The year in re- and preview
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As has become our custom, we like to set aside some time and space at the end of the year to reflect on the events of the previous 12...
Category: News
Albertson to retire from LPOSD
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Tom Albertson, superintendent of the Lake Pend Oreille School District, announced his retirement at the district’s board of trustees meeting Dec. 14, marking the end of a 35-year career...
City seeking grant to improve portion of Division Ave.
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Among the items on the agenda at the Dec. 15 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council — its last of 2021— was authorization for an application to seek $250,000...
County treasurer rescinds resignation
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County Treasurer Cheryl Piehl offered her resignation Sept. 21 to the county Board of Commissioners, sharing that her retirement from more than 30 years in the treasurer’s office...
COVID-19 quarantine guidelines altered
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new coronavirus guidelines Dec. 27, stating that individuals carrying asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 can shorten their isolation period from 10 to...
BoCo refuses FAA grant
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners voted Dec. 28 to refuse grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration, expressing concerns about the source of the money as well as the requirement that...
Ponderay announces purchase of lakefront property extending the Bay Trail
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor The city of Ponderay announced Dec. 22 plans to use local option tax revenue to purchase waterfront property, expanding public access to Lake Pend Oreille. At 2 p.m. on...
Crisis standards of care lifted in North Idaho
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare deactivated crisis standards of care for the Panhandle Health District on Dec. 20 — nearly a month after rescinding the resource-saving measure...
Citizen committee opposes ‘extremism’ in Idaho Legislature
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As the 2022 Idaho legislative session approaches, with lawmak-ers expected to convene Monday, Jan. 10 in Boise, the pushback against the “extremism” of some members is already ramping up....
Council appoints P&Z members, funds housing study and lobbyist
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Council members took up a number of growth and development-related issues at their regular meeting Dec. 15, including new appointees to the Planning and Zoning Commission, acceptance...
