‘Fleecing the flock’
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Republican Central Committee passed a resolution Dec. 17 to appoint Commissioner-elect Brian Domke to District 1 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw’s seat, despite Bradshaw’s …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Republican Central Committee passed a resolution Dec. 17 to appoint Commissioner-elect Brian Domke to District 1 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw’s seat, despite Bradshaw’s …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler voluntarily resigned his position, effective Dec. 13 — but only until he’s sworn in for a fifth term Jan. 13 …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Nearly a year after the Bonner County board of commissioners trespassed frequent meeting attendees Dave Bowman and Rick Cramer from county property, the BOCC has …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Bonner County EMS is facing a financial mess following the move to the newly finished Station 1 building, leaving the ambulance district $2 million short …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Idaho Department of Lands has once again approved the Idaho Club’s application for an encroachment permit near the mouth of Trestle Creek in a …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Republican Central Committee has outgoing Dist. 1 Bonner County Commissioner Steve Bradshaw in its sights, with BCRCC Chair Scott Herndon announcing that …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
After more than two years of work and litigation, the Bonner County board of commissioners voted Nov. 5 to approve the easement at Camp Bay, …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staf
The Bonner County board of commissioners met with the planning department and members of the public Oct. 23 to hear a proposal from Schweitzer Mountain …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners voted Oct. 29 to pare down the county’s 60 credit cards, which are spread out across multiple departments, with …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The public flooded into the Oct. 15 Bonner County board of commissioners meeting to witness what could have been the final step in achieving the …
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