The art of advocacy
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Pend Oreille Arts Council has been without an executive director for a couple of years now. With the position in limbo, Arts Administrator Hannah …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Pend Oreille Arts Council has been without an executive director for a couple of years now. With the position in limbo, Arts Administrator Hannah …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Everyone should spend an hour with Lois Miller.
You might laugh. You might learn a lot. You might even share too many personal details about …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When it comes to local legends, no name has made as much noise in the past year as NFL legend Jerry Kramer, and for good …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Pend Oreille County Commissioners held a public hearing Wednesday evening at Newport High School to hear comments on four proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments, one of …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
For the second year, a group of volunteer citizens will perform an extensive cleanup on the Pioneer Cemetery — or “Chinese Cemetery” — in Hope. …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Hope Elementary School has been hosting an annual Spring Fling fundraiser for eight years now, and in that time, the event has evolved into a …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Last weekend’s above-average temperatures brought with them Bonner County’s first taste of fire season, as a burn pile on Mosquito Creek Road in Clark Fork …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Commissioners approved four business property tax exemptions Tuesday in an effort, they said, to stimulate local business growth and create more well-paying, permanent …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
If you’ve driven the Long Bridge recently, you may have noticed that Bleeding Hearts Tattoo Emporium has adopted the iconic stretch of road through Idaho’s …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Moms all have their sayings. Some are silly, others are used to keep you in check. Some sayings become more useful the older you get. …
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