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North Idaho Now Episode 98: Headlines from 1/12 thru 1/14 and interview with Panhandle Health District Public Information Officer Katherine Hoyer

DEVIN WEEKS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 7 months AGO
by DEVIN WEEKSCHANSE WATSON
Devin Weeks is a third-generation North Idaho resident. She holds an associate degree in journalism from North Idaho College and a bachelor's in communication arts from Lewis-Clark State College Coeur d'Alene. Devin embarked on her journalism career at the Coeur d'Alene Press in 2013. She worked weekends for several years, covering a wide variety of events and issues throughout Kootenai County. Devin now mainly covers education, entertainment, human interest stories and serves as the editor of North Idaho Live Well magazine. She enjoys delivering daily chuckles through the Ghastly Groaner and loves highlighting local people in the Fast Five segment that runs in CoeurVoice. Devin lives in Post Falls with her husband and their two eccentric and very needy cats. | January 14, 2022 1:33 PM

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In this episode of the North Idaho Now Podcast, Chanse Watson and Devin Weeks take you through the latest news coming out of the Coeur'd Alene/Post Falls Press, the Bonner County Daily Bee, the Shoshone News-Press, and the the Bonners Ferry Herald from Jan. 12-14.

We also have regular guest, Panhandle Health District Public Information Officer Katherine Hoyer, on thew show to give us the latest on the COVID-19 situation in North Idaho.

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Time index:

Intro- 00:00

Cd'A/Post Falls headlines- 7:53

Interview with Katherine Hoyer: 32:20

Shoshone News-Press headlines- 40:40

Bonner County Daily Bee headlines- 49:35

Bonners Ferry Herald headlines- 1:16:27

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