Tagged: COVID-19
‘Welcome to socialism, America’
By Jason Welker
Reader Contributor
With the passage of the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act, signed into law by President Trump on March 27, the United States …
Reader Quick Hits: Friday, April 10
Sheriff Wheeler tells gov. stay-at-home order is ‘unconstitutional’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler sent a letter to Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Thursday, April 2 claiming the governor’s stay-at-home order issued March 25 …
Bonner County case ‘not community transmission’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The coronavirus pandemic hit home on March 29 when Panhandle Health District announced the first positive case in Bonner County. The patient is a male …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …