Top Idaho health officials outline COVID-19 vaccine rollout
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine begins to ramp up in Idaho, state health officials and Gov. Brad Little offered a pair of briefings Jan. 5 focused on...
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When one door closes, another opens
By Reader Staff Local publisher Bonner Media recently announced its grand opening as Sandpoint’s downtown source for signs and decals following the closure of Mountain Sky Signs and Printing. The company offers indoor and...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Dec. 31, 2020
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: What’s in the $2.3 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021? The...
County requests funds for large LED stop signs
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners have approved a grant application from the Road and Bridge Department requesting funds from the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council to pay for new and improved...
STCU gifts $15k to Memorial Community Center in Hope
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When the Memorial Community Center applied for a grant through the Spokane Teachers Credit Union to cover the cost of new flooring in early spring 2020, there was no...
Home(cooked) for the holidays
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Thanks to a partnership between Lake Pend Oreille High School and the Bonner Community Food Bank, 150 hot holiday meals made it to the plates of people in need...
Staying the course
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District Board of Trustees held a special meeting Dec. 29 to discuss possible changes to the district’s operating plan amid the novel coronavirus pandemic,...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: December 23, 2020
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: On Sunday U.S. Congress agreed on a COVID-19 relief package. It...
Schweitzer Ski Patrol reminds skiers not to duck ropes after avalanche Dec. 19
By Reader Staff The Schweitzer Ski Patrol reminded skiers not to duck ropes when terrain is closed after an avalanche was reported on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 19. “We had Lakeside closed to...
Planning director Qualls leaves City Hall
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint bid farewell to longtime civil servant Aaron Qualls, who had worked as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission, a City Council member and,...
