From Bonner County to outer space
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff North Idaho may soon have a connection to a worldwide effort to launch a space-based internet service into every nook and cranny of the planet. Starlink, an initiative by...
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Elections workers gearing up to start mailing absentee ballots
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff November might seem like a long way off, but voting in the 2020 General Election, set for Tuesday, Nov. 3, will soon start ramping up. According to Bonner County...
Idaho funnels $150 million in CARES Act funds to education
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho’s Coronavirus Financial Advisory Committee unanimously approved two spending measures Sept. 15 that would funnel $99 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act money to K-12 schools...
City P&Z delays recommendation on University Park development
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Planning and Zoning commissioners took their first deep dive Sept. 15 into the University Park development, a mixed use subdivision proposed for the 75-acre former University of Idaho...
Callahan fire now at 1,200 acres, Bernard fire active on 880 acres
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Bonner County residents — as with most everyone living in the Western United States — continue to suffer smoke-choked skies as large fires burn across millions of acres, primarily...
City Council approves Bridge St. land swap
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As the Sandpoint City Council unanimously adopted its long-running Parks and Recreation Master Plan on Sept. 16, the first piece of the city’s Waterfront at Farmin’s Landing concept moved...
City passes $34.6M budget, $930K+ in property tax relief
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council unanimously passed a $34.6 million dollar budget for Fiscal Year 2021 and approved a budget ordinance at its meeting Sept. 2, also providing $934,757 in...
County approves digital poll books
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 8 to approve the purchase of electronic poll books, bringing Bonner County Elections operations into the modern era of digital, up-to-date bookkeeping. County...
‘Tell us what you need’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Sitting down in the Sandpoint High School library across from Lake Pend Oreille School District Superintendent Tom Albertson and a host of other administrators, Gov. Brad Little made the...
High Labor Day winds fuel area fires
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Area fire crews continue to battle a trio of blazes in or very near Bonner County — two fanned by high winds that ripped through the region on Labor...
