Workshop focused on future of City Beach RV park
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff A capacity crowd filled the community room of the James E. Russell Sports Center for a public workshop Dec. 13 looking at future uses for the two-acre RV park site...
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Winds leave 13k without power in Bonner, Boundary counties
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The National Weather Service issued a high winds warning Dec. 16 for the Northwest and Northern Central Rockies, anticipating gusts of 50-70 mph through the following day. Bonner and Boundary...
BOCC declares state of emergency for flooding
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff In response to recent flooding throughout the Inland Northwest, the Bonner County board of commissioners reaffirmed a countywide emergency disaster declaration and request for aid from the U.S. Army Corps...
Sandpoint P&Z recommends approval of amended short-term rental ordinance
Rule change intended to get ahead of potential lawsuit, comes amid likely state legislation By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Changes to Sandpoint’s ordinance regulating short-term rentals will move forward, after members of the Planning and...
BoCo property owners’ wetlands appeal moves forward
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff A Bonner County couple’s appeal of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decision classifying a portion of their property as wetlands is moving forward after a decision Dec. 2 that...
City Hall to host workshop on City Beach RV park concepts
Survey also active to gauge preferred priorities By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Area residents will have the chance to weigh in on how they wish to see the publicly owned RV park property at City...
BOCC to clarify partnership with Fair Board
Fairgrounds employees have no ‘reporting responsibility’ to Fair Board By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Fairgrounds has been at the center of a heated discussion since a special Bonner County board of commissioners...
Leadership transition underway at Idaho Conservation League
By Reader Staff After seven years as executive director of the Idaho Conservation League, Justin Hayes has announced that he will leave the organization to pursue the next chapter of his career dedicated to...
Idaho sheriffs worry Medicaid mental health cuts pose ‘significant public-safety concern’
By Kyle PfannenstielIdaho Capital Sun Idaho sheriffs are warning elected officials that new state Medicaid cuts to critical mental health services for people with severe mental illness could pose a public safety risk. A...
BOCC approved modifications to CUP for Idaho Club marina
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff In a land use hearing Nov. 12, members of the Bonner County board of commissioners approved modifications to an existing conditional use permit for property adjacent to the mouth of...
