Education, not enforcement
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When the Panhandle Health District voted in favor of a mask mandate for the five northern Idaho counties on Nov. 19, the …
Category: Cornavirus
County limits staffing due to virus
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Commissioners took steps to mitigate COVID-19 transmission among county employees Nov. 17, when the board unanimously approved a revised human resources policy outlining …
State, local COVID-19 rates continue to rise as area hospitals struggle with capacity
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho’s contribution to the nationwide surge of COVID-19 cases is continuing unabated, with the state tallying 1,310 more confirmed and probable cases on Nov. 18 …
‘That is shocking’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho’s “curve” of COVID-19 cases continues ever upward, with another 1,693 confirmed and probable cases logged Nov. 11 by state health care trackers, bringing the …
Idaho seeks to dismiss CARES Act suit
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners reiterated their stance on the CARES Act in a press release Oct. 23, responding directly to the state’s motion for dismissal of …
Idaho logs another day of 1,000+ new COVID-19 cases
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Aggressive community transmission and rapidly rising active case counts continue to plague Idaho as it navigates the novel coronavirus pandemic with an emphasis on local …
COVID-19 update
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho has made national headlines in the past week both for its dramatic surge in COVID-19 cases — part of a nationwide trend of increased …
Kootenai Health: Hospital capacity at 99% due to ‘surge’ in COVID-19 cases
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Statewide cases of COVID-19, the illness resulting from the novel coronavirus, have continued to exceed previous levels of positivity since the global pandemic began in …
Bonner County sees first COVID-19 deaths
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Panhandle Health District announced the first novel coronavirus-related deaths in Bonner County on Oct. 14: a man and woman, both in their 80s. No …
COVID-19 persists across Idaho
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
As seasons shift, the novel coronavirus remains a constant in North Idaho, with Bonner County logging 11 new cases on Oct. 7. The county has …
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