By Shawn Keough Special to the Reader The first day of school for students in the Lake Pend Oreille School District is just about five weeks away. Gov. Brad Little and the Idaho State...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When the Panhandle Health District board met July 23 to vote on a possible mask mandate for Kootenai County to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, the motion...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District is nearing a final plan for how the 2020-2021 academic year will play out amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has risen to...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff In years past, Bonner County businesses could expect a healthy infusion of Canadian cash during the high summer months. But, since the U.S.-Canada border closed to all but essential...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Panhandle Health District will again look at taking some action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic at its meeting Thursday, July 23 in Coeur d’Alene, after discussion of...
By Reader Staff The annual Sam Owen Fire District pancake breakfast fundraiser has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. “With an expected annual attendance of over 700 people and crowded indoor seating, it...
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Panhandle Health District announced that beginning July 14, people seeking tests for the novel coronavirus should use their primary care provider. Moving forward, PHD will only...
By Reader Staff North Idaho law firm Smith + Malek has been selected to be part of a nationwide program to help small businesses and nonprofits understand their relief program options under the Coronavirus...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The agenda item of greatest interest at the jam-packed July 15 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council revolved around the possibility of mandated mask-wearing in public places — a...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners voted July 14 to file a complaint with Idaho District Court alleging discrepancies between the state’s interpretation of the U.S. Coronavirus Aid, Relief...
