By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Ron McIlnay is known among his Bonners Ferry neighbors as a Vietnam veteran who works tirelessly to make sure his fellow servicemen and women have what they need. For...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Washington Governor Jay Inslee is looking for answers from PacWest Silicon, according to a letter sent Oct. 30 to company CEO Jayson Tymko. PacWest is responsible for the proposed...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Bonner County Elections officials reported a comparatively early night Nov. 5, posting preliminary results by 11:17 p.m. and turning off the lights by 11:30 p.m. — a significant improvement...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Bonner County Fire Chiefs Association hosted a series of presentations last week to share its findings from months of research on how to improve Bonner County Emergency Management...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A week before the Nov. 5 election, candidates for Ponderay, Lake Pend Oreille School District board of trustees and Sandpoint city office gathered Oct. 29 at the Sandpoint Community...
By Reader Staff In an Oct. 30 post on Facebook, the Festival at Sandpoint announced its 2020 concert dates, providing some indication that business would continue as usual — or mostly as usual —...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Political reporters have long called it an “October surprise” — a piece of news coming on the verge of an election with the potential to alter its outcome. Typically...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It has been 10 years since the city of Sandpoint adopted its current comprehensive plan. Now, as required by state law, local officials are gearing up to update the...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff District Court Judge Barbara A. Buchanan approved an arraignment continuance request Oct. 21 for Judith Carpenter, the Coeur d’Alene woman accused of killing Shirley Ramey at Ramey’s home in...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration released several alternatives being considered for the Columbia River System Operations Update — a multi-year project...
