By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Congressman Mike Simpson, who represents Idaho’s Second Congressional District, stunned elected officials, agriculture and industry leaders throughout the Northwest when he announced Feb. 6 a $33.5 billion plan to...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner General Health is once again taking registrations for the two-dose COVID-19 vaccine after temporarily pausing sign-ups for people 65 and older on Jan. 27 due to a backlog...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Anti-smelter watchdog groups are urging interested parties to keep an eye on Pend Oreille County as the Planning Commission continues to work on its 2020 Comprehensive Plan update —...
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...
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...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Hosted by the Panhandle Health District, Gov. Brad Little on Jan. 29 toured a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Bonner County Fairgrounds, where residents were queued up to receive...
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...
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...
By Reader Staff The intersection of Heath Lake Road and U.S. Highway 95 in Sagle will be closing permanently this summer, east of the railroad crossing. Prior to the closure, the Bonner County Road...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It’s been a year since North Idahoans began to hear concerns of a novel coronavirus causing widespread sickness and necessitating lockdowns — concerns that became a reality Americans and...
