Grant approved for Solar Roadways project
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It won’t be long before visitors to Jeff Jones Town Square will be taking a step into the future. The city of Sandpoint announced Friday that the Idaho Department...
Category: News in Brief
Paper Trail: How the Panama Papers financial data leak tracks back to Idaho
By Zach Hagadone For the Boise Weekly No one was supposed to know the financial details held by Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. Run by two lawyers—one the son of a Waffen-SS soldier, the...
More lawsuits hit Bonner County
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Yet another round of lawsuits questioning the legality of recent Bonner County commissioner decisions have hit the courts. Hot off the heels of several wrongful termination lawsuits and tort...
Trial and Error:
By Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica The Innocence Project released a report Tuesday alleging that prosecutors across the country are almost never punished when they withhold evidence or commit other forms of misconduct that land innocent...
Mueller passes away
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Former county commissioner Bud Mueller died on March 18. He was 80 years old. A colorful and energetic personality in local politcs, Mueller is most remembered as a politician...
Gov. Otter vetoes ‘Bible-in-schools’ bill
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Despite support from a majority of the Idaho House and Senate, Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter vetoed a bill authorizing teachers to use the Bible in public schools. Citing concerns...
The Road to Recyling:
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It’s the season for spring cleaning, and Jennifer Del Carlo has a particularly big project on her hands. She and several other community members have their sights set on...
Library expansion aims to be grass roots effort
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Sandpoint branch of the East Bonner County Library District is going to get a whole lot bigger. Library officials announced this week that a $3 million renovation project...
Youth Accountability Board:
By Cate Huisman Reader Contributor On Wednesday evenings, you can see them waiting in chairs lined up outside a meeting room at the county courthouse: nervous youngsters, flanked by family members, often with younger...
Clark Fork woman calls for trapping law changes
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Trapping regulations are back in the public eye after a Clark Fork woman’s dog was injured by a wolf trap. Mary Franzel was cross-country skiing just off the side...
