‘We’re all in this together’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District is nearing a final plan for how the 2020-2021 academic year will play out amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has risen to...
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Farmers’ Market sets May 16 opening day
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Sandpoint Farmers’ Market is back, with a few changes. “It’s going to be a modified market,” Market Manager Kelli Burt told the Reader. The 32nd season of the...
A ‘drive-in’ graduation
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Every graduation ceremony is memorable, but, for the senior class of 2020, their big day will go down in history as the first to adapt to the social distancing...
Runoff projections forecast smooth refill for LPO
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Current measurements are pointing toward a typical spring runoff and refill for Lake Pend Oreille, according to the Army Corps of Engineers — information the agency will be sharing...
County files for summary judgment in Festival gun suit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County filed a motion for summary judgement April 28 in its lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint, asking for a court ruling on whether The Festival at Sandpoint...
‘We’re all in this together’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Citing the global coronavirus pandemic that has forced the closure of countless businesses and public gatherings, Festival at Sandpoint organizers announced May 4 that there would be no 2020...
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 for the May 19...
Sandpoint Farmers’ Market postpones opening day
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’ Market. This year, market...
Gov. extends stay-at-home order through April 30
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, at which time the...
Boiling point reached in gun case
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 an encounter between members of...
