By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A recent study places Bonner County among the highest rates in the nation for parents opting kindergarten-age children out of vaccinations. Published in the peer-reviewed, open-access journal PLOS Medicine,...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff When Sandpoint City Council members shape next year’s budget this July and August, the structure of local fire services could be reshaped along with it. The central question before...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Sheriff’s Deputy Rob Danno can describe this year’s waterway debris situation in a single word: “Problematic.” “There’s an unusual amount of debris in the water right now,”...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Two citizen groups have filed a lawsuit in regard to the sale of land from Pend Oreille County and the Pend Oreille Public Utility District (PUD) to HiTest Sand,...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office is facing a lawsuit from the widow of a man fatally shot by deputies last year. The Idaho Statesman reports that Robin Andrews is...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Lake Pend Oreille peaked at 2,064.2 feet on Wednesday, May 30, and then quickly dropped below summer operating level (between 2,062 and 2,062.5 feet) as of Tuesday evening. Wednesday...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Schweitzer Cutoff Roundabout will get an aesthetic upgrade by next June following the city’s recent approval of a public art proposal. The approved artwork, “Celestial Sierra,” is a...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney Barry McHugh announced this week that Sandpoint Police officers Michael Hutter and Eric Clark used appropriate force in a March shooting. In a press conference...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Contributor Those in favor of the proposed merger of Avista Utilities and Toronto, Canada-based Hydro One tout the $5.2 billion deal as an economy of scale that will benefit ratepayers...
By Reader Staff There will be a representative from the Bonner County Veterans Service Office visiting Clark Fork on Tuesday, June 19. The representative will be on hand to answer questions about current veterans’...
