Extension request for BoCo Fairgrounds RV park project denied
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation has denied an extension request from Bonner County for the use of a $473,000 grant meant to expand …
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BoCo commissioner meeting closed to public comment
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
While tensions have run high at Bonner County commissioner meetings for months, that tension reached an all-time high on June 27, as Chairman Steve Bradshaw …
BoCo files rezone request for proposed RV park location in special Friday meeting
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The board of Bonner County commissioners voted during a special meeting June 16 to move forward with a zone change request and conditional use permit …
Census shows Idaho is still growing, but Boise’s population shrank
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho remains a fast-growing state, but the rate of population increase is actually declining for at least one Gem State community. In a surprise finding …
BoCo Road and Bridge shares failed Dufort culvert update
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County Road and Bridge Director Jason Topp provided an update on the failed Dufort Road culvert at the board of county commissioners’ June 13 …
WBSD holds off — again — on approving superintendent contract
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The sound and fury surrounding West Bonner School District’s selection of Branden Durst to serve as its latest superintendent will continue, after trustees opened and …
Garfield Bay Park to see grant-funded improvements
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Bonner County commissioners on May 30 unanimously approved accepting a grant from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation to fund improvements to Garfield …
Proposed gas station at Dufort and Vay roads headed to BOCC for a second time
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
A rezone proposal for a gas station and other amenities to be built at the intersection of Dufort and Vay roads, southeast of Priest River, …
Lake Pend Oreille School District to host hearing on 2023-’24 budget
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Board of trustee members for the Lake Pend Oreille School District will hold a public hearing Tuesday, June 13, parsing through the 2023-’24 fiscal year …
Idaho Labor Dept. data shows statewide wages approaching $25 per hour
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
New figures released June 6 by the Idaho Department of Labor show that the average hourly wage throughout Idaho rose $1.64 to $24.69 in 2022, …
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
