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Commentary: The potential boondoggle of Greater Idaho
Becky Tallent was a journalism faculty member at the University of Idaho for 13 years before her retirement in 2019. She is of Cherokee descent and is a member of both the Indigenous Journalists Association and the Society of Professional Journalists. She also writes for Faith and Values News (spokanefavs.com).
Residents frustrated with mobile home landlord
Mobile home residents in the Moscow area continue to be frustrated with a landlord who has significantly raised their rents and asked them to sign leases that attorneys say do not hold up to the law. Hurst & Son, LLC, manages six mobile home communities in the Moscow area. The...
Mural painted by UI student provides fine welcome to Moscow
University of Idaho student Madelynn Gregoire wanted to leave her stamp on Moscow before she graduated this May. She did so in the form of 10-foot by 10-foot mural serving as an unofficial Moscow welcome sign that greets cars as they enter downtown from the north. Gregoire was invited by...
Mom of University of Idaho victim discusses her son's legacy
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - In November of 2022, Stacy Chapin learned she lost her son, Ethan, forever. Ethan was one of three other University of Idaho students who were brutally murdered in their off-campus house while they slept: His girlfriend Xana Kernodle, and roommates Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were the other victims.
It’ll be a new-look Daily News next week
Two weeks ago, our editor and publisher, Nathan Alford, told you about a significant change to the Moscow-Pullman Daily News: a mid-May switch to publishing just two print editions each week. Today, I’m writing to tell you about more changes we’re making to the newspaper. (I know, I...
Judge makes key ruling in case of Idaho college murders that captivated the country
Defense for a man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students, in a case that captivated the world, can resume phone surveys of potential jurors, a judge has said. Bryan Kohberger faces four murder charges in connection with the November 2022 stabbing deaths of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves. A judge has entered a not guilty plea on Kohberger's behalf, and prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty if he is convicted.Kohberger's team hired a consultant to survey potential jurors living near the university about things they might have seen, heard or...
Moscow Middle tabs Summers for principal
A familiar face will take over the principal position for Moscow Middle School next year. On Wednesday, the Moscow School District voted to promote Teri Summers to the role. Summers has been the middle school’s assistant principal since 2019. She will replace Bill Holman, who has led the school since 2018.
New take on a classic
The Idaho football team put a new twist on its annual spring game Friday at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome. But the results were the same, with several players making a name for themselves ahead of the upcoming season. The Vandals’ starters and key backups wore black jerseys and opposed the...
Finding real-world answers
A roundabout for a busy Lewiston intersection and a new computer device for a Colfax hospital were among the innovations presented Friday by University of Idaho engineering students. UI seniors showed off their capstone projects to the public during UI’s annual Engineering Design EXPO at the ICCU Arena. The...
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