Emma Epperly

Emma came to us from The Spokesman Review. She graduated from Washington State University with a B.A. in journalism and heads up our North Idaho Bureau.

West Bonner leaders grateful for levy, but still face financial hardship

The 2023 and 2024 financial audits are long overdue, and the district still needs to plan for cutbacks.

Lakeland superintendent and assistant superintendent both resign

The departures come after a tense and controversial period for the district.

Levy passage doesn’t solve budget problems for Lakeland

When Lakeland School District’s supplement levy passed earlier this week, trustees and the superintendent took a moment to celebrate. But they could not ignore the district’s hard budget realities. Trustees spent most of their Wednesday meeting discussing a potential move to a four-day school week, in hopes of saving money. Then, on Thursday afternoon, Chief…

A sign directs voters to the entrance of a polling place in a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints church gymnasium.

Idaho’s two failed levies have largely different impacts

The failures encompass just under $4 million of the nearly $75 million voters considered in supplemental levies.

Voters approve splitting Mountain View into two smaller districts

Overall, 65% of voters supported deconsolidation.

In the space between two voting booths, a woman is seen entering the polling place in the background.

22 levies pass and just two fail with nearly $75 million on the ballot

The supplemental levy asks range from $45,000 in the Three Creek up to $15 million in Lakeland.

New Idaho association seeks to connect charter school leaders and advocate

Nanette Merrill will serve as executive director.

The fate of Idaho’s largest school district (geographically) to be determined next week

Residents of Grangeville, Kooskia, and Elk City will vote Tuesday on whether or not to split the Mountain View School District into two smaller districts with more local control.