Bonner County P&Z to consider mining code changes Jan. 7
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Long discussed and heavily opposed amendments to Bonner County’s Title 12 mining code are scheduled to see a public hearing Thursday, Jan. 7, as the …
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Idaho officials ponder vaccination queue
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Now that vaccines for COVID-19 have made their way to Idaho, health and government officials are working on how to most fairly and effectively distribute …
Sandpoint granted $70k for Festival suit costs and fees
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint has once again come out victorious in a lawsuit against Bonner County regarding The Festival at Sandpoint’s gun …
Masks, money and ‘making some sort of a point’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Who has the authority to take the reins during a deadly pandemic?
Elected officials — and citizens — across the state have wrestled with this …
Education, not enforcement
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When the Panhandle Health District voted in favor of a mask mandate for the five northern Idaho counties on Nov. 19, the …
Bonner County sees first COVID-19 deaths
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Panhandle Health District announced the first novel coronavirus-related deaths in Bonner County on Oct. 14: a man and woman, both in their 80s. No …
From Bonner County to outer space
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
North Idaho may soon have a connection to a worldwide effort to launch a space-based internet service into every nook and cranny of the planet.…
Bonner Co. 2021 budget moves forward
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners moved to adopt the FY2021 budget following Aug. 24 public hearings that featured little to no public input.
The county’s general budget …
On the waterfront: City advances proposed Sand Creek land swap
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council voted unanimously at a special meeting Aug. 26 to advance a land swap on Bridge Street that staff argued would give …
‘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, …
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 