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...
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...
May 22 declared Jerry Kramer Day
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When it comes to local legends, no name has made as much noise in the past year as NFL legend Jerry Kramer, and for good reason. Both Bonner County...
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,...
Priest River ‘Space Day’ welcomes astronaut
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Priest River Elementary students had an assembly day last Friday that encouraged them to shoot for the stars — or at least planetary orbit. Teacher and former astronaut Barbara...
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...
West Bonner County School District to vote on levy
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Educators in West Bonner County School District are hoping the second time is the charm for a $3 million-per-year supplemental levy. The levy proposal, which voters will consider on...
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...
County grants tax exemptions to four businesses
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Commissioners approved four business property tax exemptions Tuesday in an effort, they said, to stimulate local business growth and create more well-paying, permanent jobs. Mountain Metals, a...
