UPDATED Saturday 3/28/20 7:30 am The Southwest District Health has confirmed detection of community spread in Canyon County. Community transmission (or community spread) is when health officials can’t find a specific origin for an infection, for an example: traveling from a known area to have the virus. The SWDH asks people to follow these guidelines:…… More
The City of Nampa expects its residents to have irrigation water at full pressure by mid-April. Nampa announced Friday it will begin its irrigation season April 1, and customers can expect full pressure by mid-April after crews have tested lines, flushed the system, and brought ditch pumps on line. Crews will work to ensure…… More
The Southwest District Health has confirmed Friday detection of community spread in Canyon County. Community transmission (or community spread) is when health officials can’t find a specific origin for an infection, for an example: traveling from a known area to have the virus. As of 7 p.m. Thursday District 3 has confirmed 22 cases…… More
Governor Brad Little’s latest executive orders and proclamation will boost funds available for Idaho’s coronavirus response, manage the impact of the crisis on the state budget, and help the thousands of Idahoans suddenly unemployed due to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). “The number of unemployed in Idaho jumped 1,200-percent in a matter of days,”…… More
Joe Diffie, 61, has confirmed he tested positive for COVID-19. The “John Deere Green” singer released a statement on March 27: “I am under the care of medical professionals and currently receiving treatment. My family and I are asking for privacy at this time. We want to remind the public and all my fans to…… More
Craig Morgan will drop a new album, God, Family, Country, on May 22. The 10-song offering features five new songs, as well as five newly remastered tunes from Craig’s past catalog, including “Almost Home” and “That’s What I Love About Sunday.” New songs include his recent iTunes No. 1 hit, “The Father, My Son and…… More
Charlie Daniels announced the lineup for his all-star concert, Volunteer Jam, which will take place at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Sept. 15. Since its inception in 1974, Charlie’s Volunteer Jam has brought together some of music’s biggest stars for a number of worthwhile causes. This year’s lineup includes Trace Adkins, Justin Moore, The Marshall Tucker Band, Chris…… More
Worthington BLOG: Coronavirus Self Quarantine – Week 2 By Rick Worthington 3/24/20 If you did not read my Week 1 Quarantine blog, you can do so HERE. My family and I began our self quarantine on March 13th. Since then, my wife and girls have been outside to walk around the neighborhood a few…
Worthington BLOG: Coronavirus Self Quarantine – Week 1 By Rick Worthington 3/16/20 As I have shared several times on social media and the KBOI website, my wife is fighting breast cancer. It’s something we have been dealing with for several years now. We decided as a family on Friday (3/13/20) to self quarantine as…
BLOG: Will the 2020 Summer Olympics happen? By Rick Worthington 3/4/2020 It is less than 150 days until Tokyo 2020’s opening ceremony and as the landmark approaches there is mounting speculation on how and whether the Olympics will be affected by the growing coronavirus threat. Athletes say it would be “heartbreaking” for them and…
BLOG: The National Media has discovered the Chad and Lori Daybell story By Rick Worthington 2/12/2020 The Daybell/Vallow saga continues, and it’s going to get even more crazy and messy than it already is. It’s already pretty crazy, because 2 kids are still missing and several other people connected to the Daybell couple…