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A federal vaccine advisory committee decided not to make a recommendation this week on whether to lift a pause on use of the Johnson & Joh… Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 210 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 184… Read more
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A bill to ban local governments in Idaho from instituting mask mandates passed the House of Representatives this week and will now go to the Senate. Read more
By 5:30 p.m. Wednesday evening, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare had not updated its daily COVID-19 numbers, which are typically rel… Read more
With the Custer County Planning and Zoning Commission yet to decide whether to approve a conditional-use permit for a private air strip south … Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 219 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 183… Read more
The South Central Public Health District on Tuesday afternoon confirmed cases of two different coronavirus variants in Twin Falls County. The … Read more
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Sun Valley Resort wrapped up its 2020-21 winter season on Sunday, with colorfully clad skiers and snowboarders hitting the slopes of Bald Moun… Read more
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 312 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 183… Read more
The Idaho Legislature resumed its 2021 session this week after taking a two-week recess due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the statehouse. Read more
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Another Blaine County resident has died of COVID-19, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. The Mountain Express has no furt… Read more
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Gov. Brad Little signed an executive order Wednesday banning any state governmental entity from requiring so-called “vaccine passports”—or pro… Read more
The Blaine County commissioners on Tuesday agreed to officially declare their support for U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson’s Northwest in Transition pla… Read more
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Two variants of the coronavirus that could pose an increased risk to public health have been discovered in Blaine County. Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 655 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide over the weekend, including 337… Read more
Idaho now ranks No. 10 in the country for most expensive gas, AAA announced last week. Read more
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All residents of Blaine County ages 16 and older are now eligible to get COVID-19 vaccinations. Read more
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Survey any Wood River Valley resident on the most star-filled night they’ve seen, and chances are that it was close to home—maybe even in thei… Read more
Your Health Idaho, the state health-insurance exchange, has extended its special enrollment period through April. It had previously been exten… Read more
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In the month of March, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare recorded 9,435 statewide confirmed and probable cases, compared to 8,297 in … Read more
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Idahoans ages 16-44 with at least one serious medical condition became eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations Monday, bringing the state on… Read more
It’s been exactly a year since residents in Stanley and the Wood River Valley were rattled by Idaho’s second-largest recorded earthquake, and … Read more
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Two state lawmakers representing District 26 received COVID-19 vaccinations last week; all three District 26 legislators have now been vaccina… Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 313 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 180… Read more
Idaho’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.3% in February, down slightly from a revised rate of 3.5% in January, the state Department of Labor reported. Read more
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 559 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide over the weekend, raising the total to 179,763. Of those, an estimated 100,522 have recovered.
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Idahoans ages 16-44 with at least one serious medical condition became eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations today, March 29.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 317 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 179,204. Of those, an estimated 100,093 have recovered.
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Gov. Brad Little announced Wednesday that all Idahoans age 16 and older will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations starting April 5.
A temporary law to protect Idaho businesses and schools from lawsuits for “damages or an injury resulting from exposure of an individual to coronavirus” has been extended an additional year, with a new expiration date of July 2022.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 343 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 178,887. Of those, an estimated 99,869 have recovered. Roughly 10% of all Idahoans have now contracted coronavirus.
The Idaho State Tax Commission voted Thursday, March 25, in favor of extending the 2020 Idaho income tax filing and payment deadlines from Thursday, April 15, to Monday, May 17. The move comes following a request to the commission from Gov. Brad Little, and mirrors a recent extension to the …
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Gov. Brad Little announced today, March 24, that all Idahoans age 16 and older will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations starting April 5.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 425 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 178,544. Of those, an estimated 99,626 have recovered.
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The Custer County Planning and Zoning Commission will consider an application to build a private airstrip south of Stanley at a hearing next week.
The Blaine County commissioners on Tuesday signaled their tentative support for Rep. Mike Simpson’s “Northwest in Transition” plan, agreeing to draft a letter in favor of the concepts outlined in his proposal.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 575 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, raising the total to 177,760. Of those, an estimated 99,193 have recovered.
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The Idaho Legislature temporarily shut down on Friday due to multiple confirmed cases of COVID-19 among lawmakers in the House of Representatives.
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission formally removed statewide mountain lion harvest quotas for the 2021-22 big game season last Thursday during its annual season-setting meeting in Boise, according to a Monday press release.
Idaho’s unemployment rate dropped slightly to 3.4% in January, as more Idahoans continue to return to work after the jobless rate hit a historic high of 11.6% last April, the state Department of Labor reported.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 383 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 177,185. Of those, an estimated 98,694 have recovered.
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The Wood River Valley will need to see a significant boost in precipitation over the next month to meet water demands this summer, a number of hydrologists said during an Idaho Water Supply Committee meeting last Friday.
A bill that would have eliminated August elections in Idaho—potentially further delaying a vote on plant facilities within the Blaine County School District—has died in the state Senate.
Idaho’s 2020 elk harvest went into the books as the sixth highest of all time and the second highest in the past decade, according to a Fish and Game report this month.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 364 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 174,610. Of those, an estimated 97,063 have recovered.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 456 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 174,246. Of those, an estimated 96,836 have recovered.
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The Camas County commissioners cleared the way for a large private airport near Fairfield on Monday, voting unanimously to approve an application by Ix-Nay Investment Trust for a land-use map change and a rezone of 300 acres north of U.S. Highway 20 to accommodate its construction.
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The number of Idahoans fully inoculated against COVID-19 has now surpassed the number of confirmed and probable cases in the state for the first time, according to statistics released by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Wednesday evening.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 481 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide Tuesday, raising the total to 173,790. Of those, an estimated 96,628 have recovered.
Following a significant drop in 2019, Idaho saw its highest recorded suicide rate in 2020, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s Violent Death Reporting System (VDRS).
The U.S. Board on Geographic Names officially recognized the last active glacier in Idaho in a meeting last month.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 240 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today, raising the total to 172,827. Of those, an estimated 95,808 have recovered.
With Idaho’s legislative session approaching its two-month mark, Gov. Brad Little sat down with reporters in a virtual press breakfast Wednesday to discuss COVID-19, education and other hot topics of this year’s session.
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