Fall drawdowns planned for Pend Oreille, Priest Lake
By Reader Staff Resource managers will begin the fall drawdown of Lake Pend Oreille on Tuesday, Sept. 19, in keeping with the typical schedule of holding the lake at its normal pool of 2,062.5...
Category: News in Brief
West Bonner Co. School District cancels board meeting due to lack of quorum
By Ben Olson Reader Staff More than 120 residents showed up to the Priest River Lamanna High School for a packed agenda before the West Bonner County School District Board of Trustees on Sept....
Slate of candidates for local elections finalized
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The filing period for candidates in the Tuesday, Nov. 7 election has closed, drawing dozens of incumbents and would-be office holders to local races for everything from mayoral and...
Sandpoint City Council hears presentation on establishing local housing authority
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Members of the Sandpoint City Council took in a presentation Sept. 20 on the establishment of a local housing authority, which would leverage a combination of municipal, institutional, state...
BoCo Republican Central Committee declines to censure commissioners
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Bonner County Republican Central Committee gathered Sept. 19 to tackle a lengthy agenda, but the item that drew the greater number of about 100 attendees to the Ponderay...
Sandpoint cuts the ribbon on Silver Box installation ‘At Rivers Edge’
The city of Sandpoint celebrated the installation of the first of three pieces in the 2023-’24 Silver Box art-on-loan program with a ribbon cutting Sept. 13, welcoming the sculpture “At Rivers Edge,” by Bonners...
Woodward will seek Dist. 1 Senate seat
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As candidates have filed to run for local office in the November election, Jim Woodward has his eye on the May 2024 Republican primary, announcing Sept. 7 that he...
City, LPOSD candidates declared for Nov. 2023 election
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s not a presidential election year, but the November 2023 election will be a lively one locally, with a deep field of candidates for a number of high-profile city...
Public sounds off on proposed Trestle Creek development
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Officials, developers and members of the public gathered Sept. 6 for a public hearing regarding the Idaho Club’s permit request for a community dock at Trestle Creek. The...
Tensions between Bonner County commissioners spur a new agenda bylaw
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County commissioners’ regular Tuesday, Sept. 12 business meeting was punctuated by three separate recesses, as acting-Commission Chair Luke Omodt attempted to rein in extensive deliberation and public...
