Gift Guide 2023: Weird and wonderful
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The idea of a “weird gift” might make locals reminisce on the store Zany Zebra — may it rest in peace — which sold such …
Category: Cornavirus
Rise in omicron COVID cases have state health providers worried for hospitals, schools
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho health care officials are sounding alarm bells about the rapid upward trend in new COVID-19 cases, as the highly-contagious omicron variant spreads in what’s …
Idaho surpasses 300,000 COVID cases
By Reader Staff
Cases of the novel coronavirus have topped 300,000 in Idaho since the pandemic first began in spring 2020, according to the state’s data-tracking system. However, the latest …
Gem State COVID hospitalizations continue to climb
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Hospitalizations caused by the novel coronavirus have been steadily on the rise in Idaho since mid-summer, and they don’t appear to be slowing down anytime …
North Idaho operating under crisis standards of care
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho made an unprecedented move in its fight against the novel coronavirus on Sept. 7, as the Department of Health and Welfare announced that North …
Half of all eligible Idahoans vaccinated against COVID-19
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
As the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus continues to ramp up case numbers across the country, the message from epidemiologists and other health care …
Bonner County sees ‘high’ COVID-19 transmission rate
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. hit a major milestone in the fight against the novel coronavirus on Aug. 2, announcing that 70% of American adults had received at …
COVID cases rise in Idaho
By Reader Staff
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 guidance on July 27, now recommending that people in counties with “substantial and high transmission rates” of …
Idaho National Guard pandemic mission ends
By Reader Staff
Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced June 24 that the Idaho National Guard’s COVID-19 Task Force would begin wrapping up operations over the coming weeks as the impacts …
COVID vaccines prove effective
By Reader Staff
It’s been almost a month since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 — that is, two weeks …
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