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 …
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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 …
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,” …
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 …
From Sweden to Sandpoint
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Viktor Sjöberg, the East Bonner County Library District’s new director, officially entered his new role on Nov. 8. The Sandpoint Reader caught up with Sjöberg …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Idaho lifts crisis health standards — just not in the panhandle
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced Nov. 22 that it was deactivating crisis standards of care across the state — everywhere, except for …
BoCo P&Z recommends denial of 700-acre Selle Valley rezone
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Nov. 18 to recommend denial of a 700-acre rezone request in the Selle Valley — a …
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Videography Jimmy Matlosz is making mini-documentaries, aka “mini docs” of notable Sandpoint persons. So far subjects have included cinematographer Erik Daarstaad, broadcaster Diane Michaels and man-of-many-talents Dan Shook. Latest is photographer Dann Hall. Go watch them at The Idaho Film Company»
