BOCC strikes standing rules
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners voted Jan. 21 to eliminate a set of 12 standing rules from the regular business meeting, arguing that they both hampered public involvement...
Category: News in Brief
Follies take a year off
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff After weeks of speculation, Angels Over Sandpoint confirmed Jan. 22 that the nonprofit will put the annual Follies variety show at the Panida Theater on hiatus this year, citing...
Fish and Game looking for person who shot and killed bald eagle near Sandpoint
By Reader Staff Idaho Fish and Game is looking for information after a bald eagle was shot and killed near Sandpoint. According to the agency, the eagle is believed to have been killed between...
Beloved retired coach, educator Dave DeMers joins LPOSD Board of Trustees
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District Board of Trustees added a new member Jan. 14, but one with whom local schools will already be acquainted: David DeMers. Born and...
County swears in new, returning officials
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Bonner County welcomed the newest batch of elected officials in a swearing-in ceremony Jan. 13, which introduced Dist. 1 Commissioner Brian Domke and reinstated Dist. 3 Commissioner Ron Korn,...
U.S. Army Corps: Albeni Falls Dam gate design expected to be complete in July
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spoke before the Lakes Commission on Jan. 10, providing updates on a range of issues related to Lake Pend Oreille; but,...
Selkirk Fire expands with resident firefighter at Bottle Bay station
By Reader Staff The Selkirk Fire District is expanding its personnel and adding new technology, according to a pair of announcements at the beginning of January. Selkirk Fire, Rescue and EMS will assign a...
SCOTUS will not hear Utah’s lawsuit to control 18.5 million acres of public land
By Kyle Dunphey Utah News Dispatch The U.S. Supreme Court announced Jan. 13 that it will not hear Utah’s sweeping public lands lawsuit, in which the state argued it should take over 18.5 million...
County ordered to pay Avista Utilities $564,108
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners confirmed a $564,108.71 payment to Avista Utilities during the Jan. 14 business meeting, following the 2023 ruling by the Idaho Supreme Court in...
Idaho firefighting teams support California’s wildfire efforts
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Teams of Idaho firefighters are lending their efforts to protecting communities under threat from the wildfires burning across Los Angeles County, which have so far consumed thousands of structures,...
