The great divide
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff When it comes to bureaucratic battles, little else inspires the masses to assemble quite like a land use issue. One slated to come before the Bonner County Planning and...
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Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Nov. 18, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Staff East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: The New Orleans-based Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently granted...
Tribes, conservation groups sue Montana DEQ to enforce ‘bad actor’ law against Hecla Mining CEO
By Reader Staff A group of Northwest tribes and conservation organizations joined forces Nov. 10 to sue the state of Montana in district court, demanding that its Department of Environmental Quality enforce the “bad...
Idaho surpasses 300,000 COVID cases
By Reader Staff Cases of the novel coronavirus have topped 300,000 in Idaho since the pandemic first began in spring 2020, according to the state’s data-tracking system. However, the latest surge in cases appears...
P&Z approves 107-unit development north of airport
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission members voted 5-2 on Nov. 16 to approve a conditional use permit that would clear the way for 107 multi-family housing units on 8.5...
Here we have Idaho: ‘This is not necessary’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff For those keeping score at home, the Idaho Legislature was in session for more than 300 days this year — pushing the part-time, “citizen Legislature” into an historically long...
Sheriff, commissioners clash over ice arena lease
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners approved a lease agreement for the construction of the Sandpoint Ice Arena on a piece of fairgrounds property on Oct. 26. More than two weeks later,...
Sandpoint’s Mayor Rognstad officially announces run for Idaho governor
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad made his run for Idaho governor official on Nov. 8 with an announcement in his hometown of Lewiston. Though the Reader reported in October that...
County adopts Juneteenth, with likely name change
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff A seemingly run-of-the-mill human resources item turned into a discussion on race during the Nov. 9 Bonner County commissioner meeting, during which the board took up the adoption of...
Council denies Litehouse rezone request
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Contributor The Sandpoint City Council voted Nov. 3 to reject a rezoning request by Litehouse Foods, which sought to sell a north Sandpoint property for housing development. Located on the...
