Bonner County sees ‘high’ COVID-19 transmission rate
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The U.S. hit a major milestone in the fight against the novel coronavirus on Aug. 2, announcing that 70% of American adults had received at least one dose of...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Council hears budget workshop presentation
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint city staff presented a wide-ranging overview of the preliminary fiscal year 2022 budget to council members Aug. 4, including deep dives into several specific projects ranging from personnel...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Aug. 5, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: According to a Morning Consult survey, 26% of Americans fit the...
A long lime ago in a mine not too far away…
By Chris Corpus and Hannah Combs Reader Contributors Delia Holton peered over the edge of the scow into the depths of Lake Pend Oreille. The boat rocked gently beneath the dancing feet of her family...
Mad About Science: Kriegsspiel
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist If you know me at all, you know I am a complete geek for anything related to tabletop roleplaying games. Many people believe the history of tabletop RPGs, as...
Meet the Waterkeeper and celebrate 50 years of the Clean Water Act
By Carolyn Knaack Reader Contributor Forty-three miles long, 144 miles of shoreline, 92,000 acres, depths of more than 1,150 feet with 23 different species of fish and only one Waterkeeper. Lake Pend Oreille is...
ISP joining multi-agency campaign against aggressive driving
By Reader Staff More Idaho State Police troopers will patrol Idaho roadways through Sunday, Aug. 8 in a multi-agency education and enforcement campaign to reduce aggressive driving. “All of us have stories about a...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: July 29, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: A bipartisan effort is underway in Congress to address problems associated...
COVID cases rise in Idaho
By Reader Staff The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 guidance on July 27, now recommending that people in counties with “substantial and high transmission rates” of the novel coronavirus wear...
City approves max preliminary budget, schedules public workshop and hearing
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint is moving into its budget season after City Council members voted July 21 to adopt maximum preliminary expenditures of almost $40.6 million for fiscal year...
