2025 YEAR IN REVIEW
Recapping some of the biggest headlines of the year… pray for us By Zach HagadoneReader Staff At the end of the introductory paragraph in the 2024 “Year in Review,” we congratulated Reader readers on...
Category: News in Brief
Environmental protection groups sue over Trestle Creek adjacent marina
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Center for Biological Diversity and the Idaho Conservation League filed suit Dec. 18 against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Army Corps of Engineers, challenging their permit approvals...
New matching gift doubles Panida donations until year’s end
By Reader Staff There’s good news — and even better news — for fans of the Panida Theater. The good news is that with contributions made since Thanksgiving, the Panida has fulfilled the final...
County approves Deerfield subdivision preliminary plat
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff After extending its Dec. 17 meeting due to high winds, the Bonner County board of commissioners met Dec. 18 to unanimously approve the preliminary plat for the proposed Deerfield subdivision...
BOCC issues additional disaster declaration
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 23 to reaffirm a disaster declaration for Bonner County following recent wind storms on Dec. 17, which left thousands without power...
Workshop focused on future of City Beach RV park
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff A capacity crowd filled the community room of the James E. Russell Sports Center for a public workshop Dec. 13 looking at future uses for the two-acre RV park site...
Winds leave 13k without power in Bonner, Boundary counties
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The National Weather Service issued a high winds warning Dec. 16 for the Northwest and Northern Central Rockies, anticipating gusts of 50-70 mph through the following day. Bonner and Boundary...
BOCC declares state of emergency for flooding
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff In response to recent flooding throughout the Inland Northwest, the Bonner County board of commissioners reaffirmed a countywide emergency disaster declaration and request for aid from the U.S. Army Corps...
Sandpoint P&Z recommends approval of amended short-term rental ordinance
Rule change intended to get ahead of potential lawsuit, comes amid likely state legislation By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Changes to Sandpoint’s ordinance regulating short-term rentals will move forward, after members of the Planning and...
BoCo property owners’ wetlands appeal moves forward
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff A Bonner County couple’s appeal of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decision classifying a portion of their property as wetlands is moving forward after a decision Dec. 2 that...
