Category: News in Brief

Lawmakers rally for truckers

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A bipartisan effort by state legislators is under way on behalf of truck drivers facing charges for hauling industrial hemp. Reps. Ilana Rubel, D-Boise, and Dorothy Moon, R-Stanley, delivered...

Q&A with Library Board candidates

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff With the East Bonner County Library District offering bigger facilities and more services than ever, the leadership of its board of trustees is similarly expanded. This Tuesday, May 21,...

Mosquito Creek Rd wildfire contained

By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Last weekend’s above-average temperatures brought with them Bonner County’s first taste of fire season, as a burn pile on Mosquito Creek Road in Clark Fork spread to wildfire status...

Street named in Kramer’s honor

By Reader Staff Sandpoint council members renamed Ontario Street from Boyer to Ella Avenue as Jerry Kramer Way in honor of the NFL football legend.  The honor comes just before a Panida Theater event featuring...

City ponders airport-area rezoning

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A battle between a local couple and the city of Sandpoint over a rezoning request continues to unfold following a Wednesday night council meeting. According to property owners Steve...

Q&A with Hospital Board candidates

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Pend Oreille Hospital District Board of Trustees election has typically not drawn much attention in the past. A taxing district that manages the distribution of public dollars to...