Emailed Retirement + Warhawk Flyover + Rising Rents

While many Boise residents chose to relax or get out of town for the long weekend, Ada County's top law enforcement official used the three days to unexpectedly announce his retirement- by email. Legislators chewed up some cash while staying in town for a historic session and the deadly days of summer driving started with a horrific fatal crash. These stories and more are in today's Boise Daily.

Taking a look at the weather today:

• Wednesday: Clear throughout the day. Temps: High of 97° & low of 67°.

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Patch Pick: Here is a story without almost no information. Ada County Sheriff Steve Bartlett delivered an internal email during the long weekend announcing his quick retirement (effective immediately). Katie Terhune of KTVB provides what little information is available in this strange turn of events for the county's top law enforcement officer.

Here are the top 5 stories for today:

1. Family budgets in Boise took a hit as an announcement concerning rents was published by News Staff at idahonews. Looking at the 100 largest cities in the nation, Boise led in rent growth, jumping by 6.6 percent in May. (idahonews)

2. The longer the Legislature is in town, the more taxpayers foot the bill. According to the Idaho Capital Sun's Clark Corbin, the last 1.5 months of the session cost Idaho over $500,000 in expenses. (idahocapitalsun)

3. Mike Saitz of IdEdNews provides an interesting editorial on the similarities of Idaho's recent Indoctrination Task Force and McCarthyism. (IdEdNews)

4. If you were unable to make the event, here is a video of the Memorial Day Warbird Flyover from the Idaho Warhawk Air Museum. The video is courtesy of airailimages. (YouTube)

5. The Memorial Day Weekend kicked off Idaho's 100 deadliest days in terms of driving. The grim numbers started off quickly as four people were killed in a crash on U.S. 95 on Saturday as reported by the Idaho Statesman's Max Stevenson and Nichole Blanchard. (Idaho Statesman)

Boise Fact of the Day:

Idaho’s capital city is home to the Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, America’s only human rights memorial.

Boise Community Calendar:

- A virtual tour of the James Castle House, located at 5015 Eugene Street, will be held at 4 p.m. This is an online tour available here.

- Country music singer Tracy Lawrence appears at the Expo Idaho Grand Stand starting at 5:30 p.m.

- The Payette Brewery is offering Yoga in the Park taking place at the east end of the Payette Brewery parking lot. The stretches start at 6 p.m.

-The Tag You're It sale starts Wednesday at the Boise Rescue Mission. The sale benefits the homeless in the Treasure Valley.

You are all done. Watch for tomorrow's edition of the Boise Daily for some hot, and I mean really hot, news for Thursday.

- John

About me: I was born and raised in Boise, attending Sacred Heart, Bishop Kelly and Borah before leaving the area for the University of Idaho. I'm an award winning journalist, editor and high school sports enthusiast.