COVID-19 Pandemic
North Idaho Stay At Home Protest
Doug stands and holds a sign during a protest against Idaho's stay-home order during the COVID-19 pandemic, at The Long Bridge in Sagle, Idaho, Friday, April 17, 2020. Yesterday, Governor Brad Little extended the state's stay-home order, which began on March 25 and was set to expire yesterday, to April 30. A couple of hundred protesters took part. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
North Idaho Stay At Home Protest
(Left to right) Denise Glines, Todd Bradshaw and Rob Barrans acknowledge passing vehicles during a protest against Idaho's stay-home order during the COVID-19 pandemic, at The Long Bridge in Sagle, Idaho, Friday, April 17, 2020. Yesterday, Governor Brad Little extended the state's stay-home order, which began on March 25 and was set to expire yesterday, to April 30. A couple of hundred protesters took part. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Madeline Sells
Grant Elementary School Counselor Madeline Sells poses for a photograph in front of the school in Spokane, Wash., Sunday, April 19, 2020. With schools closed, Sells is trying to find different ways to connect with students, including using Google on her school computer to text students' families and dropping off supplies such as toilet paper, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Rosauers Supermarkets Safety
Helper Clerk Scott Mares cleans a cart at Rosauers Supermarket on W. 14th Ave. and S. Lincoln St. Spokane, Wash., Monday, April 20, 2020. The company has implemented safety protocols in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Rosauers Supermarkets Safety
Cashier Carla Somerlott, right, rings up customer Rose Earnest from behind a plexiglass barrier at Rosauers Supermarket on W. 14th Ave. and S. Lincoln St. Spokane, Wash., Monday, April 20, 2020. The company has implemented safety protocols in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Rosauers Supermarkets Safety
A social distancing marker lays near a checkout counter at Rosauers Supermarket on W. 14th Ave. and S. Lincoln St. Spokane, Wash., Monday, April 20, 2020. The company has implemented safety protocols in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Rosauers Supermarkets Safety
Cashier Jim Witter, left, rings up customer John Albi from behind a plexiglass barrier at Rosauers Supermarket on W. 14th Ave. and S. Lincoln St. Spokane, Wash., Monday, April 20, 2020. The company has implemented safety protocols in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Rosauers Supermarkets Safety
Cashier Carla Somerlott cleans a conveyor belt on a checkout counter at Rosauers Supermarket on W. 14th Ave. and S. Lincoln St. Spokane, Wash., Monday, April 20, 2020. The company has implemented safety protocols in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
North Central High School Sports Fields
The baseball field and track are photographed at North Central High School in Spokane, Wash., Tuesday, April 21, 2020. K-12 schools remain physically closed and the spring sports season has been cancelled in the state due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels and Spokane Transit Authority
Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels Kitchen Supervisor Kristopher Elliott-Klemz, left, and Spokane Transit Authority Paratransit Driver Suzy Paden load frozen meals onto a paratransit bus at the Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels kitchen in Spokane, Wash., Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels and the Spokane Transit Authority (STA) have collaborated to have the STA's paratransit drivers pick up frozen meals for non-contact deliveries to Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels participants during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels and Spokane Transit Authority
Spokane Transit Authority Paratransit Driver Suzy Paden, left, and Paratransit Supervisor Matt Kampster load frozen food onto a paratransit bus at the Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels kitchen in Spokane, Wash., Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels and the Spokane Transit Authority (STA) have collaborated to have the STA's paratransit drivers pick up frozen meals for non-contact deliveries to Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels participants during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Open For Business Rally
Berni Wildernuth holds a sign during an "Open for Business Rally", where dozens of people, on foot and in vehicles, protested Washington state's COVID-19 stay-at-home order, at Riverfront Park in downtown Spokane, Wash., Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Open For Business Rally
Nancy Taylor-Babcock, left, holds a Gadsden flag and a sign, and her husband Derek holds a sign during an "Open for Business Rally", where dozens of people, on foot and in vehicles, protested Washington state's COVID-19 stay-at-home order, at Riverfront Park in downtown Spokane, Wash., Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Open For Business Rally
Mick Sakakeeny, left, and Jeff O'Shea wave at passing vehicles while holding American flags during an "Open for Business Rally", where dozens of people, on foot and in vehicles, protested Washington state's COVID-19 stay-at-home order, at Riverfront Park in downtown Spokane, Wash., Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Open For Business Rally
Jeff Irish waves at passing vehicles during an "Open for Business Rally", where dozens of people, on foot and in vehicles, protested Washington state's COVID-19 stay-at-home order, at Riverfront Park in downtown Spokane, Wash., Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Open For Business Rally
Ron LeMay, center, speaks into a megaphone during an "Open for Business Rally", where dozens of people, on foot and in vehicles, protested Washington state's COVID-19 stay-at-home order, at Riverfront Park in downtown Spokane, Wash., Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Mark's Guitar Shop
Owner Nate Corning poses for a photograph at Mark's Guitar Shop in Spokane, Wash., Friday, April 24, 2020. The store has applied for a Small Business Administration's Payroll Protection Program loan, part of the federal government's COVID-19 pandemic emergency funding under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and is awaiting funding. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Tara Moran
Tara Moran, left, and her husband Ryan pose for a photograph taken by Tara's best friend Becky Barnet during their baby shower at their home in Greenacres, Wash., Sunday, April 26, 2020. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Photo for a story about difficulties people are having with the state unemployment system.
Centennial Trail Near N. Barker Rd.
A bicyclist heads eastbound on the Centennial Trail near N. Barker Rd. in Spokane Valley, Wash., Sunday, April 26, 2020. Outdoor exercise, while maintaining social distancing, is allowed under the state's COVID-19 stay-at-home order. (Young Kwak)
Warrior Liquor
Sanitizer bottles, available for free to the general public, are photographed at Warrior Liquor in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, April 30, 2020. Due to the state's COVID-19 stay-at-home order pick-up purchases of liquor are allowed but the tasting room is closed. The company also makes and supplies free sanitizer to the general public and sells bulk sanitizer to businesses. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Warrior Liquor
Co-owner Mary Clemson, left, rings up customer Laurie Brown, who purchased bottles of Sugar Baby Bourbon Whiskey and Peanut Butter Cup flavored whiskey at Warrior Liquor in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, April 30, 2020. Due to the state's COVID-19 stay-at-home order pick-up purchases of liquor are allowed but the tasting room is closed. The company also makes and supplies free sanitizer to the general public and sells bulk sanitizer to businesses. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Warrior Liquor
Warrior Liquor Vice-President of Sales Dean Carr loads an order of sanitizer purchased by Evergreen Tree Care onto one of the tree care company's trucks at the distillery in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, April 30, 2020. Evergreen Tree Care purchased 50 gallons of sanitizer for employee use. Due to the state's COVID-19 stay-at-home order pick-up purchases of liquor are allowed but the tasting room is closed. The company also makes and supplies free sanitizer to the general public and sells bulk sanitizer to businesses. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-PROTESTS
Margot Williams and Jacqueline Takac march during a protest against the state's stay-at-home order to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Spokane, Washington, U.S. May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Young Kwak
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-PROTESTS
A vehicle with a sign drives by during a demonstration against the state's stay-at-home order to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in front of the county courthouse in Spokane, Washington, U.S. May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Young Kwak
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-PROTESTS
Protesters demonstrate against the state's stay-at-home order to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in front of the county courthouse in Spokane, Washington, U.S. May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Young Kwak
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-PROTESTS
Samuel Sells and Ruby O'Neil demonstrate against the state's stay-at-home order to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in front of the county courthouse in Spokane, Washington, U.S. May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Young Kwak
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-PROTESTS
Protesters demonstrate against the state's stay-at-home order to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in front of the county courthouse in Spokane, Washington, U.S. May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Young Kwak
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-PROTESTS
Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, who did not take part in the protest, addresses protesters after a demonstration against the state's stay-at-home order to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in front of the county courthouse in Spokane, Washington, U.S. May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Young Kwak
Unofficial Bloomsday Run
Angel Base, who received a race tag from 1996 at the starting area, finishes an unofficial Bloomsday run, where people ran the course on the original scheduled race date even though the official race was postponed until September due the COVID-19 pandemic, in Spokane, Wash., Sunday, May 3, 2020. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Unofficial Bloomsday Run
Lloyd Hixson passes Bloomsday t-shirts on display at the top of Doomsday Hill during an unofficial Bloomsday run, where people ran the course on the original scheduled race date even though the official race was postponed until September due the COVID-19 pandemic, in Spokane, Wash., Sunday, May 3, 2020. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Spokane City Officials
(Left to right) City of Spokane Chief Technology Officer Eric Finch, Director of Communications and Marketing Brian Coddington, Mayor Nadine Woodward, and Civil Service Director Amber Richards pose for a photograph at the Spokane Fire Department Training Center in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, May 7, 2020. (Young Kwak for Cityvision)
Photo for a story about the city's response and communications during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shadle Park High School Cap and Gown Pickup
Abby Bauernfeind, left, volunteering for Jostens, hands a cap and gown to senior Colton Eickstadt at Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Wash., Friday, May 8, 2020. Caps and gowns were distributed as a drive-up event as schools in the state remained closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Shadle Park High School Cap and Gown Pickup
Kathy Mellstrom, left, a school parent, hands a yard sign to senior Jacob Davis at Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Wash., Friday, May 8, 2020. Caps and gowns were distributed as a drive-up event as schools in the state remained closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Shadle Park High School Cap and Gown Pickup
Resource English Teacher Danielle Hughes, right, and Resource Career and Academic Prep. Teacher Robbie Brncick, greet seniors as they arrive to pick up their caps and gowns at Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Wash., Friday, May 8, 2020. Caps and gowns were distributed as a drive-up event as schools in the state remained closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Shadle Park High School Cap and Gown Pickup
Choir Teacher Stacia Cammarano, left, and Theater Teacher Henry Seipp greet senior Andrew Mellstrom as he arrives to pick up his cap and gown at Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Wash., Friday, May 8, 2020. Caps and gowns were distributed as a drive-up event as schools in the state remained closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Shadle Park High School Cap and Gown Pickup
Principal Julie Lee greets seniors as they arrive to pick up their caps and gowns at Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Wash., Friday, May 8, 2020. Caps and gowns were distributed as a drive-up event as schools in the state remained closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Nadine Woodward Video Recording
Mayor Nadine Woodward records a COVID-19 video message, at city hall in Spokane, Wash., Friday, May 8, 2020. (Young Kwak for Cityvision)
Tara Lee
Tara Lee, a nurse at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, poses for a photograph at her home in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, May 9, 2020. Lee's depression and anxiety elevated due to the COVID-19 pandemic and took a few weeks of medical leave from the hospital starting mid-March. She is now on standby. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Thursday Market in the South Perry District
Ramstead Ranch co-owner Eileen Napier, right, shows a pork steak to customer Deb Brady as other customers wait on markers meant to encourage social distancing at the Thursday Market in the South Perry District in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, May 14, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the farmers market is encouraging social distancing and the wearing of masks. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Thursday Market in the South Perry District
Happy Mountain Mushrooms co-owner Krysta Froberg, left, helps customer Tara Johnson at the Thursday Market in the South Perry District in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, May 14, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the farmers market is encouraging social distancing and the wearing of masks. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Anna Halloran
Anna Halloran, an epidemiologist with the Spokane Regional Health District, poses for a photograph at the agency's building in Spokane, Wash., Monday, May 18, 2020. Halloran has been part of the team at the health district working on the county's COVID-19 response and will be on the team managing contact tracers. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Kim Arrotta
Kim Arrotta, co-owner of Northtown Auto Sales, poses for a photograph in front of neighboring business Zone d'Lemon, in Spokane, Wash., Monday, May 18, 2020. Arrotta states that Zone d'Lemon, an adult shop, remained opened during the state's COVID-19 stay-at-home order. Her own business was mostly closed, with the exception of sales to essential workers, sales if somebody's vehicle was totaled or if repairs were not practical. She complained to the state about Zone d'Lemon staying open. Northtown Auto Sales, under phase one of the state reopening businesses, is now open by virtual appointment, with contact tracing information collected. The repair shop is also open. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Moon Time
Moon Time owners Brad Fosseen, left, and John Grollmus pose for a photograph at their restaurant in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Idaho restaurants have been allowed to reopen under the state's COVID-19 phase 2 for in-restaurant dining, which includes social distancing and sanitation requirements. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Austin's Fine Jewelry
Austin's Fine Jewelry Salesperson Rita Everstine, left, hands a ring to customer Matt Kaiser, right, who purchased and is picking it up for his daughter's 13th birthday, as his 15-year-old son Josiah looks on, at the store in Spokane, Wash., Friday, June 12, 2020. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Photo for story about COVID-19 economic recovery.
The Comic Book Shop
12-year-old Ace Geiger, left, and his father Thomas browse comic books at The Comic Book Shop in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Photo for story about COVID-19 economic recovery.
Jonathan Mallahan
Jonathan Mallahan, the vice president of housing of Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington, poses for a photograph in front of Beatriz & Ed Schweitzer Haven in Spokane, Wash., Friday, June 19, 2020. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Photo for a story about affordable housing in the Inland Northwest during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mike Crowley
Kelsey Martin helps her friends from Seattle look for a property via FaceTime at 607 W. 26th Ave. in Spokane, Wash., Friday, June 19, 2020. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Photo for a story about the state of the real estate market in Spokane during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mike Crowley
Spokane Home Buyers owner and real estate broker Mike Crowley, left, looks on as Kelsey Martin helps her friends from Seattle look for a property via FaceTime at 607 W. 26th Ave. in Spokane, Wash., Friday, June 19, 2020. (Young Kwak/The Inlander)
Photo for a story about the state of the real estate market in Spokane during the COVID-19 pandemic.