Free at-home COVID-19 tests now available in Idaho
By Reader Staff
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced June 15 that it has begun offering free, at-home coronavirus tests to Idaho residents, reiterating in a media release …
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State reviews policies as Reclaim Idaho requests updated financial analysis of education initiative
By Clark Corbin
Idaho Capital Sun
Officials with Reclaim Idaho have asked the state to issue a revised financial analysis of their updated ballot initiative language, a state official said. …
County shoreline code changes on ‘back burner’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Since the Bonner County Planning Department solicited comments on the county’s shoreline code in November 2020, the issue had seemingly disappeared from the larger local …
City seeking applicants for new Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation Commission
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Applications to serve on the newly created Sandpoint Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation Commission are being accepted through Friday, June 25, with an online form …
Register cars bought in Idaho online
By Reader Staff
The Idaho Transportation Department’s Division of Motor Vehicles is adding another option to its online DMV services: Idahoans who have recently purchased a vehicle from a licensed …
Carpenter sentenced in Ramey killing
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Judith M. Carpenter pled guilty to second-degree murder on May 25, putting an end to nearly two years of court proceedings since her 2019 arrest …
COVID vaccines prove effective
By Reader Staff
It’s been almost a month since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 — that is, two weeks …
To sell or not to sell
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
About 35 people attended the Panida Theater’s Town Hall meeting June 7, where board members took the temperature of the community regarding an idea to …
BoCo moves forward with $8.7 million solid waste loan
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Solid Waste Director Bob Howard received official approval from the board of commissioners June 1 to ratify the signature and submission of a …
Clash at the top
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho has seen no shortage of news at the intersection of politics and the pandemic, between endless critiques of the state’s coronavirus response to numerous …
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