Gun suit part deux
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It has been the better part of a year since Bonner County filed a lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint over the no-weapons policy at The Festival at Sandpoint,...
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Area youths protest George Floyd killing
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A group of about 50 teens and twentysomethings marched across the Long Bridge on June 2 to protest the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man killed May...
Bulldog Bench announces scholarship winners
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Bulldog Bench, the booster club for Sandpoint High and Middle schools, announced the names of the 2020 SHS scholarship winners on May 27. Maddie Morgan earned the $2,500...
County building regulations undergo change
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Board of Bonner County Commissioners unanimously approved a change to the county’s Title 11 building regulation code on May 26, eliminating the need for engineer-stamped architectural plans to...
Festival gun suit hearing set for June 19
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The lawsuit Bonner County brought against the city of Sandpoint regarding the constitutionality of the weapons ban at The Festival at Sandpoint is scheduled for a hearing Friday, June...
County declares flood emergency
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County declared a local disaster emergency Thursday, May 21 in response to flooding in Hope due to rapid snowmelt and rain. County Emergency Management Director Bob Howard brought...
Bonner County voters push massive turnout for primary ballot requests
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As Idahoans have done throughout the state, Bonner County residents leaned into the unprecedented mail-in-only 2020 primary election — navigating an improvised process and changing deadlines to participate in...
Absentee ballot request deadline pushed back to May 26 following judge’s ruling
The office of the Idaho secretary of state issued a communication to all 44 county clerks in the state late May 22, informing them that the deadline for absentee ballot requests in the upcoming...
Dine in, work out
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho Governor Brad Little announced in a press conference May 14 that the state would move into Stage 2 of his Idaho Rebounds plan, as scheduled on Saturday, May...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact, which COVID-19 has illustrated so well. A recent sampling: To avoid a surge in...
