Sandpoint P&Z welcomes new members
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Gone are the days when the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission was considered a sideshow to the City Council. More growth and development activity has occurred in the Sandpoint...
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$600 million income tax proposal heads to the Idaho House floor
By Clark Corbin Idaho Capital Sun The Idaho Legislature’s House Revenue and Taxation Committee advanced the largest tax cut in Idaho history on Jan. 18, moving a $600 million proposal to provide tax rebates...
Idaho sees highest COVID positivity rate since pandemic began
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The past week proved to be a dire one for Idaho COVID-19 statistics, as the omicron variant caused a surge in positive cases unmatched during any other time during...
County aims to improve safety on Spirit Lake Cutoff
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The Bonner County Road and Bridge Department could be one step closer to making Spirit Lake Cutoff Road safer after a unanimous vote from county commissioners Jan. 18 approving...
County approves separation of planning and zoning commissions
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The Board of Bonner County Commissioners voted unanimously Jan. 12 to do away with the county’s current Planning and Zoning Commission in favor of a new, two-commission system. As...
Idaho sees backlog of positive COVID-19 tests
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The disruption to Idaho caused by the novel coronavirus is taking on a familiar pattern, as the omicron variant of COVID-19 propels statewide trends upward, putting renewed strain on...
Here we have Idaho
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff In a 29-minute speech Jan. 10, Idaho Gov. Brad Little delivered his fourth State of the State at the Capitol in Boise, officially opening the 2022 session of the...
Alex Barron, ‘Bard of the American Redoubt,’ faces felony child sex abuse and domestic battery charges
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sean A. Barron, a 52-year-old Post Falls man well known in North Idaho ultraconservative political circles, has been charged with felony sexual abuse of a child under 16 and...
Idaho GOP committee defeats proposed ballot rule requiring endorsements
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris Idaho Capital Sun A rule that would have required any candidate seeking a statewide, legislative or county level position to first obtain the endorsement of Republican central committees in order to...
Luke Omodt announces bid for District 3 Bonner County commission seat
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The May 2022 Republican primary field got a little deeper Jan. 12, when Sandpoint resident Luke Omodt announced he would run for the District 3 Bonner County commissioner seat...
