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Davenport hotel closures leave hundreds without jobs; Northern Quest shuts down after visitor tests positive for COVID-19
Hotelier Walt Worthy announced Monday he has closed four of five hotels in Spokane because of a lack of business and will be redirecting all of his patrons to stay in The Davenport Grand Hotel.
Spokane County District Court suspends most operations
Spokane County District Court suspended normal operations Monday to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Spokane health providers tighten policies, cancel elective surgeries in anticipation for more COVID-19 cases; people urged to 'stay home'
Local hospitals are restricting visitors and postponing elective surgeries as they prepare for a possible surge in COVID-19 cases.
Schools let out for coronavirus
As students filed out toward the buses Monday afternoon at Roosevelt Middle School, it felt like spring break.
Mt. Spokane Ski resort to close, state parks, other area resorts remain open
Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park will close for the “foreseeable future.”
Worthy closes four of five Davenport hotels in Spokane as a result of outbreak
Hotelier Walt Worthy announced Monday he has closed four of five hotels in Spokane because of a lack of business and will be redirecting all of his clients to stay in The Davenport Grand Hotel.
Spokane schools will have free meals for all students ready by Thursday
Spokane Public Schools is rolling out a plan to begin distributing lunches and breakfasts to students beginning Thursday.
North Idaho restaurant owners, employees brace for likely coronavirus restrictions
January and February are the toughest months for small North Idaho restaurants.
Education association requests Idaho's public schools close for 3 weeks because of coronavirus
The Idaho Education Association released a statement Sunday morning calling on the state to close all schools for at least three weeks, including spring break, with ongoing evaluations of the situation, to help add…
Paris without its cafes? Virus shutdown hits France's core
PARIS (AP) — What's it like in France after government orders restaurants and bistros to close to contain the spreading coronavirus?
When market drops, play long game with retirement savings
The stock market has been on a punishing roller coaster ride this week, suffering its largest one-day drop in more than 30 years Thursday, on concerns that the…
Community Thanks
We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the community for supporting Growing the STEM’s Trivia Night: Battle for the Schools on March 5, to raise funds for our after-school math and science programs. We are gra…
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ELAINE CERNY: MY GARDEN PATH — It’s here… the first day of spring!
We’re all wishing and hoping for spring to get there. The good news is that the calendar is saying, “First Day of Spring” on March 19. That’s more like it. Now…
Idaho now reporting five coronavirus cases including one in East Idaho
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, in conjunction with the affected local public health districts, is announcing an additional three cases of novel coronavirus infection in Idaho. This brings the total to …