Good morning, Nampa.

Tickets go on sale at 5 a.m. on April 23 for the 2025 St. Jude Dream Home in Oaklawn built by Berkeley Building Company—a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Buyers on sale day enter a contest for Boise State club seats and those purchasing before May 2 also enter to win a Ford Truck while open house tours run May 3-18.

Nearly a dozen Idahoans were sentenced for fentanyl trafficking in Magic Valley after a task force investigation with help from 10 agencies (including Nampa Police) seized more than 48,000 fentanyl pills and four pounds of meth.

The Shoshone-Paiute and Coeur d’Alene Tribes are taking steps to build a new casino and resort on tribal land along I-84—between Boise and Mountain Home—that needs approval from the U.S. Department of the Interior and is expected to create thousands of jobs while adding over $10 million in annual economic activity.

Today, students and community members at College of Western Idaho are planting 40 trees as part of a campus expansion that aims to create an outdoor classroom and help fight urban heat islands.

The 2-acre project will transform the agriculture sciences complex and is funded by a federal grant from the City of Nampa—volunteers from Birch Elementary and Rocky Mountain High School have helped support the effort.

Outfitters said the healthy snowpack this spring should produce robust whitewater for rafting this season—local guides are preparing to meet higher demand.

Bogus Basin has extended its winter season with a bonus weekend that will feature events, live music, and a pond skim on Saturday, April 19 and additional festivities on Sunday, April 20—season pass holders and ski enthusiasts can ride all lifts from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during both days.

Earth Day Pop-up at Flying M Coffee

9 a.m. – 1 p.m. — Flying M Coffee Garage — Free activities — Engage with local nonprofits and fun Earth Day activities for the family.

2025 Commencement Weekend

6:30 p.m. — Brandt Center — No tickets required — Celebrate graduates with a Baccalaureate service and multiple commencement ceremonies.

2025 Spring Scholarship Golf Scramble

8 a.m. — Ridgecrest Golf Club — Registration fee includes golf course access, cart, and lunch — Enjoy a friendly competition while supporting future mining professionals.

U.S. Open Local Qualifying at RedHawk

18 holes — RedHawk Public Golf Course — Registration required — Compete for a chance to qualify for the prestigious U.S. Open.