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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 cor...
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 Kooten...
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:
Restaurants offer curbside pickup
SANDPOINT — The delicious food is still there. You just have to get it to go.
Tax relief funds tabbed for COVID-19 response
Governor appropriates $39.3 million for hospital equipment, supplies
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 th...
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
Fake PHD letter targets nursing home
A phony letter with Panhandle Health District letterhead is circulating in Bonner County, falsely claiming that the staff at a North Idaho extended care faci...
Board supports Wheeler’s rights
SANDPOINT — Bonner County commissioners are supporting Sheriff Daryl Wheeler’s freedom of speech, but they’re staying the course with reduced operations duri...
Limits lifted from more local roads
SANDPOINT — Weight limits were lifted from more county roads Friday, according to Bonner County Road & Bridge officials.
Altar Church won’t hold live service Sunday
Board decides to close doors; ‘Not my will,’ pastor says
Eureka, Sandpoint Curry launch free meal initiative
PONDERAY — The Eureka Institute and Sandpoint Curry are teaming up to provide a free meal initiative as residents shelter in place because of the novel coron...
BGH: Now is not the time to end ‘stay-home’ order
Bonner General Health’s priority is the safety of Bonner County, hospital official said in a Friday press release.