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 …
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Idaho to require proof of residency for COVID vaccine
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho health officials took steps this week to ensure vaccines against the novel coronavirus make it into the arms of Idaho residents, announcing measures to …
Idaho is ‘scaling up’ vaccine distribution efforts
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho Gov. Brad Little and the state’s pandemic response officials are focused on speeding up the rate of distribution of both the COVID-19 vaccine and …
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 …
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 …
PHD changes testing protocol as local COVID-19 cases climb
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Panhandle Health District announced that beginning July 14, people seeking tests for the novel coronavirus should use their primary care provider. Moving …
North Idaho law firm chosen to help small businesses navigate CARES Act
By Reader Staff
North Idaho law firm Smith + Malek has been selected to be part of a nationwide program to help small businesses and nonprofits understand their relief program …
City to distribute free masks while motion on face covering ordinance dies in council
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The agenda item of greatest interest at the jam-packed July 15 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council revolved around the possibility of mandated mask-wearing in …
Budgets on local, state level shift to meet COVID-19 challenges
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Nearly four months after the state of Idaho began responding in earnest to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Sandpoint City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton …
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