By Ryan Suppe IdahoEdNews.org Former West Bonner School District Superintendent Branden Durst has sued the district over the board of trustees’ termination of his contract last fall. Durst appeared to resign from the district...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff We’ve been doing these retrospectives every year since 2020, and so far the ’20s have lived up to their reputation for being “roaring.” Just reading the list of big...
By Daniel Walters InvestigateWest This story was first published by InvestigateWest on Dec. 11, 2023. In the months leading to the infamous 2017 Unite the Right tiki-torch rally in Charlottesville, Va., then-talk radio host...
By Darren Svan Idaho Education News The West Bonner School District gained positive traction Oct. 30 with two milestones: Trustees hired an experienced interim superintendent and filled two board vacancies. Following the official resignation...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For the first time in nearly a month after the Aug. 29 special election that resulted in the recall of former-West Bonner County School District Board of Trustees Chair...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff More than 120 residents showed up to the Priest River Lamanna High School for a packed agenda before the West Bonner County School District Board of Trustees on Sept....
By Jim Jones Reader Contributor Having followed public affairs in the Gem State since 1966, I have always believed that most Idahoans are practical people who appreciate and support reasonable, pragmatic political leaders. They...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Weeks of controversy have roiled the West Bonner County School District, as its trustees have hosted a number of charged public board meetings related to the hiring of Branden...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The sound and fury surrounding West Bonner School District’s selection of Branden Durst to serve as its latest superintendent will continue, after trustees opened and closed a special meeting...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, has come under fire from the hard-right contingent of the Idaho GOP for his vote against the Idaho Parental Freedom in Education Act, fronted by...
