By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff After weeks of upturned gravel and bare dirt, the downtown core is about to get greener. Beginning next week, crews start work on planting new trees and landscaping along...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Election Day is fast approaching. To ensure that your trip to your polling place is as speedy as possible, drop by the library this Tuesday for a primer on...
By Reader Staff The repair work on Boulder Creek Road #314 on the Bonners Ferry Ranger District has been completed, and the Idaho Panhandle National Forests has rescinded the closure order. Boulder Creek Road...
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor Hundreds of people turned out to raise heartfelt, serious questions about plans for a silicon smelter in Newport Wednesday evening, challenging Washington State regulators to justify permitting a project...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Schweitzer Mountain Resort announced Thursday that it will be replacing the Snow Ghost double chair – or Chair 6 as locals call it – with two new lifts during...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff There’s a voting powerhouse in the U.S. with the ability to transform the political landscape — if anyone can get it to turn out, that is. Young Millennial voters...
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor Graduate students from the University of Utah’s College of Architecture and Planning will be gathering information via public “listening sessions” and surveys throughout Bonner County on Sept. 20-23. The...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Cougar Fire, a long-burning wildfire located five miles east of Hope, appears to be near containment according to Idaho Panhandle National Forests. The fire — which started July...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Several public meetings are scheduled for citizens to weigh in on the controversial silicon smelter proposed for construction in Newport, Wash. The meetings begin next week, starting on Sept....
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Despite rain postponing work, the Cedar Street construction project is nearing its final phases with paving this week. Cedar Street closed to motorists from 6 a.m. to the afternoon...
