By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Commissioners are filing a letter of objection with the U.S. Forest Service after the agency announced no public access would be allowed following a road restoration project...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A staple of local education and entrepreneurship is packing up and heading south. The Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center, a museum celebrating America’s great achievements in flight and...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Opponents of bills rewriting the rules on ballot initiatives rallied Saturday night at Matchwood Brewing. Led by grassroots political organization Reclaim Idaho, the rally decried efforts by Idaho lawmakers...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Downtown Sandpoint took an aesthetic hit when a fire gutted several historic buildings in early February. Just as locals gear up for the tourist-heavy summer season, however, the city...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It took the better part of a decade, but Pine Street Woods is officially in the hands of the community. Kaniksu Land Trust announced last week that it acquired...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday that states their opposition to any law restricting the Second Amendment. The resolution, placed on the agenda at the request of...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff PacWest Silicon, the company behind the controversial Newport smelter project, will no longer be presenting at Thursday’s Lakes Commission meeting due to zoning troubles with Pend Oreille County. Mike...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff County commissioners upheld approval of a conditional use permit for an asphalt batch plant at a reconsideration hearing Friday. The applicants, Interstate Concrete & Asphalt, intend to move their...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Big changes are afoot at the city of Sandpoint with the retirement of city clerk Maree Peck and city attorney Scot Campbell. Peck leaves the city after 15 years...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The advancement of a bill that would increase requirements for citizen-led ballot initiatives is receiving mixed reviews from North Idaho lawmakers. Senate Bill 1159, introduced by Sen. C. Scott...
