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 — which covers Idaho’s five...
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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 and the Idaho State...
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 novel coronavirus, the motion...
‘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, which has risen to...
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 to all but essential...
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 d’Alene, after discussion of...
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 crowded indoor seating, it...
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 forward, PHD will only...
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 options under the Coronavirus...
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 public places — a...
