BOCC Chair Omodt tenders resignation
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff District 3 Bonner County Commissioner Luke Omodt submitted his letter of resignation to the county clerk on Aug. 20 — effective Saturday, Sept. 7 — putting an early end...
Category: News in Brief
Sandpoint Mayor Grimm fronts 1% local option sales tax to fund street repairs
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint residents weary of degraded street conditions throughout the city may have the opportunity to weigh in on a 1% local option sales tax that Mayor Jeremy Grimm promoted...
City OKs contract for preliminary engineering report on wastewater plant replacement
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint leaders took their latest major step toward replacing the city’s aging and obsolete wastewater treatment plant on Aug. 7, unanimously approving a contract with Keller Associates to prepare...
ITD plans lane closure on Long Bridge during nighttime resurfacing work
By Reader Staff Motorists on the Long Bridge should plan ahead for potential delays over the next month, as crews with the Idaho Transportation Department will conduct resurfacing work on the span during the...
Public hearing, vote on final adoption scheduled for Sandpoint FY25 budget
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The fiscal year 2025 Sandpoint city budget is on the agenda for the regular Wednesday, Aug. 21 meeting of the City Council, with a public hearing and potential decision....
Preservation Idaho to honor Belwood Building at Orchid Awards in Pocatello
By Reader Staff Long a downtown Sandpoint landmark, the Belwood Building at 301 Cedar St. will be honored with an Orchid Award from Preservation Idaho at a gathering Saturday, Aug. 10 in Pocatello. Since...
County argues over $72,000 severance payment for exiting employee
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Bonner County Commissioners Luke Omodt and Steve Bradshaw have recently come under scrutiny by fellow-Commissioner Asia Williams and some members of the public for supporting a $72,000 severance payment...
Sandpoint shows state, federal officials failings of wastewater treatment plant
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy Grimm is busy making the city’s case for an overhaul of the wastewater treatment plant at Lakeview Park — most recently bringing representatives from state and...
State park reservations to pause Aug. 1-Jan. 6 amid rollout of new reservation system
By Reader Staff The Idaho Parks and Recreation Department will suspend reservations at Idaho state parks beginning Thursday, Aug. 1, as it transitions to a new reservation system. During the reservation pause, customers will...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to treat invasive flowering rush in Lake Pend Oreille
By Reader Staff U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials from Albeni Falls Dam will perform aquatic herbicide treatments at six locations on Lake Pend Oreille, totaling a minimum of 28 acres and a maximum...
