County proposes solid waste fee increase
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The public will have a chance to weigh in on a possible Bonner County Solid Waste fee increase at a hearing Wednesday, Sept. 4, as the county considers boosting...
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Pine Street Woods to include ADA-compliant trail
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Sandpoint may become the only Idaho community north of Boise to host a trail compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, after Kaniksu Lands Trust recently announced plans to...
County launches ‘Adopt a Beach’ program
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Parks and Waterways is implementing an Adopt a Beach program in an effort to involve the public in maintaining area beaches and boat ramps. The first Adopt...
Idaho Parks and Rec grants secured by county for groomer, improved lake access
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Parks and Waterways has locked down three grants from Idaho Parks and Recreation — one to improve access to Bonner County’s winter trails, and two meant to...
Council grants rezone of land near Sandpoint Airport
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Council members unanimously voted July 17 to approve the rezone of 8.5 acres of property northwest of the Sandpoint Airport, bringing to a close eight months of...
Kaniksu Land Trust names new director
Katie Egland Cox has joined Kaniksu Land Trust as executive director, the nonprofit conservation organization announced July 9. Raised with an appreciation for nature in Moscow and Elk City, the Idaho native’s professional focus...
Lions announce Fourth of July raffle, parade winners
By Reader Staff The fireworks are snuffed and the long weekend is long over, but there’s still some celebrating to do for the Fourth of July. The Sandpoint Lions Club has announced its raffle...
Shared Stewardship program targets North Idaho
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The U.S. Forest Service and Idaho Department of Lands have identified a large portion of North Idaho as high fire risk, making it one of two “priority landscapes” where...
LPOSD trustees to host public discussion on permanent levy proposal
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When Bonner County voters approved a $25.4 million supplemental school levy in March, most may have assumed it was the last they’d hear of the issue for two years,...
Arrest made in alleged City Beach beating
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff UPDATE 2:58 p.m. Thursday: Bonner County Courthouse officials confirm that Haskins posted bail Thursday and is no longer at the Bonner County Jail. An 18-year-old Bonner County woman is...
