Kinderhaven forced to close
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Even on a quiet Wednesday morning, the Kinderhaven house is buzzing with life. Evidence of the children who live and have lived in the group foster home are everywhere...
Category: News in Brief
State surplus could mean local bridge improvements
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution May 24 that signaled the county’s interest in taking part in the state’s Leading Idaho Local Bridges program — a $200 million...
Sheriff, prosecutor weigh in on Camp Bay Road dispute
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The ongoing battle over 50 feet of Lake Pend Oreille shoreline at the end of Camp Bay Road on the Sagle peninsula has gained the attention of Bonner County’s...
Ollerton steps down as BoCo Planning Director
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff When Bonner County commissioners voted May 24 to approve a request from the human resources department to recruit for three positions, one in particular signaled a change of guard...
KBCR postpones hearing on county code amendment
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff An amendment to Bonner County land use planning code meant to stop the rezoning of properties into higher densities saw its May 25 public hearing canceled on behalf of...
Idaho GOP primary sees more than a dozen legislative seats change hands
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The top-of-the-ticket contests in the May 17 Idaho primary election resulted in still-unofficial wins for GOP incumbent Gov. Brad Little and Oakley Republican Rep. Scott Bedke (for more on...
Contested District 1 primary results
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It was generally agreed by Idaho politicians and politics watchers alike that the May 17 primary election would be a game-changer for the Statehouse in Boise. It did not...
Williams, Omodt and Dorman prevail in BoCo primary races
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County government will see several new faces come January, as the May 17 primary poised three Republicans for uncontested November races for commissioner in both Districts 2 and...
Make your vote count in the May 17 primary election
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff With the primary election less than a week away, the Bonner County Elections office is gearing up to ensure that each ballot — whether cast through the absentee process,...
BoCo Zoning Commission sees new appointment
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners unanimously approved the appointment of Kristina Kingsland to the county’s Zoning Commission on May 10, making her the fifth and final member of the newly formed...
