Kootenai County Treasurer’s Office Closed 12-1 p.m. March 2-6 Amid Staffing Shortage

Customers arriving at 451 Government Way in Coeur d’Alene found the Kootenai County Treasurer’s Office closed from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. each day during the week of March 2–6, 2026, a county news flash posted March 02, 2026 states. The county’s published line reads exactly: "Kootenai County Treasurer’s Office will beclosed from 12:00–1:00 PM the week of March 2–6, 2026 due to unexpected staff shortage."

The notice appeared under the county website’s News Flash and Treasurer's Office Hours sections and carried the site metadata "Posted on March 02, 2026." The News Flash page lists related items such as "County & Precinct Candidate Filing," "Make a Plan to Vote in 2026!" and "County, Cities Planning for Future-Public Hearing on Areas of Impact," indicating the county uses that feed for short, operational and civic notices.

A separate, earlier announcement about lunch-hour closures appears in a Kootenai Journal press release dated February 24, 2025. That 2025 notice said, "The Treasurer’s Office will be closed to the public during lunch hours, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, beginning February 25th and continuing through March 17th. We appreciate the public’s understanding and cooperation." The Journal item lists its mailing address as PO Box 541, Post Falls, Idaho 83877-0541 and labels the piece "Press Release from Kootenai County Treasurer."

The March 2026 county posting attributes the closure to an "unexpected staff shortage" but does not provide additional operational detail. The news flash does not specify whether the lunch closures apply to any offices beyond the location listed on the county contact page at 451 Government Way, whether online or phone services remain available during the noon hour, or whether mail and drop-box transactions are affected.

The county posting and the 2025 press release both identify the same noon-to-1:00 p.m. window, but the two items carry different date ranges and sources. The March 02, 2026 county news flash covers a single week - March 2–6, 2026 - while the Kootenai Journal release dated February 24, 2025 covered a multiweek span beginning February 25 and continuing through March 17, 2025. The county posting does not state whether the 2026 closure is related to the 2025 notice.

For now, the March 02, 2026 News Flash on the Kootenai County website is the authoritative public notice of the March 2–6, 2026 lunch-hour closure. The posting lists the county contact address as 451 Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 and appears alongside other public-service and election-related items in the county’s News Flash feed. The county has not provided further details in that posting about how services will be handled outside the listed noon hour.