By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Two months after crisis standards of care were deactivated in most of the state’s health districts, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reinstated the resource-saving measure Jan. 24...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced Nov. 22 that it was deactivating crisis standards of care across the state — everywhere, except for in North Idaho. “While...
By Reader Staff Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced Aug. 31 that he would once again mobilize the Idaho National Guard to assist in the COVID-19 crisis — this time to “support short-staffed medical facilities”...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine begins to ramp up in Idaho, state health officials and Gov. Brad Little offered a pair of briefings Jan. 5 focused on...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District Board of Trustees held a special meeting Dec. 29 to discuss possible changes to the district’s operating plan amid the novel coronavirus pandemic,...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Panhandle Health District, covering the five northernmost counties in Idaho, reported 248 new cases of COVID-19 on Nov. 24, bringing the regional total to 8,977 since tracking began...
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When the Panhandle Health District voted in favor of a mask mandate for the five northern Idaho counties on Nov. 19, the public conversation quickly turned...
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 alone, also adding 14...
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 total to 77,121 since...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Panhandle Health District will again look at taking some action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic at its meeting Thursday, July 23 in Coeur d’Alene, after discussion of...
