Bits ‘n’ Pieces: June 24, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Following two dry winters, low water levels are killing more than...
Category: News in Brief
BoCo Solid Waste to pursue compost program
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners gave unanimous approval June 22 for the Solid Waste Department to pursue a grant for a pilot compost program funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture....
BNSF announces North Granite Loop Road closure dates
By Reader Staff Rail company BNSF will be closing the north end of Granite Loop Road at the railroad tracks for repairs on several upcoming dates. The road will be inaccessible Wednesday, June 30...
USFS issues decision on Bonners Ferry Westside Restoration project
By Reader Staff The Bonners Ferry Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests has prepared an environmental assessment along with a draft decision notice and “finding of no significant impact” for the Westside...
Sam Owen Fire District commissioners ban fireworks within district
By Reader Staff The Board of Commissioners of the Sam Owen Fire District reminds the public that fireworks of any kind are permanently prohibited in the entire fire district. A state of moderate-severe fire...
MickDuff’s awarded ‘Orchid’ for new renovation
By Carrie Logan Reader Contributor Preservation Idaho has awarded The MickDuff’s Brewing Company in Sandpoint an “Orchid” for Excellence in Historic Preservation for their recent preservation and restoration of the historic Federal Building. Building...
Ammon Bundy announces gubernatorial campaign
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Celebrity anti-government activist and serial Statehouse arrestee Ammon Bundy is officially running for Idaho governor, according to a report from the Boise-based Idaho Capital Sun news service. Bundy threw...
‘Active’ fire season shapes up in Bonner County
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff An extremely active electrical storm in the early morning on June 15 saw lightning strikes all over the county, with one bolt making contact with tinder and sparking a...
Free at-home COVID-19 tests now available in Idaho
By Reader Staff The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced June 15 that it has begun offering free, at-home coronavirus tests to Idaho residents, reiterating in a media release that “anyone who experiences...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: June 17, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling, much of it about fossil fuels: Methane-filled livestock belches are equal...
