A farewell to the Festival tent
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Last year’s concertgoers didn’t know it at the time, but they’d just attended the final show under the Festival at Sandpoint’s iconic white tent. This year marks the Festival’s...
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Forest Service issues draft decision on over-snow vehicles in N. Idaho ranger districts
By Reader Staff Officials with the Idaho Panhandle National Forests have issued a final environmental assessment, a finding of “no significant impact” and draft decision for the Kaniksu OSV Use Designation Project, which opens...
Utilities Commission seeking testimony on electric and natural gas rate increases
By Reader Staff The Idaho Public Utilities Commission will host customer hearings in late July to take testimony on applications from Avista to increase rates for natural gas and electric service throughout the North...
City Hall to host public hearing on draft Comp Plan update
By Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint began updating its Comprehensive Plan in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic put the effort on hold until 2022. Now, after a three-year process, the final steps for...
Repairs continue as new culvert is placed on Dufort Road
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County Road and Bridge crews took a major step in repairing Dufort Road this week when they installed a new culvert to replace the one that failed in...
Local wildfires prompt aggressive approach
By Reader Staff Two lightning-caused fires are currently burning in or near Bonner County, and both are undergoing aggressive attack from fire personnel. The Bee Top Fire is located about five miles up Lightning...
Council adopts ‘civility and decorum’ ordinance
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Civility governing interactions between the public and staff at City Hall, as well as decorum at public meetings, are at the core of a new ordinance approved July 5...
Zone change for gas station at Dufort and Vay roads denied
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners ultimately struck down a Comprehensive Plan Map amendment and zone change in June that would have paved the way for a gas station and other amenities...
Following Durst contract approval in W. Bonner School District, trustees face recall
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Weeks of controversy have roiled the West Bonner County School District, as its trustees have hosted a number of charged public board meetings related to the hiring of Branden...
U.S. Supreme Court rules against ‘independent state legislature’ theory
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Organizers behind the effort to put the Open Primaries Initiative on the 2024 ballot in Idaho applauded the decision June 27 by the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the...
