Moscow City Council met Tuesday night to amend their emergency pandemic order after the city attorney dismissed misdemeanor charges against 5 people for alleged mask and social distancing violations. The alleged violations occurred during a Psalm sing gathering outside Moscow City Hall hosted by Christ Church.
The Public Health Emergency Order approved by council in March applies to everyone in the City of Moscow but does not cover expressive and associative activities like speech and religious activities. Council voted unanimously to add expressive and associative activities to the mask mandate and social distancing order.
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Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez also reminded residents that the nation s Public Health Emergency Order is still in effect through Jan. 25.
The order includes extensions of the stay-at-home lockdown, the re-implementation of the 57-hour weekend lockdowns and guidance to refrain from large gatherings.
“With more and more reports of the COVID-19 variant being reported in various regions, we must continue to take all precautions, Nez said. I am hopeful that we are beginning to see a downward trend, but that depends on the actions of all of us. We all have a part to play in bringing down the numbers of new COVID-19 cases. Stay strong and keep fighting. We are in this together.
Why Moscow is asking court to dismiss charges against worship protest participants
About 150 people attended Christ Church s event in September. Photos and videos showed that most of them were not wearing masks.
Credit: Daniel Foucachon Author: Megan Carroll Updated: 2:50 PM MST January 8, 2021
MOSCOW, Idaho The City of Moscow s legal department has asked the court to dismiss misdemeanor charges against five people who violated a public health order while attending a church event in September 2020.
The order in Moscow requires people who are not members of the same household to maintain six feet of physical distance from one another or wear a face covering while they are in public. It was recently extended through June 9, 2021.
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (KMOV.com) Two St. Charles restaurants are suing both St. Charles County and the City of St. Charles over restrictions enacted by Health Director Demetrius Chapman which force any establishment that serves alcohol to close by 11 p.m.
Shamrock s Pub and Grill, which is in St. Peters, and Tony s On Main are part of a suit alleging that the restrictions, which went into place in late November, are arbitrary and designed to target bars on Main Street.Â
Main Street in St. Charles. Credit: KMOV On November 24, 2020, and after many months of taking no action to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in business establishments in St. Charles County, Missouri, The Director of the Department of Public Health, Demetrius C. Chapman, issued a bizarre and non-sensical Public Health Emergency Order in which he immediately, and without notice, ordered bars, restaurants, and nightclubs which serve alcohol to close at 11:00 p.m., the suit reads. No other dining establishments or