By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
In an updated timeline for COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Idaho released Jan. 12, health officials are now prioritizing first responders, correctional facility staff and K-12 …
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 Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Trustees of the Lake Pend Oreille School District at their regular meeting Dec. 8 reiterated a commitment to keeping schools open amid …
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 Reader Staff
As the Sept. 30 census deadline draws near, 88.5 KRFY Community Radio announced it has received a $1,000 Instagrant from the LOR Foundation to help get the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint Planning and Zoning commissioners took their first deep dive Sept. 15 into the University Park development, a mixed use subdivision proposed for the 75-acre …
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 …
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