Summer of our discontent
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Both the state and Panhandle Health District continue their upward trend in new cases of the novel coronavirus, as the latter — …
Category: COVID-19
Board of Ed-approved framework designed to safely reopen public schools
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 …
The great mask debate
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 …
‘We’re all in this together’
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, …
Northern exposure
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 …
Panhandle Health District poised to revisit mask mandate
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 …
Sam Owen FD annual pancake breakfast canceled
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 …
PHD changes testing protocol as local COVID-19 cases climb
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 …
North Idaho law firm chosen to help small businesses navigate CARES Act
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 …
City to distribute free masks while motion on face covering ordinance dies in council
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 …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 