Council adopts ‘civility and decorum’ ordinance
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Civility governing interactions between the public and staff at City Hall, as well as decorum at public meetings, are at the core of a new ordinance approved July 5...
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Emily Articulated: Emergency math
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I was at mile 17 of my 26-mile mountain marathon when the straps on the backpack started to feel like they were chafing. By the 18th mile, the chafing...
Mad About Science: Geodes
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Did you know that there are some rocks and gemstones that only exist on Earth? As far as we are aware, there is nowhere else for tens, hundreds, perhaps...
Following Durst contract approval in W. Bonner School District, trustees face recall
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Weeks of controversy have roiled the West Bonner County School District, as its trustees have hosted a number of charged public board meetings related to the hiring of Branden...
Unite in the name of independence
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff From pancake feeds to foot races, fantastic parades to fireworks, North Idaho does the Fourth of July right. Here’s a selection of some local events meant to celebrate U.S....
ID Supreme Court affirms Festival’s right to ban guns at War Memorial Field
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The yearslong legal controversy over the Festival at Sandpoint’s prohibition of firearms at War Memorial Field during its yearly summer concert series has ended with the Idaho Supreme Court,...
Extension request for BoCo Fairgrounds RV park project denied
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation has denied an extension request from Bonner County for the use of a $473,000 grant meant to expand the RV campground at...
BoCo commissioner meeting closed to public comment
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff While tensions have run high at Bonner County commissioner meetings for months, that tension reached an all-time high on June 27, as Chairman Steve Bradshaw announced that public comment...
Out of the plane and into the fire
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Every year, wildfires burn millions of acres across the West. While many of these burns affect public land, others creep ever closer to residential structures as we build farther...
Dirt-y Secrets: June is the gardener’s favorite month
By Ranel Hanson Reader Columnist “June is bustin’ out all over!” — Carousel, by Rodgers and Hammerstein This is the month gardeners wait for all year. Seeds are planted and sprouting up, flower baskets...
