost a lead in the second quarter and lost by less than one possession.  Going into week four, Boise State will look to improve from their slow start when their schedule largely turns to foes in the Mountain West Conference.  In this first Mountain West Conference matchup for Boise State, the 1-2 Broncos will travel to Logan, Utah to take on the Utah State University Aggies, who are 3-0 on the season thus far, with wins over the Air Force Academy and Washington State University.  The game kicks off at 10 a.m. tomorrow and will be televised on CBS. 

WEATHER

Today:  Sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Tonight:  Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the evening.

 

Saturday:  Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night:  Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south in the evening.

 

Sunday:  Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night:  Clear, with a low around 51.

 

Monday:  Sunny, with a high near 81.

Monday Night:  Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

 

Tuesday:  Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Tuesday Night:  A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

 

Wednesday:  Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Wednesday Night:  Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

 

Thursday:  Sunny, with a high near 71.

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