DEQ says suspected feces in lake only algae
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When Glen Rolofson noticed a peculiar substance on the shore in front of his home in Ellisport Bay in early July, he came to a conclusion no lakefront property...
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Four things to know about Idaho’s new trespassing law
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It’s time to take extra care in making sure outdoor expeditions remain on public land. Due to Idaho’s new trespassing rules, which went into effect July 1, the consequences...
Animal Shelter to launch ‘Operation Donation Station’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Panhandle Animal Shelter has announced they are building a new donation and sorting facility just west of their current thrift store location. The 4,500-square-foot facility will feature a parking...
City adopts strategic plan
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council passed a strategic plan Wednesday identifying priorities to work toward between 2018 and 2020. Under the plan, the city identifies five broad strategic priorities: a...
BNSF barges skip boat check station, mussels found
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Two out of five trucks transporting BNSF barges failed to stop at a boat check station early last week to be searched for invasive species before reaching Lake Pend...
Arrest made in Priest River cold case homicide
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in the 2004 cold case murder of a 34-year-old Priest River mother of three. Christine Lott was reported missing in...
Signatures for Medicaid expansion reach the Capitol
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Friday brought Medicaid expansion one step closer to Idaho’s November ballot, as volunteers gathered from across the state at the Capitol in Boise to submit more than 70,000 verified...
One mother’s quest for action
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Just over a year ago, Dorothy Prophet took a phone call no mother wants to receive. Prophet was told her 25-year-old son Cade slipped and fallen over 40 feet...
County receives no-wake buoy donation
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff County commissioners approved the use of 10 new mobile no-wake buoys on the Pend Oreille River Tuesday, marking the latest in the Bonner County wake issue. “This is part...
Electric car charger enters service
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff An electric car charger at Jeff Jones Town Square is operational after its installation two weeks ago. According to City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton, the new charger supports charging two...
