ARTICLES BY JOEL MILLS OF TRIBUNE

Health care group injects money into valley

The Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation is loosening its purse strings to give local nonprofits a leg up while they wait out the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Camas Prairie man shares century of memories

Growing up in Ferdinand in the 1920s as part of a big Caltholic farming family wasn’t for the faint-hearted.
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Idaho County reports first COVID-19 case

The second positive case of COVID-19 in the Public Health – Idaho North Central District turned up Wednesday in an Idaho County individual in their 70s.
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Whitman County has first confirmed COVID-19 case

After creeping closer and closer over the last week, the first positive test result for COVID-19 hit the region Sunday with the diagnosis of a woman who lives in Whitman County.
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Area officials report no COVID-19 cases

There were still no positive cases of COVID-19 reported as of Saturday afternoon in southeastern Washington or north central Idaho, even as cases continued to mount elsewhere in the neighboring states.
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Official proposes mill, casino shutdowns

Ideologies clashed Tuesday as the Lewiston City Council met to declare a state of emergency, with Councilor John Bradbury pushing for the shutdown of large employers like Clearwater Paper and the Clearwater River Casino to stop the spread of COVID-19, and other councilors arguing that such drastic steps would leave …
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Nez Perce County makes plans to deal with coronavirus

Nez Perce County will offer its employees paid leave if they need to stay home during closures from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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County puts emergency manager on paid leave

On the same day President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the spread of the coronavirus, the Nez Perce County commissioners placed their emergency manager on paid administrative leave without explanation.
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Health official expects COVID-19 cases soon

While there have been no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the region, Whitman County Public Health Director Troy Henderson thinks a pending batch of about 20 tests will contain at least one positive result.
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New septic tanks raise concerns

The Lewiston City Council is planning action following a warning from its Community Development director about Nez Perce County continuing to allow new septic tanks in the Area of City Impact.
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