COVID-19 NEWS
Keep up with all the fast-moving novel coronavirus news, particularly as it impacts Idaho.
Two new COVID-19 cases surface in Bonner County
SANDPOINT — Two new cases of novel coronavirus have surfaced in Bonner County and five cases are still being res...
City playgrounds reopening today
SANDPOINT — All City playgrounds will re-open to the public on Saturday in accordance with Governor Brad Little’s Idaho Rebounds guidelines for Stage 3.
Another kind of first responder: PNSI makes sure disabled community doesn’t slip through the cracks
SANDPOINT — Panhandle Special Needs, Inc. Executive Director Trinity Nicholson was tending to the retail greenhouse on Boyer Avenue when I called for an inte...
Daher lays off Kodiak workers
SANDPOINT — Franco-American aircraft manufacturer Daher is conducting permanent layoffs due to significant financial impacts from the novel coronavirus pande...
Two new cases reported in Bonner County
SANDPOINT — Panhandle Health District has reported two new COVID-19 cases in Bonner County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the community to ...
Theaters included in stage three
Gov. Brad Little announced Thursday that Idaho will move forward with its phased re-opening amid the coronavirus pandemic, continuing with a stage three that...
County to defy COVID-19 order
SANDPOINT — Bonner County commissioners adopted a proclamation Thursday saying the board will defy the state of Idaho’s Stage 2 Stay Healthy order.
County rejects Idaho’s stay-home order
SANDPOINT — Calling Governor Brad Little’s stay-home order unconstitutional, Bonner County commissioners said they would not be following the directives outl...
79 COVID-19 cases tallied in Panhandle
SANDPOINT — Confirmed novel coronavirus within the Panhandle Health District increased to 79 on Wednesday.
LPOSD seeking guidance for fall
SANDPOINT — Although Lake Pend Oreille School District does not have an answer for what education will look like in the fall, Superintendent Tom Albertson wa...
Up next: Stage 3
Could open bars, tourism, gatherings as early as Saturday
COVID-19 case reassigned to Spokane County
One of two COVID-19 case reported in southern Pend Oreille County Saturday has been reassigned to Spokane County after continued investigation by Northeast T...
New COVID-19 cases reported in the region
Benewah County sees first confirmed case
First Benewah County COVID-19 case confirmed
SANDPOINT — Panhandle Health District confirmed the first case of novel coronavirus in Benewah County on Saturday.
Idaho’s unemployment rate sets record
State at 11.5%, Bonner County at 16.9%