Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 20th of February.
Good morning, Lewiston.
The Clarkston School District received a donation from Potlatch No. 1 FCU to install a new video board in the high school's gymnasium.
The board will boost athletic events & school assemblies when activated to benefit students and the community.
Governor Little expanded school choice by signing an executive order on Feb.
16 that opts Idaho into the federal scholarship tax credit program — a move designed to give families more education options. The order directs the State Department of Education to implement the program to support diverse student needs.
Lewis-Clark State College is asking for campus feedback on adding a physical mascot while keeping its Warriors name; a poll open until Feb.
25 has 288 responses with 37% preferring Wolverine (26% favoring bighorn sheep) among the options under review.
Since Feb. 19, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game has been using helicopters to capture and radio-collar bighorn sheep along portions of the Snake and Salmon rivers to gather data on their movement.
Residents may observe low-flying helicopters until Feb. 24.
Fernan Lake and Cocolalla Lake were stocked with catchable-size rainbow trout earlier than usual when Idaho Fish and Game released 6,000 fish into Fernan and 6,900 into Cocolalla due to temporary space limits at the Nampa fish hatchery; regular stocking will resume in May.
Nonstop Local's Bradley Warren interviewed Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton on Feb.
19, who shared his thoughts on the upcoming 2026 Olympic games (his perspective aims to spark interest among local sports fans).
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