Is the coronavirus a ‘hoax’?
By Gabrielle Duebendorfer Reader Contributor I recently read “The Contagion of Fear” by Chuck Baldwin on Idaho District 1 Rep. Heather Scott’s face book page. The article claims coronavirus is a hoax creating panic...
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Council will continue with Memorial Field project
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council held a virtual meeting Wednesday, April 1 at 5:30 with a sparse agenda. Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad recognized that he had received numerous letters on...
Sheriff Wheeler tells gov. stay-at-home order is ‘unconstitutional’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler sent a letter to Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Thursday, April 2 claiming the governor’s stay-at-home order issued March 25 violates the Constitution. In...
May primary voting to be absentee ballot only
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Idaho Secretary of State Lawrence Denney announced April 1 that all Idahoans will vote in the May primary using absentee ballots. “In order to keep Idahoans safe amid the...
Gov. Little signs anti-transgender bills into law
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Gov. Brad Little signed two bills into law March 29 that opponents have argued could lead to legal challenges. Little signed HB 500 and HB 509 after they passed...
What the stimulus package means to you
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The historic passage of the $2 trillion stimulus bill will provide aid to Americans in the time of COVID-19 crisis, but what specifically does it mean for you? Here’s...
Rent deferral offered
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Idaho Apartment Association announced a plan last week to help renters cope with the economic impacts of coronavirus. CDC guidelines have led to reductions in working hours and...
6.5 magnitude quake hits near Challis
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck about 78 miles west of Challis, in southern Idaho, just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31. It was followed by dozens of aftershocks,...
Bonner County case ‘not community transmission’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The coronavirus pandemic hit home on March 29 when Panhandle Health District announced the first positive case in Bonner County. The patient is a male in his 60s who...
A Grain of Salt: Our love measured in six feet
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Columnist I was heading to a friend’s house to go for a run – one of the few socially sanctioned outings we can still cling to without guilt. “Okay,” she...
