🌱 Local Students Engagement + Missing Kids + New Boise Pathways

Hello, hello! I'm back with your new copy of the Boise Daily. Here's what you need to know about what's happening in town, including:

• A Nampa man shot and killed over the weekend has been identified.
• A local nonprofit talks about the continuing need in Boise to feed the hungry.
• Some local students say they are excited to be in school while others are not feeling the same level of engagement.

But first, today's weather:

A little morning snow. High: 40 Low: 36.

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Here are the top stories in Boise today:

1. A great Christmas gift for a few local families would be the return on their missing children. Take a minute and take a look at LITE-FM's Chris's rundown of missing children in Idaho. Some, like Michael Vaughn and Deorr Kunz, were national news while others barely achieved a blurb in the local media. The article includes photographs of the missing. (liteonline)
2. A Boise nonprofit, the City of Good, has provided over 80,000 meals since opening in 2020. Boise State Public Radio's Gemma Gaudette speaks with Britt Udesen, executive director of City of Good over the continuing need seen in our city and plans for a sustainable food system. (Boise State Public Radio)
3. The Nampa man shot and killed over the weekend has been identified. KTVB-TV staff report the coroner has identified the victim as 20-year-old Isaac Bernal. Law enforcement continue to say the incident was gang related and do not think there is a danger to the community. (ktvb)
4. The dirt will start flying in 2024 as two pathways are scheduled for construction. BoiseDev's Margaret Carmel writes the city has approved a path for bicycles and walkers on the Boise Bench near Cassia Park. A second path will connect Broadway with the Fred Meyer shopping center on Federal Way. Design for both projects will start in 2023 and construction to follow in fiscal year 2024. (boisedev.com)
5. As with any study, there is good and bad after a State Department of Education survey was released showing student engagement around the state. IdahoEdNews reporter Devin Bodkin breaks down the numbers showing the local Pioneer School of the Arts is among the top schools in the state for students feeling engaged. On the other side, less than 25 percent of students at Rocky Mountain High say they are engaged in the school day. (idahoednews)

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Today in Boise:

• The Stich Niche meets Wednesday at the Boise Public Library. (Noon)
• The Idaho Women Veterans Organization (IWVO) meets at the Golden Corral in Boise. (Noon)
• The BSU men's basketball team is home Wednesday, hosting the CSUN Matadors. (7:00 PM)
• Here is your chance to learn to Tango. Ochos in Boise is offering beginning lessons in the dance style Wednesday evening. (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Boise Parks and Recreation: "Rising with the sun in the ripples of the river: @robert_huguez_photography" (Boise Parks and Recreation via Instagram)
• Idaho Humane Society: "Since 2019, the Idaho Humane Society has provided transportation and free veterinary care to pets living on the Duck Valley Reservation to remove barriers of distance, transportation, and expense of veterinary care." (Idaho Humane Society via Facebook)
• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "A significant winter storm is forecast to affect our region late Wednesday into early Saturday. We have issued a Winter Storm WATCH for Baker County, Oregon, the Upper Weiser River Basin, the West Central Mountains, and the Boise Mountains." (US National Weather Service Boise Idaho via Facebook)
• Boise State Public Radio: "The Owyhee Motorcycle Club has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the first one to do so in the United States." (Boise State Public Radio via Facebook)
• Boise Parks and Recreation: "The Greenbelt between Veterans Park and Esther Simplot Park is now closed for work on the installation of an overflow pipe between ponds. The project will hydraulically connect the city park ponds." (Boise Parks and Recreation via Facebook)

That's it for today. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with another update!

— John Braese

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