Name: North Idaho Remains COVID Hot Spot by Daily Bee
Duration: 4 min 43 s
Description: Health officials said Tuesday the Panhandle region’s coronavirus positivity rate is nearly double the state’s, and they pointed to the area being home to many who oppose vaccinations as the reason why.

Health officials said Tuesday the Panhandle region’s coronavirus positivity rate is nearly double the state’s, and they pointed to the area being home to many who oppose vaccinations as the reason why.

North Idaho Remains COVID Hot Spot

Public safety and continuing the county’s business are the commissioners’ highest priorities, Bonner County Commissioner Luke Omodt said at a Tuesday press conference following a pair of Friday arrests.

Omodt: Safety A Priority At BOCC Meetings

Libraries are more than just books. And, in reality, they have been for a long time. Hubs of information, they connect people with both knowledge and possibilities. In Bonner County, technology is making that happen.

Technology Helping Library's Patrons Make Connections

The city council unanimously voted Wednesday to extend the Selkirk Fire Joint Powers Agreement from the end of April to June 30 to allow for further discussion regarding the JPA’s benefits.

Sandpoint Continues JPA Discussion

A second restoration project is underway at the Pack River Delta, and Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials said things may look crazy on site for a little longer while construction finishes up.

Restoration Finishing Up In Pack River Delta

Bonner County Deputy Prosecutor Scott Bauer has filed another tort claim against the county regarding similar issues as the ones he included in his first claim, which was filed in 2023.

Bauer Files Second Tort Claim

More than a half-dozen parents and community members appealed to the West Bonner school board Wednesday to consider putting a supplemental levy on the ballot in May. However, not all who addressed the board favored the move, with most critics saying that the district must first get its financial house in order.

Parents Call On WBCSD To Run Levy

A Bonner County resident has filed a tort claim against Bonner County commissioners Steve Bradshaw and Luke Omodt claiming he was illegally trespassed from the building.

Tort Claim Filed Against Omodt, Bradshaw

Two affidavits of maladministration were issued to commissioners Luke Omodt and Steve Bradshaw during the commissioners’ regular Tuesday meeting, with claims that they had added extra words to their official oaths of office.

Pair Claim BOCC Oath Improperly Done

It's likely she was deliberately sunk; the rocks piled in the front of the bow attest to that. But her name? Her story? When she operated in the community? Those are among the mysteries the Bonner County Museum hopes to solve, starting that journey with a dive into a recently discovered historic wreck.

Historic Mystery

West Bonner trustees voted 4-1 at a special board meeting Wednesday to put a one-year supplemental levy for just over $4.68 million on the May 21 ballot. Specifics of the ballot language will be discussed at a special meeting on March 18.

WBCSD To Put $4.68M Levy On Ballot

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North Idaho Remains COVID Hot Spot

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