County adopts mass fatality plan
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Commissioners unanimously approved adoption of a Regional Mass Fatality Management Plan Tuesday, joining four other North Idaho counties in doing so.
The plan, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Commissioners unanimously approved adoption of a Regional Mass Fatality Management Plan Tuesday, joining four other North Idaho counties in doing so.
The plan, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Litehouse Foods, one of Sandpoint’s most successful businesses, just got a little bigger.
The major producer of salad dressings, marinades, condiments and sauces announced last …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Litehouse Foods is set to undergo a change of leadership with the announcement that president and CEO Jim Frank is retiring.
The Litehouse Board of …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The past year has been good to Litehouse, Inc.
The Sandpoint-based company announced this week it experienced a nearly 18-percent increase in net sales last …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Litehouse Foods’ expanded Ella facility is open for business, and the community is already benefiting from its increased capabilities.
At a $6.2 million price tag, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Litehouse Foods might be homegrown, but the company’s wide influence and popularity is undeniable.
But Litehouse is getting back to its roots to bring …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Litehouse’s production facility on Ella Avenue is about to get a lot bigger, and it’s bringing new jobs along with it.
Company officials announced this …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A car accident last week left one employee of Litehouse Foods dead and another hospitalized.
Katherine Stelzer, 61, died at the scene and Zualita L. …
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