By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff With no discussion or debate, the Sandpoint City Council at its Sept. 1 meeting approved the final plat for Phase I of the University Place development on North Boyer...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Idaho Department of Lands is reaping a windfall of dollars in 2021, as 16 endowment-owned lakefront lots at Priest Lake recently sold for more than $13.1 million —...
By Reader Staff The start of the 2021-’22 school year is just around the corner and city of Sandpoint crews have been preparing to keep kids safe. New signs have been installed in school...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff In order to balance the 2022 budget, Bonner County commissioners voted Aug. 23 to take $2.7 million in forgone taxes — a move prompted by new state legislation, increased...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners voted to change the polling places for nine different precincts Aug. 24, with the change going into effect for the November 2021 election “and beyond,” according...
By Reader Staff Public, state and tribal land managers in the Coeur d’Alene Dispatch Zone — which encompasses Bonner County — will rescind fire restrictions on Friday, Aug. 27. While the decision is driven...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Idaho Supreme Court ruled Aug. 23 that a 2021 law to heighten the signature requirements for placing citizens’ initiatives on the ballot violated Idahoans’ constitutional rights. Prior to...
By Reader Staff The Panida Theater’s iconic neon marquee will once again light First Avenue, as work began last week to restore the signage. The Panida launched its “Unite to Light the Marquee” campaign...
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Irony: “Insurance companies complain about the costs of climate change —...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District Board of Trustees finalized the district’s COVID-19 protocols for the 2021-2022 school year at its meeting Aug. 10, marking the second year in...
