It is always nice to announce events that haven't been cancelled. This year the Elmore County Fair is happening next week, July 15th through July 18th.
Two southern Idaho counties have announced fire restrictions into the first week of summer. Elmore County announced a county wide burn ban that also includes within city limits that prohibits open burning.
Public health officials say a confirmed case of plague has been reported in a southwestern Idaho community. It is the first confirmed human case pf plague identified in Idaho since 1992.