First coronavirus case reported in Idaho
By Ben Olson Reader Staff *Updated 3:50 p.m. Gov. Brad Little announced Friday at 3 p.m. that Idaho had reported its first positive test results for the coronavirus. Gov. Little is expected to give...
Category: News in Brief
County files motion for discovery in Festival gun suit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff An upcoming hearing in The Festival at Sandpoint weapons ban lawsuit is seeing a new date, as legal counsel for the city accepted Bonner County’s motion to allow discovery...
Bid awarded in Hope boat ramp project
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners unanimously awarded a bid Tuesday, March 10 to Weekend Hoe Excavation and Hauling, the company slated to demolish and replace the boat ramp at the Hope...
Draft EIS released for Columbia River System update
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration have released a draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Columbia River System Operations Update. The multi-year...
Lawsuit takes shape over Bog Creek Rd. project
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Five conservation groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol over the agencies’ decision to move forward with a road restoration project located about...
City invites ID Public Utilities Commission for hearing on Avista resource plan
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Council members voted March 5 to submit a letter to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, asking the regulatory body to host a public hearing in Sandpoint to...
Trump, Biden top presidential tickets in Bonner Co.
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Bonner County voters cast 6,053 ballots in the March 10 presidential primary election, nominating Former Vice President Joe Biden to be the Democratic standard bearer in November, and returning...
City opening bids for Memorial Field project
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff While the project to remake War Memorial Field has been a local conversation point for months, it hasn’t yet made the leap from the drawing board into reality. The...
County primary races taking shape
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The May 19 primary election, in which locals will vote on Bonner County and state offices, has started to draw official filings for both Bonner County commissioner seats and...
Council approves ‘emergency repair’ of Lady Liberty pier at City Beach
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Lady Liberty is in need of a footlift. That is, a large portion of the concrete pier on which she stands at City Beach in Sandpoint is in “bad...
