COVID-19 update
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Idaho has made national headlines in the past week both for its dramatic surge in COVID-19 cases — part of a nationwide trend of increased caseloads as the country...
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Kootenai Health: Hospital capacity at 99% due to ‘surge’ in COVID-19 cases
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Statewide cases of COVID-19, the illness resulting from the novel coronavirus, have continued to exceed previous levels of positivity since the global pandemic began in earnest in mid-spring 2020,...
Panida adds five to board at annual meeting
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Panida Theater added five members to its board Saturday, Oct. 17 during the nonprofit’s annual meeting, which drew about 50 community members — all socially distanced with the...
County appeals Festival suit to Supreme Court
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County is appealing its case against the city of Sandpoint to the Idaho Supreme Court, after a district court judge ruled in early September that the county lacked...
MickDuff’s new space continuing apace
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s been a little more than a year since MickDuff’s Brewing Company owners Duffy and Mickey Mahoney announced they had purchased and would be renovating the historic building at...
Community fundraiser set to benefit injured police officer
By Reader Staff The community is pulling together to support the family of Ponderay Detective Sgt. Mike Victorino who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident near Lewiston on Aug. 15. Victorino was on...
Bonner County sees first COVID-19 deaths
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Panhandle Health District announced the first novel coronavirus-related deaths in Bonner County on Oct. 14: a man and woman, both in their 80s. No other details were released....
Teaming up for outdoor education
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Let’s be honest: most students are more than happy to spend a part of their school day outside the classroom, learning about what makes our natural paradise so great...
Bonner County Elections shares tips, dates for voters
By Reader Staff Bonner County Elections had mailed almost 12,500 absentee ballots as of Oct. 6 and, according to Bonner County Clerk Mike Rosedale, received about 4,000 completed ballots back. It’s just the beginning...
Springy Point peninsula toilet to be eliminated
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The vault toilet located on the Springy Point peninsula will soon be decommissioned, after the contents of the facility were found during routine spring maintenance to have solidified. U.S....
