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 …
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 Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The number of COVID-19 cases has leapt both in the Panhandle Health District and Idaho as a whole in recent weeks. PHD reported five new …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Idaho State Board of Education voted Monday, April 6 to extend the soft closure of all public school buildings in the state through the …
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