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 concrete as Senate President...
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 county’s Planning and Zoning...
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 the highly coveted doses....
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 policy, as Kootenai County...
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 question throughout the COVID-19...
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 public conversation quickly turned...
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 other details were released....
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. Starlink, an initiative by...
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 for the coming year...
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 a larger footprint to...
