Category: Reader Quick Hits

Reader Quick Hits: May 1, 2020

Idaho added a combined 20 confirmed and probable cases of the coronavirus May 1, bringing the statewide total to 2,035 since March 12 when reporting began. A total of 63 Idahoans have died from...

Reader Quick Hits: April 30, 2020

Welp, we made it through April. To celebrate, read the latest issue of the Reader, which dropped today. Find out what type of puzzler you are, learn the basics of Governor Little’s “Idaho Rebounds”...

Reader Quick Hits: April 29, 2020

Idaho nears 2,000 cases of coronavirus, with 32 new confirmed and probable cases added Wednesday, April 29. Statewide, 60 people have died from coronavirus. Panhandle Health District reported no new cases Wednesday, keeping the...

Reader Quick Hits: Tuesday, April 28, 2020

The most recent COVID-19 figures from the Panhandle Health District list four confirmed cases in Bonner County — unchanged since last week. Meanwhile, the number of cases in neighboring Kootenai County remained at 61, as...

Reader Quick Hits: April 27, 2020

In the daily update sent out Monday, April 27, the Panhandle Health District reported 65 cases of novel coronavirus in North Idaho: 61 in Kootenai County, and four in Bonner County. Bonner County has...

Reader Quick Hits: Friday, April 24

Bonner County has held its number of lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 to four, with 59 cases in Kootenai County, according to the Panhandle Health District. Meanwhile, cases statewide have been on a steady upward trend...

Reader Quick Hits: April 23, 2020

The Sandpoint Reader dropped a new issue today. Find the PDF flip-page version here. Idaho Governor Brad Little announced plans today for reopening the state, a process dubbed “Idaho Rebounds.” According to a press release from...

Reader Quick Hits: April 22, 2020

Earth Day turns 50. On April 22, 1970, a bipartisan effort created the very first Earth Day. On that day, 20 million Americans in 2,000 communities and 10,000 schools planted trees, cleaned up parks,...

Reader Quick Hits: Tuesday, April 21

Idaho coronavirus update: Bonner County’s lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases remain at four with no deaths reported. According to the Panhandle Health District, neighboring Kootenai County has 54 lab-confirmed cases and one probable case. Statewide reporting indicates 30...

Reader Quick Hits, April 20

Today is 4/20, a day forever associated with marijuana — but why? Turns out, the history of April 20 becoming Weed Day is pretty interesting. Here’s an enlightening read from TIME. The Sandpoint City Council...