Gov. Little issues stay-at-home order for entire state
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Gov. Brad Little issued a “stay-at-home” order for the enter state of Idaho at a press conference in Boise on Wednesday, March 25. “Today I will be issuing a...
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Captive audience
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Regardless of whether you’re on COVID-19 quarantine at home, most of the world’s premiere art galleries, museums, libraries or exotic places are, or probably will soon be, on public...
In Italy, they bang on pots and pans to show solidarity. Let’s do the same here in Sandpoint
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The human spirit is a resilient, powerful thing. As more and more of us are coming to grips with what may be a long period of uncertainty and economic...
Local restaurants, pubs feeling effects of coronavirus ‘cancel culture’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Restaurants and bars in Sandpoint are facing a stark new reality under the new guidelines recently issued by the Trump administration to help stop the spread of the novel...
Idaho cases stands at 9
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There have been nine lab-confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) reported statewide in Idaho as of Wednesday, March 18 at 10 a.m. All confirmed cases have stemmed from the...
Bonner County declares coronavirus disaster
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners approved a local declaration of disaster emergency on Tuesday, March 17 following a recommendation from Bonner County Emergency Management regarding the novel coronavirus pandemic. The resolution...
Council approves COVID-19 emergency declaration
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council unanimously approved Mayor Shelby Rognstad’s declaration of local emergency March 18 — the last day the body will meet in person for the foreseeable future...
Mad About Science: COVID-19
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Preface: This article was researched and written on Monday, March 9, 2020. This is important, because by the time you’re reading this now, the numbers will have changed. In...
‘It is containable’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Regardless of whether a community, region or country has been touched by the virus COVID-19, it seems the so-called “coronavirus” has taken over the social consciousness in recent weeks...
