County adopts furlough policy
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Board of Bonner County Commissioners unanimously approved a furlough policy May 12 to be utilized in the event that the COVID-19 pandemic cuts into the county’s funding. Director...
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Sandpoint Lions Club cancels July 4 festivities
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Sandpoint Lions Club announced May 13 that it would regretfully have to cancel its annual Fourth of July festivities in Sandpoint due to the coronavirus pandemic. “The Sandpoint...
E. Bonner libraries eliminate overdue fines policy; W. Bonner libraries reopen
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The East Bonner County Library District Board of Trustees voted May 11 to eliminate late fees for overdue materials. Library officials said that the board has been weighing the...
Farmers’ Market sets May 16 opening day
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Sandpoint Farmers’ Market is back, with a few changes. “It’s going to be a modified market,” Market Manager Kelli Burt told the Reader. The 32nd season of the...
Three N. Idahoans front suit challenging constitutionality of COVID-19 restrictions
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sagle resident Scott Herndon, who mounted an unsuccessful bid for Idaho Senate in 2018 and has since been in the forefront of a number of local hot-button issues from...
A ‘drive-in’ graduation
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Every graduation ceremony is memorable, but, for the senior class of 2020, their big day will go down in history as the first to adapt to the social distancing...
Turning downtime to jam time
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The online music retail industry is seeing a surge in sales, thanks in large part to the abundance of free time many are experiencing amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. ...
Have a nice bidet
By Kelly Price Reader Contributor Once I got stuck at the top of the Ferris wheel. There were unexplained mechanical difficulties that brought about an unannounced hour-long sabbatical from Earth high in the twilight...
‘This big stink’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Like most people, the period of time since March has been, well, let’s say illuminating for me and mine. I have learned a lot of things about myself —...
Outdoor Shooting Range open for business
By Reader Staff The Sandpoint Parks and Recreation Department on May 2 reopened the public outdoor shooting range on Baldy Mountain Road. Department officials said they are instituting additional procedures to help meet social...
