County primary races taking shape
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The May 19 primary election, in which locals will vote on Bonner County and state offices, has started to draw official filings for both Bonner County commissioner seats and...
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Council approves ‘emergency repair’ of Lady Liberty pier at City Beach
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Lady Liberty is in need of a footlift. That is, a large portion of the concrete pier on which she stands at City Beach in Sandpoint is in “bad...
City, contractor to host public info session on renewed downtown street construction
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s almost the beginning of construction season in Sandpoint, and that means work on Phase II of the Downtown Revitalization Project is about to ramp up once more. Contractor...
‘It is containable’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Regardless of whether a community, region or country has been touched by the virus COVID-19, it seems the so-called “coronavirus” has taken over the social consciousness in recent weeks...
County eliminates single-stream recycling program
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners voted Tuesday, March 3 to eliminate the single-stream recycling program at the Dufort solid waste collection site, based on a recommendation from the county’s Solid Waste...
LPOSD levy challenge moves forward
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A ruling is due within 30 days — and may come as early as next week — in the case against Lake Pend Oreille School District challenging the results...
Idaho AG’s office questions transgender athlete bill
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A bill that would ban transgender women from participating on female public school sports teams in Idaho passed the House Feb. 26 with a 52-17-1 vote, marking the latest...
Here We Have Idaho
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Teacher salaries A major piece of Idaho education legislation took its first step forward Feb. 26, as the House Education Committee unanimously voted to advance House Bill 523 with...
Judge denies county motion to halt Festival gun suit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Kootenai County District Court Judge Lansing L. Haynes denied a motion Feb. 25 from Bonner County to stay its lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint, which challenges the Festival...
Hearing in gun ban lawsuit scheduled for Feb. 25
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Court documents show that Bonner County has filed a motion to stay its lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint, which challenges the legality of The Festival at Sandpoint’s weapons...
