‘This is totally doable’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When Reclaim Idaho launched in the summer of 2017, the grassroots group hung its hat on three missions: strong public schools, protected public lands and health care for working...
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Sandpoint grade-schooler catches record trout
By Reader Staff The Idaho fishing record books better make room for the spunk and creativity of 8-year-old Sandpoint girl Sophie Egizi, who reeled in a new catch-and-release record for Gerrard rainbow trout on...
No federal dollars for Ponderay railroad underpass — this time
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s good news-bad news for the city of Ponderay and Friends of the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail. Residents approved the city’s 1% local option sales tax Nov. 5 —...
Medicaid expansion on the horizon, Your Health Idaho spreads the word on open enrollment
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Open enrollment for the Your Health Idaho insurance marketplace began Nov. 1 and will close Monday, Dec. 16. In the meantime, officials including Executive Director Pat Kelly recently toured...
Bonners Ferry vet honored with Spirit of Freedom Award
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Ron McIlnay is known among his Bonners Ferry neighbors as a Vietnam veteran who works tirelessly to make sure his fellow servicemen and women have what they need. For...
WA governor seeks answers from PacWest
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Washington Governor Jay Inslee is looking for answers from PacWest Silicon, according to a letter sent Oct. 30 to company CEO Jayson Tymko. PacWest is responsible for the proposed...
Sandpoint mayor and LPOSD levy votes drew the most heat in 2019 local elections
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Bonner County Elections officials reported a comparatively early night Nov. 5, posting preliminary results by 11:17 p.m. and turning off the lights by 11:30 p.m. — a significant improvement...
Fire Chiefs Association shares EMS proposal
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Bonner County Fire Chiefs Association hosted a series of presentations last week to share its findings from months of research on how to improve Bonner County Emergency Management...
Decision 2019 Candidates’ Forum
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A week before the Nov. 5 election, candidates for Ponderay, Lake Pend Oreille School District board of trustees and Sandpoint city office gathered Oct. 29 at the Sandpoint Community...
Festival announces 2020 concert dates
By Reader Staff In an Oct. 30 post on Facebook, the Festival at Sandpoint announced its 2020 concert dates, providing some indication that business would continue as usual — or mostly as usual —...
