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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
By Reader Staff
Bonner County experienced a notable upswing in COVID-19 cases through September, adding more than 120 cases from Sept. 1 to Sept. 30 for a total of 350 …
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