By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Judith M. Carpenter, 57, of Coeur d’Alene, is in custody at the Bonner County Jail, charged with the 2017 killing of 79-year-old Hope woman Shirley Ramey. Bonner County Sheriff...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The mood was tense at a meeting of Sagle homeowners July 27, and for good reason. Gathered at the Little Church in the Wildwood, about midway between Bottle and...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The new high-tech, solar-powered trash cans that started popping up on Sandpoint city streets in mid-July have proved to be a treasure trove of public debate. A post on...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Wrenco waste refusal site will remain open for the foreseeable future, after a unanimous vote July 30 by Bonner County commissioners. Commissioners originally voted June 11 to close...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the airshed redesignation of the Kalispel Indian Reservation from Class II to Class I under the Clean Air Act. The reservation, located on...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Conservation groups embroiled in a longtime struggle to block Coeur d’Alene-based Hecla Mining from developing copper and silver extraction projects in the Cabinet Mountains cheered the decision from a...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The saga of the proposed asphalt batch plant in Sagle continues after a District Court judge in Nez Perce County ruled July 26 to deny a request by Bonner...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Legal wrangling over the controversial silicon smelter plant proposed in Newport, Wash. is entering another phase, as opponents filed an appeal July 24 with the Division III Court of...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad is no stranger to hate mail — or hateful robocalls, for that matter. Even before he won election in 2015, Rognstad was made the subject...
By Reader Staff The Strong Creek Bridge is open to vehicular traffic after a four-month closure. The Idaho Transportation Department spent the past several months replacing the bridge, adding a concrete sidewalk and ADA-accessible...
