Stay-at-home order legal, Idaho attorney general says
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden says Gov. Brad Little's stay-at-home order to limit the spread of the coronavirus is legal and clearly defined by law
North Idaho coronavirus cases rise to 44
The Panhandle Health District has announced the total number of cases of COVID-19 has risen to 44 in the Panhandle area. Forty-two of the cases are in Kootenai County and two in Bonner County.
COVID-19 cases stay at 39 in N. Idaho
SANDPOINT — Novel coronavirus cases in the Idaho Panhandle stayed unchanged at 39, Panhandle Health District officials announced on the agency’s website.
Valle sprinkles columns with wit, wisdom
SANDPOINT — While searching for Valle Novak’s house, an older gentleman walking down Schweitzer Road responded to this writer’s query about locating her home:
Bonner County News of Record - March 27, 2020
Editor’s note: Some calls do not list numbered locations or other location details because that information was not listed on the log provided by Bonner Dispatch.
In it together: businesses team up for local support
It’s easy to be discouraged by the economic news resulting from the COVID-19 crisis — for good reason. But that’s only part of the story.
Tax relief funds tabbed for COVID-19 response
Governor appropriates $39.3 million for hospital equipment, supplies
Bonner County Calendar - April 4, 2020
Bonner County News of Record - March 26, 2020
Editor’s note: Some calls do not list numbered locations or other location details because that information was not listed on the log provided by Bonner Dispatch.
Community bands together on mask drive
SANDPOINT — With Friday’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation that all Americans wear a mask in public to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, local sewers are gearing up to ensure anyone who wants one, has one.
Restaurants offer curbside pickup
SANDPOINT — The delicious food is still there. You just have to get it to go.
Officials’ comments threaten others’ health
Ms. Scott,
Postpone Memorial Field turf project and focus on people’s lives
The city’s project to install artificial turf at Memorial Field has begun. The baseball bleachers, the concession stand and the dugouts are now gone. Next I suppose tons of natural grass and topsoil will be hauled off to be dumped somewhere.
Thoughts of brush burning, toilet paper
Lots of brush burning this time of year, only to wonder about all that potential posterior wipe going up in smoke?
Tips to survive the COVID-19 pandemic
A quick tip to survive the coronavirus pandemic: Wash your hands. Trust science, doctors and governors. Steer clear of politicians running for re-election, Fox News and Rush Limbaugh.
Culinary treats: A(sparagus) to Z(ucchini)
While asparagus graces spring market shelves, it’s generally a bit later before the zucchini comes on. However, the magic of modern food transit has supplied us with early “summer squash” — and who are we to argue? Nothing’s better for breakfast than zucchini bread!
Let’s get this country back to work and free Idaho
On March 25, Governor Little ordered all persons in Idaho to forsake our jobs, businesses, churches, and civic responsibilities and remain at home. This action will do nothing to prevent the inevitable exposure of substantially every human on Earth to SARS-CoV2, but it will devastate our economy, violate our liberty, shatter our communities, and turn us all into chattels wholly dependent upon government handouts for survival. These are goals consistent with the values of Californians, not Idahoans.
Bonner County History - April 5, 2020
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North Idaho COVID-19 cases stay at 39
Panhandle Health District announced Saturday that there were no new COVID-19 cases North Idaho.
BGH: Stay the course, stay home
Scott says Little’s order crosses constitutional line
