Essential and unprotected: Idaho farmworkers
While panicked Americans run to grocery stores to stock up on food, vulnerable farm workers run to work.

Whether farmworkers are working in the fields, dairy farms or packing plants, their labor is essential to the food supply industry. However, farmworkers are said to be one of the […]

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Unknowns make UI Library’s planning difficult
University of Idaho’s library explores what online services, such as expanded e-book access, could continue in the fall

University of Idaho’s library has provided online-only services since the COVID-19 pandemic led Idaho colleges to close campuses. It’s unclear what the changes at the UI Library will look like […]

Moscow police’s social distancing practices will continue as state begins to reopen
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how Moscow police interact with the public and other officers. Some changes are here to stay during Idaho’s reopening .

Since the pandemic crept into the Palouse, Moscow police officers try to handle as many calls from residents over the phone as possible. MPD Chief James Fry said the department provides officers with personal protective equipment (PPE), officers give citations to some people they’d typically arrest and officers limit the face-to-face interactions they have with residents.

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Community spread confirmed in Minidoka County
Public health officials recommend residents assume virus could be anywhere

The South Central Public Health District confirmed community spread of COVID-19 in Minidoka County on May 15, according to a press release from the health district.

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Moscow Alehouse reopens, Brewfest postponed
Impact of COVID-19 extends to annual cancer fundraiser

Brewfest, an annual event hosted by Moscow Alehouse, a restaurant serving Vandal Brand Meats and local beers, has been a community staple for eight years. This year, however, Brewfest has been postponed.