Hopefully, this column will clear up some misconceptions regarding two charter schools in Blackfoot. Since this past December ... would be Bingham Academy’s designation as the first high school in Idaho to be certified as a Science, Technology ...

His father majored in agriculture at U of I. In addition to everything else, Astel was also a participant in athletics at Blackfoot High School, participating in football and wrestling.

Richins won five Idaho high school football state championships during his ... Richins will replace Cody Shelley, who has been Blackfoot’s athletic director and varsity boys basketball coach since 2015. Shelley will remain the school’s varsity boys ...

Editor’s Note: Prep Stars in College is a weekly glance at former southeast Idaho high school athletes who are now competing at the college level. If we’re missing anyone, let us know at sports@journalnet.com. Hadlie Henderson (Blackfoot ...

On a wall inside the wrestling room at Blackfoot High School, each wrestler’s goals are written on index cards and tacked to a bulletin board. Nathan Sargent’s aren’t all measurable. But after his triumphs this past season, it’s safe to check off ...

... Blackfoot Police Department released an additional statement on Thursday afternoon regarding the school threat involving a 14-year-old Blackfoot High School student: On March 1, 2018 the Blackfoot Police Department continued its investigation into ...

Last month’s Valentine’s Day massacre of students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, should serve as a grim reminder of how ignoring a deeply troubled teen will work for a community. The Blackfoot School District ...

Last month’s revelation that a former Blackfoot High School girls’ soccer coach has been charged with felony sexual charges involving minor athletes didn’t help, according to Kress. “We can’t seem to catch a break,” Kress said.

BLACKFOOT — A former Blackfoot High School girls soccer coach has been charged with multiple counts of lewd conduct with underage victims in Bannock and Bingham counties. Alisha Yeates, 27, is facing five felony counts of lewd conduct with a minor in ...

BLACKFOOT — Two Blackfoot High School students have kicked off an effort to end the intimidation some pupils feel while trying to discover their sexual identity. And while the program began as a gender-equal enterprise, it has taken on a life of its own ...