Community joins forces to feed kids while summer meal program is on hold
By Reader Staff
For local children, summer vacation is a time for swimming, biking and playing with friends. For the 40% of children in east Bonner County who depend on …
By Reader Staff
For local children, summer vacation is a time for swimming, biking and playing with friends. For the 40% of children in east Bonner County who depend on …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Lake Pend Oreille School District trustees are narrowing in on a replacement for outgoing Superintendent Tom Albertson, who is retiring in July.
Watched by district …
By Reader Staff
The Lake Pend Oreille School District is asking for community members to get involved in the search for a superintendent to replace Tom Albertson, who is retiring …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Gathered for a special early morning meeting Nov. 17, the Lake Pend Oreille District Board of Trustees, along with Superintendent Tom Albertson, looked with a …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Idaho State Board of Education released its guidance July 9 for resuming in-person instruction during the 2020-2021 academic year.
In a 46-page document, the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Every graduation ceremony is memorable, but, for the senior class of 2020, their big day will go down in history as the first to adapt …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Lake Pend Oreille School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its May 6 virtual meeting to extend distance learning until May 29 — …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Idaho State Board of Education voted Monday, April 6 to extend the soft closure of all public school buildings in the state through the …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Idaho State Board of Education directed on March 23 that all school districts in Idaho implement a “soft closure” through April 20 to help …
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