Oregon Trail

It was, as I mentioned in a previous post, a long and arduous trek.

In fact, near the Hagerman Fossil Beds.

Guys in Burns have little in common with guys in Portland.

You can help touch up some local history.

My wife recently stopped watching the Real Housewives of Wherever long enough to get hooked on a show that is actually pretty good and a little educational.

New markers dot a 2-mile stretch of the Oregon Trail near Malta, thanks to the work of an aspiring Eagle Scout, a number of volunteers, and a Bureau of Land Management archaeologist.

Idaho’s back-country is living history.  Or it was until the environmentalists came along.

MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho (AP) — Tourists, school groups and history fans will soon be able to visit a historic site along the Oregon Trail after the owners have donated it to the Bureau of Land Management.

The economy may not be growing right now but enrollment in the Twin Falls School District sure is.  Enrollment is up 102 students in the district compared to the same time last year with a total of 7,801 students.  As a result the Twin Falls School Board voted this week to make a couple of staffing adjustments.