Derailment clean up continues on Kootenai River
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Efforts to clean up the Kootenai River are ongoing after three locomotive engines and six rail cars jumped the track Jan. 1, with crews focused …
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Firewood Rescue just heating up
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When it comes to finding a monumental way to help your neighbors, all it takes is a spark. In the case of Firewood Rescue, that …
‘That small town feel’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
From writing No. 1 radio hits to earning recognition as performers in their own right, Thom Shepherd and Coley McCabe have seen every side of …
Carpenter pleads not guilty
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Judith Carpenter, the Coeur d’Alene woman accused of shooting and killing 79-year-old Hope resident Shirley Ramey in 2017, pleaded not guilty Jan. 13 to a …
Seeking local talent: POAC to hold Northern Stars Rising auditions Jan. 11
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Working toward its mission to help local artists broaden their reach, the Pend Oreille Arts Council is again facilitating the Northern Stars Rising competition — …
Train derails into Kootenai River
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Railroad and environmental officials are working to contain a fuel spill in the Kootenai River after a train derailed into the waterway Jan. 1.
Burlington …
The soundtrack to 2020
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The new year is sure to bring plenty of new tunes to love. Here are some picks from an insatiable consumer of music who came …
Do dogs dream?
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Book in hand, bedside lamp on, dog curled up on my legs — this is my bedtime routine. My nearly 2-year-old border heeler, Mac, forms …
Connolly announces bid for 2020 reelection
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Priest River native Jeff Connolly will again be running for District 2 Bonner County commissioner in 2020.
Connolly told the Reader on Dec. 31 that …
PO County PUD voids smelter agreement
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Pend Oreille Public Utility District issued a letter and refund Dec. 11 to PacWest Silicon CEO Jayson Tymko, terminating the agreement meant to provide …
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