Here we have Idaho
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
As the debate over appropriate COVID-19 protocols and necessary pandemic response continues to rage in the Idaho Statehouse, the virus’ prevalence went from hypothetical to …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
As the debate over appropriate COVID-19 protocols and necessary pandemic response continues to rage in the Idaho Statehouse, the virus’ prevalence went from hypothetical to …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Long discussed and heavily opposed amendments to Bonner County’s Title 12 mining code are scheduled to see a public hearing Thursday, Jan. 7, as the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Now that vaccines for COVID-19 have made their way to Idaho, health and government officials are working on how to most fairly and effectively distribute …
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint has once again come out victorious in a lawsuit against Bonner County regarding The Festival at Sandpoint’s gun …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Who has the authority to take the reins during a deadly pandemic?
Elected officials — and citizens — across the state have wrestled with this …
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When the Panhandle Health District voted in favor of a mask mandate for the five northern Idaho counties on Nov. 19, the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Panhandle Health District announced the first novel coronavirus-related deaths in Bonner County on Oct. 14: a man and woman, both in their 80s. No …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
North Idaho may soon have a connection to a worldwide effort to launch a space-based internet service into every nook and cranny of the planet.…
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners moved to adopt the FY2021 budget following Aug. 24 public hearings that featured little to no public input.
The county’s general budget …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council voted unanimously at a special meeting Aug. 26 to advance a land swap on Bridge Street that staff argued would give …
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