By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A law firm representing Bonner County pushed back Wednesday against a wrongful termination lawsuit filed against the county by former airport director James Kaiser. Calling it a “politically motivated...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Bonner County Commissioners approved a letter to the State of Washington Department of Ecology Tuesday regarding the proposed PacWest silicon smelter in Newport. Commissioner Glen Bailey, who drafted the...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Nearly 200 people turned out for a candidate’s forum Tuesday night at the Sandpoint Library, where more than a dozen hopefuls for public office asked for citizens’ votes. Among...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The full slate of Republican candidates for state and national offices are hitting North Idaho this week as a part of the 2018 Republican Bus Tour. From 1:15-2 p.m....
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council approved a final plan for its proposed wastewater treatment plant. Designed to bring the city into compliance with the most recent standards while also substantial...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Under pressure from Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, Idaho Fish and Game Commissioner Blake Fischer resigned in response to outrage over a photo of him posing with a group of...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Sagle resident Bill Harp is filing an objection with the county prosecutor over his concern that Dan McDonald, who is running for reelection in the Bonner County Commissioners’ office,...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A county ordinance requiring the removal of all political signs from county right-of-ways is being waived for this election season. Bonner County Commissioners met with county attorney Scott Bauer...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Commissioner Dan McDonald is facing backlash after audio from a 2017 meeting on the proposed Newport silicon smelter was released on YouTube. When a member of the...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff More than two months after it was first detected, the Cougar Fire is finally just a memory. The Idaho Panhandle National Forests announced Wednesday it was rescinding the roads,...
