BOCC cracks down on plow route changes
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A proposal from the Bonner County Road and Bridge Department Dec. 11 opened up a larger conversation regarding when and why the county makes changes …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A proposal from the Bonner County Road and Bridge Department Dec. 11 opened up a larger conversation regarding when and why the county makes changes …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a new firearm use and training policy for the county’s Justice Services department.
Justice …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Commissioners approved higher no-wake zone fines Tuesday, doubling the infraction cost and making subsequent infractions even more costly.
Fines for no-wake zone violations …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The advisory vote may be over, but the proposed Scotchman Peaks wilderness was still at the forefront of discussion Tuesday at the Bonner County Commissioners’ …
By Cary Kelly
Reader Contributor
As a Marine Deputy on Lake Pend Oreille for the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office for 18 years, an avid skier with more than 1,200 days …
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