Michele Rohrer named Camdenton R-III teacher of the week
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This week Camdenton R-III School District and The Smith Law Firm would like to honor Michele Rohrer. Mrs. Rohrer teaches third grade at Hawthorn Elementary and she serves on the Science Technology, Engineering, and Math Career Ladder Team. She planned, designed, and organized Hawthorn’s STEM day prior to winter break. Michele did much of the legwork to make sure supplies and resources were readily accessible for students to design a project that they could take home and build with their families. This past fall, Mrs. Rohrer was able to establish an educational partnership with “Cricket Together,” an e-mentoring program that provides students with opportunities to develop literacy skills as they correspond with business leaders from around the country. Additionally, Michele provides leadership for the District’s elementary robotics program, Hawthorn’s building leadership team, and Hawthorn’s behav
Idaho adds fewer than 300 COVID-19 cases Saturday as weekly average falls below 500
Idaho Statesman
and last updated 2021-01-31 18:22:29-05
Idahoâs COVID-19 case counts continued to fall Saturday, bringing the stateâs seven-day moving average of confirmed and probable cases even lower than in recent days and prompting state health officials to suspend data reporting on Sundays.
Statewide, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and local health districts reported 229 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Saturday, along with 67 probable cases, for a total of 296 cases Saturday.
In recent weeks, the number of COVID-19 cases has dropped since reaching a peak of more than 1,500 per day in mid-December. By Saturday, the stateâs seven-day moving average of confirmed and probable cases was 479.6 cases per day â the lowest since Oct. 3.
Idahoâs COVID-19 positivity rate drops for third straight week, 7-day average also dips
Scripps
and last updated 2021-01-28 22:20:20-05
Idahoâs COVID-19 test positivity rate has decreased for the third week in a row.
On Thursday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported a rate of 8.3% on 29,286 tests for the week of Jan. 17-23. It is the lowest statewide positivity rate since mid-September, but still above the 5% threshold that experts say shows control over the spread of the virus.
Idaho hasnât reached a positivity rate below 5% since last June.
Five of the stateâs seven public health districts saw a drop in positivity from the previous week. Boise-based Central District Health had the lowest rate, at 6.3%. Southeastern Idaho Public Health was the only district to experience an increase, going from 6.2% to 7.2%. Eastern Idaho Public Healthâs rate remained at 10.1%. Panhandle Health District had the highest rate, at 11.9%.
Clairemont
Back in 1988, Maria Aviles’ was crushed when her high school class ring a reminder of her happiest days at James Madison High School in Clairemont in the 1970s disappeared from the bedroom of her home.
For 32 years, there was no trace of the keepsake. Then last month, the blue-jeweled ring unexpectedly resurfaced in a Facebook post by a man in Maine hoping to find its long-lost owner. A fellow Madison High alumnus himself, he had purchased the ring in a New Hampshire antique shop last fall. But when he discovered her name engraved inside, he decided to track her down and return it.
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