- Congratulations to Kris Komoro '05, the first chef from Idaho to bring home a distinguished James Beard Award, taking home top honors in the mountain region. He had been a semifinalist before but, this time, he earned the award. (Yahoo News)
- In the time leading up to the awards ceremony, Komori and the downtown Boise restaurant he co-owns, KIN, were featured. He and his partner took the restaurant's staff with them to the awards show. (KTVB/Idaho Press)
- There was another College of Idaho connection to the James Beard Awards - Ricardo '12 and Katy '13 Osuna also earned an award. Their podcast, Copper & Heat, received an award in the "Audio Programming" category. It is the second Beard award for the Osunas. (JamesBeard.org)
- Funding provided by the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act is running out and, as those COVID pandemic resources run out, evictions could rise in western Idaho. Ali Rabe '10, a member of the College's Board of Trustees, is the Executive Director of the non-profit agency Jesse Tree, which helps people combat evictions and homelessness. She says the time to invest in prevention is now. (KBSX Radio)
- Dr. Anne Blackhurst earned her Master’s degree in Guidance Counseling from the College in 1987, and is retiring after 10 years of being president of Minnesota State University Moorhead. (The FM Extra)
- Jen Schneider '96 and sophomore Rakeb Abraham Jebessa joined Holly Cook '14 on the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce's Higher Education series in May. (Boise Metro Chamber)
- Students and faculty from the College making an impact in the real world - McKay Cunningham and three of his student researchers sat on a panel recently to discuss the history of racial housing discrimination in Idaho. (KBSX Radio)
- The city of Nyssa, Oregon, is renaming a park in its community to honor former College Campus Safety officer Corporal Joe Johnson, who died in the line of duty earlier this year. (KIVI-TV)
- Melanie Dawson, an upcoming senior at The College of Idaho, earned a 2023 summer Congressional internship with the Victory Institute. (VictoryInstitute.org)
- Senior Haley Loffer wrapped up her softball career at the College with quite the trifecta - earning Cascade Conference Player of the Year honors and NFCA All-American recognition as well as being named the NAIA Softball Player of the Year. She led the Yotes in eight offensive categories, including batting average, hits, and home runs. (KTVB-TV, Couer d'Alene Press)
- Loffer wasn't the only woman at the College to reach amazing heights this spring - track and field standout Sage Martin won the NAIA national championship in the steeplechase event in May. (KTVB-TV)
- After her victory, she talked about what it was like to win a national title. (KTVB-TV)
- Back to softball for a moment, where Loffer was part of a team that earned an invitation to the NAIA national tournament. (NAIA)
- Unfortunately, despite setting a school record for wins in a season, the Yotes came up one game short of advancing to the final site of the NAIA Softball World Series. (Idaho Press)
- A pair of College of Idaho student-athletes named to the MCLA lacrosse All-American team. (KIVI-TV)
- Baseball standout Jonah Hultberg, the new all-time leader in hits for the Yotes' baseball program, was selected an NAIA Academic All-American. (KDVR-TV)
- The men's basketball team announced its incoming recruiting class for the upcoming season, including an NCAA Division 1 transfer from Montana State. (Victory Sports Network)
- The NAIA football national playoffs are set to expand. (406 Sports)
- That news could definitely benefit the Yotes, who have tied for the conference title the past three seasons but failed to advance to the national playoffs due to tiebreakers. The team is anxious to change that. (KTVB-TV)
- One of the team's players, Caden Cobb, has already scored an enormous victory. Thanks to an on-campus "Be the Match" event, Cobb was matched with a patient that needed a bone-marrow transplant, so Cobb was able to donate marrow to the patient. (Idaho Press)