Boaters beware bend way weirs in CF Delta
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning boaters on Lake Pend Oreille to be aware of new bendway weirs in the Clark Fork Delta. Bendway weirs are similar...
Category: News in Brief
Reader, Sandpoint Online to host virtual candidate forum
By Ben Olson Reader Staff With the May 19 primary election looming, the Sandpoint Reader and Sandpoint Online have joined forces to host a virtual candidates forum on Tuesday, April 28 at 6 p.m. ...
Museum launches pandemic ‘portraits’ initiative
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Bonner County History Museum is joining forces with local photographer Kiersten Patterson to launch “Sandpoint Porchraits” — an initiative to photograph Sandpoint families on their porches and then...
City gearing up for phased reopening of some government functions, poised for further guidance from Gov. Little
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint city leaders addressed plans for reopening some government functions to the public at the April 22 meeting of the City Council, with City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton stating that...
Festival gun suit continues
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County’s lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint regarding The Festival at Sandpoint’s weapons policy is tentatively set to see a courtroom in late May, marking the latest development...
Mill Town Distillery offers locally made hand sanitizer
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff North Idaho’s own Mill Town Distillery, which is known for producing artisan spirits from grain grown on a small farm in Dover, is adding to its resume by stepping...
Local company Percussionaire ramps up ventilator production to meet COVID-19 needs
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Since at least early March, the coronavirus pandemic has proved to be a stress test for every aspect of American life — no more so than for the nation’s...
RV registrations to pause in April
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Recreational vehicle registrations will temporarily halt in April as the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation works to move registrations and invasive species sticker purchases to an online format....
ACLU sues over Idaho transgender sports law
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As promised, the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho filed a lawsuit April 15 challenging House Bill 500 — a controversial law signed by Governor Brad Little during the...
Labor Dept. gives update on COVID-19 job loss assistance programs
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Idaho Department of Labor reported April 14 that it had received 77,430 claims for unemployment benefits over the course of three weeks — more than it handled in...
