Stories from Tuesday, November 10, 2020

The Idaho Division of Public Health website report, with statistics gathered on November 9th shows astonishing Covid19 case increases for the state, as Idaho continues with record breaking cases sometimes daily. This same report showed the last record-breaking numbers of new cases reported on November 7th reaching 1403 positive cases in just that one day. Reports since continue to rise...

Nov. 3 found Elmore County in an election process that was something officials could have never dreamed of. Speaking to election official the morning after the elections, they reported that they had “much” more ballots cast then prior elections. The one polling place available on Election day had many more register to vote that day than expected as well, and officials were not able to give the Mountain Home News a number of total registered voters...

Veterans Day is an honored American holiday where we take time to honor those men and women who served or continue to serve our country in our armed forces. There are a few misunderstandings about it — like who we honor and how and when it originated...

America’s veterans have gone to war for centuries to protect us from enemies overseas. They have endured loss of friends, loss of limbs, and loss of mental and emotional security to protect us. Now our veterans need us. They need us to protect them from a new enemy stealing lives right here in our state — the COVID-19 virus...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A state panel of medical experts are asking Idaho’s governor for a statewide mask mandate, hospitals are running out of space for COVID-19 patients and the week has been marked with record numbers of new cases and deaths. So far, at least 671 Idaho residents have died from the coronavirus, and a record high of 1,290 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Wednesday alone, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, followed by 1,265 new cases Thursday. ...

MERIDIAN, IDAHO – Discover your next career at the Idaho Job & Career Fair on Nov. 17. Connect with company representatives, in-person, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Galaxy Event Center in Wahooz, Meridian. Utilize this opportunity to meet 30 companies from a diverse group of industries seeking to fill a wide variety of jobs...

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden used his first national address as president-elect to vow to heal a deeply divided nation, declaring it was time to “let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end’’ and reaching out to the millions of people who voted against him to say, “Let’s give each other a chance.’’...