Little Fit Daycare owner sentenced to probation
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The owner of a childcare facility closed by the state will serve probation but no jail time for the injury of a child that occurred on business grounds. According...
Category: News in Brief
Grizzly euthanized in Boundary County
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A grizzly bear was euthanized over the weekend in Boundary County after killing seven sheep in a matter of just a few days. IFG said in an announcement Monday...
County delays call for EMS proposals
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Commissioners are putting the brakes on restructuring the county’s Emergency Management Services. Since news broke in December that the BOCC was considering a major shift in EMS...
Chairs for Charity raises $146K
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A piece of Schweitzer history is paying off big-time for local nonprofits. Announced by Schweitzer Mountain Resort at the end of the winter season, Chairs for Charity, which sold...
Litehouse Foods acquires Sky Valley
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Litehouse Foods, one of Sandpoint’s most successful businesses, just got a little bigger. The major producer of salad dressings, marinades, condiments and sauces announced last week it will acquire...
Railroad exhibit shines light on Sandpoint history
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The history of the railroad is a key part of the Sandpoint community. It’s fitting, then, that the community played a key part in capturing its legacy with a...
FAA grounds jets with Tamarack winglets
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Local company Tamarack Aerospace suffered a setback with a recent order by the Federal Aviation Administration to ground all Cessna Citation 525 jets equipped with the company’s active winglet...
County secures $5 million grant for Trestle Creek Rd
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The first few miles of Trestle Creek Road will see a $5 million makeover in coming years thanks to a Federal Lands Access Program grant. Bonner County Commissioners gave...
Burgstahler, Terrell, Meyers elected
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Tuesday was a night for incumbents as seats on the Pend Oreille Hospital District Board and East Bonner County Library District went to individuals with trustee experience. In the...
Rescue workers mobilize on Long Bridge
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Local emergency crews’ extensive training in aquatic rescues paid off last week when a man and a woman were pulled from the water near the Long Bridge. According to...
