By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Slowly but surely, Medicaid expansion is making its way through the Idaho Legislature. Funding for the expansion, which was mandated by voters through a ballot initiative with more than...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The folks at the Panida Theater will likely be toasting state officials if a bill permitting beer and wine sales at historic theaters is signed into law. The bill,...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to update the resolution which establishes an Emergency Management Services advisory committee. The use of a reinvigorated EMS advisory committee has been a...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Depending on a decision by Wenatchee School District, local school officials could be searching for a new superintendent. The Wenatchee School District Board of Directors announced that Shawn Woodward,...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The fight to preserve local parks from the negative effects of Canadian geese is moving into its next phase. Sandpoint Parks and Recreation Director Kim Woodruff told council members...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Next week could be the ticket for lawmakers to get their first look at a long-anticipated school-funding bill. Idaho Education News reports that a bill revamping Idaho’s school-funding formula...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Sandpoint Elks Club presented Community Cancer Services with a donation for $2,000 to be used toward their grocery voucher program. “We got a grant that came unexpectedly,” said...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Investigations continue into the fire that destroyed two historic downtown buildings and damaged another. According to Sandpoint City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton, fire marshals are focusing their efforts on the...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The nearly century-old bridge over Strong Creek in Hope is slated for replacement in coming weeks — a project that will alter travel through the area into the summer...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Commissioners were divided on a vote Tuesday that ultimately led to the end of any county employee involvement with the Bonner Regional Team. A resolution brought forth...
