By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Bonner Community Food Center’s hefty two-month sewer bill won’t be lowered—at least not yet. The Sandpoint City Council voted Wednesday against lowering the nonprofit’s sewer bill for the...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint Public Works Director Kody Van Dyk announced he will be retiring in March. The longtime city department head gave his notice this week, opening up the office that...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It didn’t take long for disorder to break out at Tuesday’s Bonner County Board of Commissioners public hearing. Perhaps it was inevitable that the meeting, in which commissioners unanimously...
By Brenda Hammond Reader Staff Editor’s note: This is the first of three articles written by members of the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force that will publish in later issues. Several hundred people...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It seems just about everyone has an opinion about Syrian refugee resettlement, and local politicians are no exception. District 1 Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, is calling for a special...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Back in the 1950s, when the Sandpoint Lions Club started doing the Toys for Tots drive, people would donate used toys and the Lions would fix them up and...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Do you know what the best word in the English language is? Free! The Idaho Panhandle National Forest is offering every fourth grader a free Christmas tree permit through...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The city search committee has selected Jennifer Pearson Stapleton as the final candidate for the new city administrator position. A Montana native, Stapleton brings with her almost 25 years...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler is adding his voice to those protesting Syrian refugee resettlement in Idaho. This Tuesday, Wheeler wrote a letter to Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter urging...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff If you’re planning to vote in next year’s primary elections, you may have to make a couple trips to the polls. Due to legislation passed this spring, Idaho is...
