🌱 Daybell Update + Outhouse Races + Boise Weather Forecast

Good day, neighbors! John Braese here with the Monday issue of the Boise Daily.

The last runs have been made and the Boise Daily provides you a final on the medal count from the recently completed Olympic Games. We have an update on the upcoming Daybell murder trial and find out if snow is in the forecast this week. If you have been anxiously waiting for results from Stanley's Outhouse Races, we have them. Finally, many local students may soon see loan repayments due to some inflated numbers by some private colleges.

First, today's weather:

Mainly cloudy, p.m. flurries. High: 41 Low: 24.

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Here are the top stories in Boise today:

1. The Olympic Winter Games have come to a close and KTVB-TV's Travis Pittman has the final medal count for the United States. The United States finished with 25 total medals. That's eight gold, ten silver and seven bronze. The action sports proved best for Team USA with 12 medals in snowboarding and freestyle skiing. (KTVB)
2. The Boise Daily promised to keep you updated on the Chad and Lori Daybell murder case. Eric Grossarth, reporter for the East Idaho News, reports prosecutors in the murder case are making their argument to transport a jury from Ada County to Fremont County. In October, a judge ruled proceedings should be held in Ada County after Chad Daybell’s attorney John Prior argued significant media attention would affect the ability to find a fair and unbiased jury in Fremont County. (eastidahonews)
3. The weather on Sunday certainly took a change. Here is your chance to see what the rest of the week will hold courtesy of Boise Patch. (Boise Patch)
4. If your weekend lacked some excitement, think about next year taking a trip up to Stanley and join KIVI-TV's Steve Dent. The 13th annual Stanley WinterFest happened this weekend in Stanley and it ended in style with their famous outhouse races. (KIVI)
5. Numerous former students, including many in Boise, will receive millions in loan repayments after the U.S. Department of Education found that four private for-profit institutions made misleading claims about their job placement rates. The Idaho Capital Sun's Ariana Figueroa writes the four institutions include DeVry University, which is based in Illinois, but has 40 locations in 18 states; Westwood College, based in Colorado, which closed in 2016; ITT Nursing, based in Indiana, which filed for bankruptcy in 2016; and the Minnesota School of Business/Globe University, which closed in 2017. (idahocapitalsun)

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Today in Boise:

• If you're nearing retirement or already retired, you need to understand how taxes (including the new changes) impact your retirement income, as it may be possible for you to pay less in taxes on your hard-earned dollars. Join this Taxes in Retirement Webinar on Monday. (10 a.m.)
• The Warm Springs Counseling Center offers a group for all girls to have a safe place for self expression. The purpose of the group is to maintain authentic connection with peers in the community, strengthen self-esteem, abandon self-doubt, and give opportunities for genuine self-expression through verbal sharing and creative activity. (6 p.m.)
• The inaugural event of the Spriggs Family Lecture Series begins Monday and will feature Robert A. Lawson. Lawson is the Jerome M. Fullinwider Centennial Chair in Economic Freedom and the director of the Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom at Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business. The title of his talk is “Economic Freedom and the Wealth and Health of Nations.” (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Idaho Humane Society: "This guy! You have to meet Buddy. His story sounds like an old country song. He is 13 years old, had one eye removed and is blind in the other. On top of that he has a heart murmur and has also had two masses removed." (Facebook)
• Studio Boise Photo Center: "Bare Expressions is now showing in our basement gallery through the end of the month! Come check out the gorgeous photos by @davemdsn and the beautiful paintings by @thenakedneighbor gallery is open during business hours and by appointment." (Instagram)
• Boise Little Theater: ""The lines of alliance keep shifting – as do our sympathies – so sometimes it’s one couple against the other and at others it’s the insensitive men against the women, who try to gloss over their spouses’ tactlessness." (Instagram)
• Ballet Idaho: "Meet our 21.22 trainee cohort! These dancers work closely with our company dancers and faculty, bridging the gap between the student and the professional. Stay tuned for more information about their upcoming performance." (Facebook)
• Boise State Public Radio: "Digester Doc is a company that helps farms get more energy out of their cow manure." (Facebook)

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About me: Welcome to the Boise edition of patch.com. I am the community editor in this exciting endeavor for the Boise area. I was born and grew up in Boise, attending Bishop Kelly High School before graduating from Borah High School more than a few years ago. I have seen Boise grow substantially in the last few years, but still maintain my hometown appeal. I want to hear about what is important to you and the stories you wish to see on patch.com. Feel free to reach out to me via email at john.braese@patch.com or drop me a phone call or text at 208 954-9585.