By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Sam Owen Fire District Board of Commissioners declared a state of severe fire danger to exist in the district last week. The declaration stemmed from “potential uncontrollable forest...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When the Board of County Commissioners voted June 11 to close the Wrenco solid waste refusal site, they noted the county would be taking suggestions for a new site...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho Governor Brad Little is all about keeping it simple. He’s made it his mission to wield scissors to bureaucratic red tape, and when faced with reviewing all 8,200...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint City Council approved a request last week to rezone part of a property near Sandpoint Airport from Industrial Technical Park to Residential Single Family. The decision was a...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint was among 87 Idaho communities to receive a failing grade in an Idaho Conservation League report analyzing the health of the state’s wastewater treatment systems. According to the...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Strong Creek Bridge in Hope will remain inaccessible to cars over the upcoming holiday, as crews work to completely replace the nearly century-old structure. Original estimates of a...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint’s plan for Canada geese management has escalated into a full-blown controversy. Opponents filled the Sandpoint City Council public comment period Wednesday night to push back...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Commissioners voted unanimously to send a letter of support for two biological control agents — insects — that could help control certain noxious weeds in North Idaho....
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It’s been a long time coming, but the Schweitzer Cutoff Roundabout public art project is installed and making waves on social media. Installed at the beginning of the month,...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff New census data paint a grim picture of Idaho education, with the state coming in last in per-pupil revenues and next-to-last in per-pupil spending. According to new reports from...
