Stories from Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Mary Lou Marsh, age 84, of Mountain Home, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021, at Poplar Grove in Glenns Ferry. A Celebration of Life will be held for family and close friends on March 6, 2021 at 11am, at Rost Funeral Home. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Idaho bill appears to eliminate coronavirus as an emergency Source: AP - AP Wire Service Feb 22 16:27 Legislation defining pandemics that would appear to eliminate the current coronavirus pandemic from qualifying as an emergency in Idaho headed to the House on Monday...

Public health officials say an Idaho man has been infected with a variant of coronavirus first detected in South Africa. The man had recently traveled overseas and is thought to have been exposed before returning to Idaho, state Department of Health and Welfare and Southwest District Health officials said. Officials were working to identify people who may have had close contact with the infected man...