By Luke Omodt, District 1 Bonner County Commissioner Reader Contributor As a retired soldier and teacher with 25 years of public service, including 15 years in a classroom and multiple overseas deployments, I didn’t have...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff In addition to swearing in new members and the mayor, the Sandpoint City Council voted to advance the Travers Park inclusive playground and splash pad at its Jan. 3...
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners’ regular business meeting came to several abrupt halts on Jan. 9, as Chair Luke Omodt called for five separate recesses ranging from five...
By Reader Staff We don’t want some of this to come true, nor do we wish to give anyone any ideas, but as is our custom, the Reader staff presents its annual list of...
By Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy Grimm Reader Contributor In the coming days, many of you will be setting resolutions for the new year, reflecting on the past with gratitude, giving thought, and setting intentions and...
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor The end of a year offers a moment to take stock of our progress to date and our vision for the future. As I reflect on the future...
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The new year did not bring out a new side of the Bonner County board of commissioners, whose regular business meeting Tuesday, Jan. 2 devolved into an argument while...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The regular Jan. 3 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council ushered in a number of big changes at City Hall, with the swearing-in of Jeremy Grimm as mayor and...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff We’ve been doing these retrospectives every year since 2020, and so far the ’20s have lived up to their reputation for being “roaring.” Just reading the list of big...
By Rebecca Holland Reader Contributor Elections have consequences or, as some say, deliver results. After former-Mayor Carrie Logan and much of the fire department’s personnel went on record against City Administrator Stapleton’s tight controls,...
