Voting in the age of coronavirus
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It didn’t take long for Bonner County elections officials to realize that the coronavirus pandemic would require major changes to how they managed the polls …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It didn’t take long for Bonner County elections officials to realize that the coronavirus pandemic would require major changes to how they managed the polls …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For more than 30 years, the first Saturday in May has held a special place in Sandpoint residents’ hearts: opening day at the Sandpoint Farmers’ …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho Governor Brad Little announced April 15 that the statewide stay-at-home order would remain in place for another two weeks, extending to Thursday, April 30, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As the Bonner County v. City of Sandpoint weapons ban lawsuit enters its fifth month, tensions have steadily increased, boiling over when …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Strong Creek Bridge in Hope will remain inaccessible to cars over the upcoming holiday, as crews work to completely replace the nearly century-old structure.…
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will hold an open house in Priest Lake Thursday to display options for a Cold Water Bypass system …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A grizzly bear was euthanized over the weekend in Boundary County after killing seven sheep in a matter of just a few days.
IFG said …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started a controlled refill of Lake Pend Oreille at the beginning of April and is on track to have …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A barge used in submarine testing at the U.S. Naval Acoustic Research Detachment in Bayview capsized in February, Navy officials confirmed last week.
Navy Times…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A staple of local education and entrepreneurship is packing up and heading south.
The Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center, a museum celebrating America’s great …
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