Bonner County Fair is a go
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The 2020 Bonner County Fair will showcase the best of the community’s animals, projects and garden bounty from Wednesday, Aug. 19 through Saturday, Aug. 22. The fair will also...
Category: News in Brief
County seeks input on Rapid Lightning Creek bridge rebuild
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Road and Bridge is seeking input from motorists who travel Rapid Lightning Creek Road, as the department plans to replace the upper bridge in coming years. According...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: August 6, 2020
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: The city council of Asheville, N.C., voted 7-0 in favor of...
Idaho Ag. Department cautions against unsolicited seed packages from China
By Reader Staff Since late July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been investigating reports of people around the country receiving suspicious packets apparently mailed from China and containing seeds. According to The New...
Gov. Little to call special legislative session
By Reader Staff Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced Aug. 5 that he will call the Legislature to a special session the week of Aug. 24. According to a news release from the governor’s office,...
Heartbreak as emergency crews recover child who drowned in Sand Creek
By Reader Staff The community is mourning a 7-year-old boy who drowned during the afternoon of Aug. 4 in a stretch of Sand Creek between Sandpoint and Ponderay. Emergency crews responded to the...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: July 30, 2020
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: The Trump administration’s Food Safety and Inspection Service recently approved a...
Angels Over Sandpoint 2020 Back to School Program
By Reader Staff This year marks the Angels Over Sandpoint’s 18th annual Back to School program, providing school supplies to students in Bonner County. The nonprofit organization remains committed to continuing the much-needed tradition...
Dates set in Ramey murder trial
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Judith Carpenter, the woman accused of shooting and killing 79-year-old Hope resident Shirley Ramey at her Trestle Creek home in April 2017, will see a jury trial in December...
County pursues new Laclede dump site
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Board of Commissioners gave the unanimous go-ahead July 28 for Solid Waste personnel to pursue a new waste collection site in Laclede. The board approved a contract...
