NNU announces postponed commencement date, classes to be held in-person

WELCOME TO GOODMORNING IDAHO.I'M MATT SIZEMORE...THE LAST FOURMONTHS HAVE BEENUNLIKE ANY OTHER..DEALING WITH JOBINSECURITY..

SOCIALISOLATION..

ANDCONCERNS OFCATCHING COVID-19...ARE LEADING TO ANINCREASE IN STRESSAND ANXIETY AMONGAMERICANS.IN TODAY'S FINDINGHOPE..

OUR KARENLEHR TALKS WITH AMENTAL HEALTHEXPERT..

WHOREMINDS US TO STAYFOCUSED ON THETHINGS WE CANCONTROL."OF COURSE ONE OFTHE KEYCHALLENGES IS,THERE'S STILL A LOTOF UNCERTAINTY."LOCKDOWNS MAY BELIFTED .

ANDRESTAURANTS RE-OPENED..

BUTWITHOUT ANY REALPROGRESS TOWARDCONTROLLINGCOVID-19..

MANYPEOPLE ARE FINDINGTHEMSELVESANXIOUS ABOUTBEING AROUNDOTHERS."WE ARE SOCIALCREATURES BYNATURE, I KIND OFWISH WE HAD NOTCALLED IT SOCIALDISTANCING ANDHAD JUST CALLED ITPHYSICALDISTANCING."THAT'S BECAUSEWHILE IT'SIMPORTANT TO KEEPPHYSICALLY SIXFEET OR MORE FROMOTHERS..

PERSONALCONNECTIONREMAINS KEY."CONNECTION IS VEYCRITICALLYIMPORTANT; USEYOUR TELEPHONES,USE YOUR MOBILEPLATFORMS, YOURSOCIAL WEBSITES TOCONNECT TO OTHERPEOPLE EVENTHOUGH YOU CAN'TNECESSARILY BEPHYSICALLY CLOSETO THEM."FOR THOSE FORCEDTO RETURN TO WORK.

WITHOUT THEOPTION OF STAYINGHOME..

DOCTOR JIMPOLO RECOMMENDSFOCUSING ONFACTORS WITHINYOUR CONTROL."WE'RERECOMMENDINGTHAT EVERYONEWEAR MASKS.

SOYOU CAN'T CONTROLTHAT THAT'S THERECOMMENDATION,BUT WHAT YOU CANCONTROL IS WHATKIND OF A MASK YOUWANT TO WEAR!MAKE IT FUN.

GETONE THAT'S YOURFAVORITE FOOTBALLTEAM OR GET ONETHAT'S A COLORTHAT YOU LIKE.FOCUS ON THETHINGS YOU DOCONTROL."DOCTOR POLO SAYSABOVE ALL ELSE.REMEMBER WHATYOU'RE FEELING ISNORMAL, ANDYOU'RE NOT ALONE."IT'S IMPORTANT TOTALK ABOUT YOURFEELINGS, BUTDON'T GET LOST INTHEM.

SO IT'SIMPORTANT TORECOGNIZEEVERYBODY ISGOING THROUGHTHE SAME STRESSRIGHT NOW AND WESHOULD RECOGNIZETHAT, GIVE SUPPORTTO EACH OTHER, BUTTHEN GET BACK TOFOCUSING ONTHINGS THAT AREPRODUCTIVE THATWE NEED TO DO INTHE HE DOW."REN LRDOWS SIX.ACTIVE WEATHERWILL BE A CONCERNFOR WILDFIRESTARTS AGAIN ONTUESDAY, AS STRAYTHUNDERSTORMSWILL FIRE OFFACROSS SOUTHERNAND CENTRAL IDAHOTHROUGHOUT THEDAY.

MOST OF THELIGHTNING ANDGUSTY WINDS WILLFAVOR THE HIGHERELEVATIONS, BUT I'MNOT COMPLETELYRULING OUT THEPOSSIBILITY OF ASTORM POPPING UPIN THE TREASUREVALLEY.TEMPERATURESREMAIN HOT EVENWITH CLOUDSCOMING AND GOING,WITH HIGHS INTO THEUPPER 90S AGAIN INTHE BOISE AREA.THE 6 O'CLOCK HOURIS CALM AND QUIET.YOU'LL NOTICE MORECARS OUT ANDABOUT.

BEFORE THE6 O'CLOCK ENDS ANDTHE 7 O'CLOCKSTARTSSLOWDOWNS WILLPICK UP ACROSS THETREASURE VALLEY.STAY WITH USTHROUGHOUT THEMORNING SO WE CANGIVE YOU THE VERYLATEST IN TRAFFICNEWS.IT MAY NOT BE IDEAL,BUT TRAVELERS WILLHAVE AN EASIER WAYTO HEAD NORTH ONHIGHWAY 95."NATS BOULDERBLOWING UP."I-T-D CREWS AREBUSY CLEARING THEWAY..

AFTER AMASSIVE ROCKSLIDEEARLIER THIS MONTHCLOSED THE ROAD.EVEN AFTER LASTWEEK'S BLASTING,THERE'S PLENTY OFWORK THAT STILLNEEDS TO BE DONE.I-T-D ROAD CREWSHAVE OPENED ATEMPORARY GRAVELROAD AROUND THEBASE OF SLIDE,DURING DAYTIMEHOURS."WE KNOW WE AREGOING TO HAVE TODO A LITTLE BIT OFROCK REMOVAL,PROBABLY SOMESLOPEREINFORCEMENT, TOGET THIS THINGMITIGATED FOR THELONG TERM, SODEFINITELY ITSIMPACTS AREN'TOVER, BUT WE'REGOING TO BE IN AMUCH BETTER SPOTTHAN WE WEREPRIOR TO THIS WHENWE DIDN'T HAVE AGOOD DETOUROPEN."DRIVERS MUST PAYATTENTION TOFLAGGERS AND PILOTCARS IN THE AREA..AND PEOPLE CANCALL 5-1-1 TO SEE IFTHINGS CHANGEBEFORE HEADING INTHAT DIRECTION.THE COMMUNITYPLANNINGASSOCIATION OFSOUTHWEST IDAHORELEASES THERESULTS OF ITSLATEST SURVEY.COMPASS ASKEDADA AND CANYONCOUNTY RESIDENTSFOR THEIRTHOUGHTS ON HOWTHE TREASUREVALLEY SHOULDGROW..LOOKING FORFEEDBACKSPECIFICALLY ONFOUR POSSIBLESCENARIOS FOR THEFUTURE..PEOPLE ALSOOFFERED FEEDBACKON THE MOSTIMPORTANTREGIONAL VALUES..RANKING GROWTHMANAGEMENT,AFFORDABILITY, ANDENVIRONMENTALHEALTH AS THE TOPTHREE."THE FEEDBACK WEGOT WAS GREAT.

ITWILL LEAD TOWARDSDEVELOPING AREGIONAL VISIONFOR GROWTH, ANDWITH THAT VISIONFOR GROWTH WE'LLALSO HAVETRANSPORTATIONPROJECTS ANDSTUDIES TO HELP USACHIEVE THATVISION."OF THE FOURSCENARIOS ON THESURVEY..

THE TICKETTO RIDE SCENARIOFEATURING RAILSERVICE BETWEENBOISE ANDCALDWELL AND A MIXOF HOUSINGOPTIONS WAS THEMOST POPULAR.ALL RESULTS CAN BEFOUND ON THECOMPASS WEBSITE.DESPITE ANONGOING PANDEMICAND ALL OF ITSECONOMIC IMPACTS..THE TREASUREVALLEY HOUSINGMARKET REMAINSHOT.WHETHER IT'SBECAUSE OF SCHOOLCLOSURES, JOB LOSSOR HEALTHREASONS, PEOPLEARE PICKING UP ANDRELOCATING.BUT THERE'S MORETHAN JUST PACKINGAND UNPACKING TOTHINK ABOUT.A NEW BETTERBUSINESS BUREAUSTUDY FINDS SCAMSARE WIDESPREAD INTHE MOVINGINDUSTRY,PARTICULARLY WHENYOU'RE HIRINGMOVERS.SCAMS TYPICALLYSTART WITH ACOMPANY THATSEEMS TO BELEGITIMATE ONLINE..BUT PROVIDES YOU AQUOTE WITHOUT AWALK THROUGH..LATER DEMANDINGMORE MONEY..

ANDTHREATENING TOHOLD YOUR ITEMSHOSTAGE UNTIL YOUPAY UP.B-B-B SUGGESTSTAKING THE TIME TODO YOUR RESEARCHAND MAKE SUREMOVERS COME TOYOUR HOUSE FIRSTFOR A QUOTE."YOU ALSO WANT TOGET IT IN WRITING SOGET THREE QUOTESIN WRITING BEFORESIGNING ANY KIND OFCONTRACT ANDMAKE SURE INWRITING YOU'REGETTING ALL THOSESERVICES THATYOU'VE AGREEDUPON.

YOU ALSOWANT TO MAKE SUREYOUR ESTIMATESARE BASED ONWEIGHT, NOT CUBICFEET.

OFTENTIMESFRAUDULENTMOVERS WILL QUOTEYOU BASED ONVOLUME WHICH ISEASIER TOMANIPULATE IN THE