State rules in limbo
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff At the end of each legislative session, Idaho lawmakers sign what’s commonly referred to as the “going home” bill. The bill approves existing administrative rules and puts them into...
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A conversation with U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The U.S. House of Representatives isn’t the same workplace for a Republican Congressman that it was four months ago. Just ask freshman Rep. Russ Fulcher. Elected to Congress in...
LPOSD holds open meeting to aid in new superintendent search
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Lake Pend Oreille School District will be holding a stakeholder meeting to aid in the search for the new district school superintendent. The meeting will take place at 5...
Initiative to raise Idaho minimum wage approved
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Idaho Attorney General’s office has approved a ballot initiative that hopes to raise Idaho’s minimum wage. According to the Idaho Press, the initiative would increase Idaho’s current $7.25...
Wash. state rep. offered to background check political opponents in messages
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Washington State Rep. Matt Shea is under fire again following the release of his conversations with far-right figures who indulge in violent fantasies about their political enemies. The Spokane...
Super Drug to open found safe at 1 p.m. Thursday
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Could it be gold? Jewels? Decades-old cash? Or nothing at all? These are the questions obsessing the folks at Sandpoint Super Drug following the discovery last week of an...
Army Corps starts lake refill, shares upcoming dam operations
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started a controlled refill of Lake Pend Oreille at the beginning of April and is on track to have the lake at summer...
2019 legislative session recap
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff One of the longest legislative sessions in Idaho history came to a close last Thursday with a bang of the gavel by Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin. Clocking in at...
LPOSD to search for superintendent after Woodward takes new position
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The hunt for a new Lake Pend Oreille School District Superintendent begins with the announcement that Shawn Woodward is moving to Mead School District in Washington State. Mead School...
Man indicted in Wohali shooting
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A suspect in the death of Robert Cameron Hegseth Wohali faces charges of second-degree murder. Michael Ryan McDermott, 47, was indicted this week for alleged involvement in the shooting...
