Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Dec. 2, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: A new COVID-19 variant first identified Nov. 24 in Botswana is...
Category: News in Brief
BGH COVID testing location moved
By Reader Staff Bonner General Health announced that, as of Nov. 29, novel coronavirus drive-thru testing will be moved from its current location — on Alder Street — to North Third Avenue and Poplar...
Camp Bay Road vacation to be heard — again — on Feb. 2
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners will reconsider the vacation of a portion of Camp Bay Road at a public hearing Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 — a file they’ve heard before, and...
Idaho Gov. Brad Little teases new tax cut package at taxpayers’ conference
By Clark Corbin Idaho Capital Sun Gov. Brad Little teased plans to return some of the state’s historic projected budget surplus to Idahoans next year during a speech Dec. 1 at the Associated Taxpayers...
ID Dept. of Water Resources: Water rights are not in danger in Clark Fork-Pend Oreille River Basin
By Reader Staff The Idaho Department of Water Resources has pushed back against a YouTube video circulated by Bonner County resident Chad Catron, who the agency claimed fronted “erroneous information,” suggesting the state is...
Keep BoCo Rural proposes land use code amendment
By Reader Staff Keep Bonner County Rural, a newly formed group of citizens dedicated to following land use issues in the county, has filed an application to amend the county’s land use code “in...
KLT eyes iconic property for community access
By Reader Staff Bonner County is experiencing growth at an astounding pace. Since this past January, more than 500 parcels of five acres or more have changed hands across the county. This hit close...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Nov. 24, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: President Joe Biden is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate...
Camp Bay Road vacation back to drawing board
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff A district court has ruled that Bonner County unlawfully vacated a section of Camp Bay Road in April, finding that the board failed to address a conflict of interest...
Malek steps back from lt. gov. race
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The race for Idaho lieutenant governor has gotten significantly smaller (and more interesting), with the announcement Nov. 21 via Twitter by candidate Luke Malek that he would drop out...
