By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Board of Bonner County Commissioners unanimously approved a change to the county’s Title 11 building regulation code on May 26, eliminating the need for engineer-stamped architectural plans to...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The lawsuit Bonner County brought against the city of Sandpoint regarding the constitutionality of the weapons ban at The Festival at Sandpoint is scheduled for a hearing Friday, June...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County declared a local disaster emergency Thursday, May 21 in response to flooding in Hope due to rapid snowmelt and rain. County Emergency Management Director Bob Howard brought...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As Idahoans have done throughout the state, Bonner County residents leaned into the unprecedented mail-in-only 2020 primary election — navigating an improvised process and changing deadlines to participate in...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho Governor Brad Little announced in a press conference May 14 that the state would move into Stage 2 of his Idaho Rebounds plan, as scheduled on Saturday, May...
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact, which COVID-19 has illustrated so well. A recent sampling: To avoid a surge in...
By Reader Staff The Bonner County Road and Bridge Department announced May 18 that weight limits have been lifted from roads throughout the county. Weight limits were first posted to some local roads on...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff An official railway Quiet Zone will soon begin taking shape at the Ponder Point railroad crossing in Kootenai, as Bonner County commissioners approved a bid May 19 that would...
By Reader Staff Lake Pend Oreille sat just below 2,058 feet above sea level on May 20, keeping with predictions the Army Corps of Engineers shared earlier in the month that 2020 would see...
By Reader Staff The Sandpoint Teen Center partially reopened Monday, May 11 with “at the door” contacts with area teens. The center, located at 221 S. Division St., will be open from 11 a.m.-1...
