By Reader Staff With the summer winding down, the Idaho Office of Highway Safety released its annual tally of crashes on statewide roads, recorded during the so-called “100 Deadliest Days,” which span from Memorial...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Panhandle Health District Board of Health held a special meeting Sept. 3 to accept the resignations of three top officials, including Director Erik Ketner, for yet-undisclosed reasons. Former-Chair Thomas...
Data shows rural roadways account for 66% of fatal wrecks statewide By Zach HagadoneReader Staff If Bonner County residents feel like the area has been experiencing more frequent and severe traffic crashes in recent...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Earlier this month, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled against Bonner County and local developers Tricore Investment, LLC, in a yearslong case regarding two contiguous minor land divisions outside of Coolin....
PHD approves new informed consent policy at clinics By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff At its regular June 11 meeting, the Panhandle Health District Board of Health considered and approved a new informed consent policy, which...
Commissioners consider “concierge medical services” for employees By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Commissioners from the five northern counties met June 18 with Panhandle Health District officials to reconsider the organization’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget after...
Counties consider COLA, clinical services By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Following the five northern counties’ May 20 vote to deny the Panhandle Health District’s fiscal year 2027 budget, officials will hold another public hearing Tuesday,...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Commissioners from the five northern counties met with Panhandle Health District May 20 to vote on the Fiscal Year 2027 budget, which includes an ambitious expansion and restructuring of clinical...
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Former Los Angeles Police Detective and longtime resident of Sandpoint and Spokane, Mark Fuhrman, died May 12 in Kootenai County. He was 74 years old. In 1996, Fuhrman was convicted...
By Reader Staff Local electric utility Northern Lights Inc. is seeking approval from state regulators for its 2026-’28 wildfire mitigation plan, which details how the nonprofit power provider is working to reduce the risk...
