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 …
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 …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sagle resident Scott Herndon, who mounted an unsuccessful bid for Idaho Senate in 2018 and has since been in the forefront of a number of …
By Kelly Price
Reader Contributor
Once I got stuck at the top of the Ferris wheel. There were unexplained mechanical difficulties that brought about an unannounced hour-long sabbatical from Earth …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Like most people, the period of time since March has been, well, let’s say illuminating for me and mine. I have learned a lot of …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Citing the global coronavirus pandemic that has forced the closure of countless businesses and public gatherings, Festival at Sandpoint organizers announced May 4 that there …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The local libraries have been closed for more than a month and my personal collection of DVDs has run dry. The TV antenna, which captures …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Trying to describe the rollout, administration and distribution of funds from the Paycheck Protection Program, national media headlines in recent weeks have been filled with …
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