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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Board of Commissioners voted July 14 to file a complaint with Idaho District Court alleging discrepancies between the state’s interpretation of the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Idaho State Board of Education released its guidance July 9 for resuming in-person instruction during the 2020-2021 academic year.
In a 46-page document, the …
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