Education, not enforcement
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When the Panhandle Health District voted in favor of a mask mandate for the five northern Idaho counties on Nov. 19, the public conversation quickly turned...
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Bonner County sees first COVID-19 deaths
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Panhandle Health District announced the first novel coronavirus-related deaths in Bonner County on Oct. 14: a man and woman, both in their 80s. No other details were released....
From Bonner County to outer space
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff North Idaho may soon have a connection to a worldwide effort to launch a space-based internet service into every nook and cranny of the planet. Starlink, an initiative by...
County pushes mining code change hearing
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission is tabling a controversial mining ordinance change after an Aug. 20 workshop made clear that the issue was not ready to go...
Bonner Co. 2021 budget moves forward
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners moved to adopt the FY2021 budget following Aug. 24 public hearings that featured little to no public input. The county’s general budget for the coming year...
County adopts furlough policy
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Board of Bonner County Commissioners unanimously approved a furlough policy May 12 to be utilized in the event that the COVID-19 pandemic cuts into the county’s funding. Director...
Heather Scott’s ‘Holocaust,’ ‘Little Hitler’ comments draw international attention
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff If Blanchard Republican Rep. Heather Scott was hungry for headlines, she now has a cornucopia on which to dine. The world has taken notice of her recent remarks comparing...
Reader, Sandpoint Online to host virtual candidate forum
By Ben Olson Reader Staff With the May 19 primary election looming, the Sandpoint Reader and Sandpoint Online have joined forces to host a virtual candidates forum on Tuesday, April 28 at 6 p.m. ...
11 Mile and Wrenco dump sites to close
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to close both the 11 Mile and Wrenco waste collection sites, but not without tense discussion regarding public involvement leading up...
County delays call for EMS proposals
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Commissioners are putting the brakes on restructuring the county’s Emergency Management Services. Since news broke in December that the BOCC was considering a major shift in EMS...
