Idaho student debt nears $27K
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Idaho student debt may be below the national average, but it’s still costing students a pretty penny. Idaho Education News reports that at $26,675, Idaho ranks 35th nationally in...
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New landscaping, four-ways stops coming downtown
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...
Libraries host National Voter Registration Day
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...
Boulder Creek Road reopens
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Creek Road #314 on the Bonners Ferry Ranger District has been completed, and the Idaho Panhandle National Forests has rescinded the closure order.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...
Smelter naysayers dominate EIS hearing
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...
New lifts planned for Schweitzer in 2019-2020 season
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...
Young Voters: Will their voices be heard this November?
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...
Students to gather county feedback
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...
Cougar Fire nears containment
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...
Public meetings set for smelter EIS scoping
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....
