Connolly announces bid for 2020 reelection
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Priest River native Jeff Connolly will again be running for District 2 Bonner County commissioner in 2020. Connolly told the Reader on Dec. 31 that he looks forward to...
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PO County PUD voids smelter agreement
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Pend Oreille Public Utility District issued a letter and refund Dec. 11 to PacWest Silicon CEO Jayson Tymko, terminating the agreement meant to provide power to the proposed...
Mayor Rognstad sworn in for second term
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Mayor Shelby Rognstad stood Dec. 26 for his swearing in as mayor of Sandpoint — the first second-term Sandpoint mayor in almost 50 years. “It’s a privilege to serve...
County, city share to-date costs of gun ban lawsuit
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners voted for a “limited release of information” in response to a public records request from the Reader regarding legal fees in the county vs....
Idaho Congressional delegation responds to Trump impeachment
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A simple majority of U.S. House members voted Dec. 18 to impeach President Donald Trump, making him only the third chief executive in United States history to be impeached...
City of Sandpoint releases council agenda for first meeting of 2020, notes ongoing surveys
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Owing to the holidays, the Sandpoint City Council won’t convene for its regular meeting until Thursday, Jan. 2, when Council members Andy Groat, Kate McAlister and Deb Ruehle will...
Rep. Heather Scott features in WA House investigation into Matt Shea’s ‘domestic terrorism’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A bombshell report conducted by independent firm Rampart Group LLC Investigators for the Washington House of Representatives and released Dec. 19 describes eastern Washington Republican Rep. Matt Shea as...
Decision forthcoming in Sagle asphalt plant case
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The next step in the ongoing legal challenge to a proposed asphalt plant in Sagle is in the hands of Second District Court Judge Jeff M. Brudie, who is...
Carpenter arraignment continues
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County District Court Judge Barbara Buchanan granted another continuance Dec. 16 in the case of Judith Carpenter, the Coeur d’Alene woman accused of murdering 79-year-old Shirley Ramey at...
Sandy Compton announces retirement from FSPW
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Longtime Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness staffer and bull of the woods Sandy Compton announced his retirement from the organization, effective at the end of March 2020. The program...
