It is about that time of year, more wildlife is going to travel further distances. This driver caught a herd of elk crossing Highway 75 and not caring who they were hindering in the process.
St. Luke's Wood River Foundation is planning on expanding and funding a medical center to help those in Blaine County who are not insured or underinsured. According to the news release, over 700 Blaine County patients traveled to Family Health Services Clinics in Jerome or Fairfield.
Southern Idaho health officials say a bat came back positive for rabies this week and warned the public to be cautious around the animals. The South Central Public Health District said the bat had been caught in Blaine County and tested positive for the virus Tuesday
As the Fourth of July approaches, we are beginning to see Idaho city officials banning together to discourage the public from setting off fireworks over the holiday, as the fire danger remains high throughout the state due to drought conditions and excessive heat.
Blaine County has moved to a more stringent COVID-19 risk level gauge to deal with the pandemic in a more specific way in the tourist mountain communities of the Wood River Valley.