Support the Panida and share the Valentine’s love
By Reader Staff Got a crush on someone? Want a cute way to send them some love? Show your support for the Panida Theater and spread some love of your own by taking part...
Category: News in Brief
Idaho State Parks smashed visitation record in 2020
By Reader Staff More people visited Idaho state parks in 2020 than in any year before — by a margin of more than 1.2 million guests. According to the Idaho Department of Parks and...
Fish and Game: Take down your bird feeders
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho Fish and Game is advising people throughout the Idaho Panhandle to take down and clean their bird feeders, after reports of sick and dying birds throughout the region...
Second Draw PPP Loan application period open
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When Congress passed the CARES Act in 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program provided invaluable financial assistance to help struggling businesses retain their employees. Now, another round of PPP funds...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: February 4, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Two police officers who responded to the insurrection at the Capitol...
Survey: Less than half of Idahoans think state is on the right track
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Amid the chaos spurred by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Idahoans remain cautiously optimistic about the direction of the state, with 49% of a sample group of 1,000 survey-takers telling...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: January 28, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling, still pivoting around the U.S. Capitol: Newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden quickly...
City seeking input at transportation workshops
By Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint is in the final stages of adopting a new Multimodal Transportation Plan and will present recommendations to the public at a series of upcoming workshops. Input is...
Here we have Idaho:
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As most Idaho Statehouse watchers anticipated, the fight over the governor’s emergency powers and COVID-19 health orders has become the dominant political story only a handful of weeks into...
Lakes Commission meeting slated for Feb. 11
By Reader Staff The Lakes Commission, an advisory board to the state of Idaho advocating for the preservation of water quality in the Pend Oreille Basin, is holding its next meeting on Thursday, Feb....
