Idaho sees highest COVID positivity rate since pandemic began
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The past week proved to be a dire one for Idaho COVID-19 statistics, as the omicron variant caused a surge in positive cases unmatched during …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The past week proved to be a dire one for Idaho COVID-19 statistics, as the omicron variant caused a surge in positive cases unmatched during …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Road and Bridge Department could be one step closer to making Spirit Lake Cutoff Road safer after a unanimous vote from county …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Board of Bonner County Commissioners voted unanimously Jan. 12 to do away with the county’s current Planning and Zoning Commission in favor of a …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The disruption to Idaho caused by the novel coronavirus is taking on a familiar pattern, as the omicron variant of COVID-19 propels statewide trends upward, …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
In a 29-minute speech Jan. 10, Idaho Gov. Brad Little delivered his fourth State of the State at the Capitol in Boise, officially opening the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sean A. Barron, a 52-year-old Post Falls man well known in North Idaho ultraconservative political circles, has been charged with felony sexual abuse of a …
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris
Idaho Capital Sun
A rule that would have required any candidate seeking a statewide, legislative or county level position to first obtain the endorsement of Republican central …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The May 2022 Republican primary field got a little deeper Jan. 12, when Sandpoint resident Luke Omodt announced he would run for the District 3 …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted unanimously Jan. 11 to pass a resolution putting a stop to spending American Rescue Plan Act funds, sparking satisfaction among a …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho health care officials are sounding alarm bells about the rapid upward trend in new COVID-19 cases, as the highly-contagious omicron variant spreads in what’s …
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