Can you pass a boater inspection on Lake Pend Oreille?
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Lake Pend Oreille reached summer pool elevation on June 19, which means we have now entered the official “lake days” of summer.
With all that …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Lake Pend Oreille reached summer pool elevation on June 19, which means we have now entered the official “lake days” of summer.
With all that …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In the first of two public meetings offered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to explain restricted operations at Albeni Falls Dam, representatives engaged …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Colonel Kathryn Sanborn visited Albeni Falls Dam near Oldtown on May 21 to tour the site and answer questions about …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Boaters, beach-goers and lake recreators of all stripes rejoice — Lake Pend Oreille is officially at summer pool.
Lake levels reached summer pool — 2,062 …
By Sarah Garcia
Reader Columnist
Sandpoint is synonymous with breath taking beauty made up of pine covered mountain peaks and beautiful blue waters. For many Bonner County natives, the unparalleled …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Sheriff’s Deputy Rob Danno can describe this year’s waterway debris situation in a single word: “Problematic.”
“There’s an unusual amount of debris in …
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