‘Freedom for me, but regulations for thee’
By Brian HillandReader Contributor I have to hand it to the Bonner County commissioners for shutting down the Panhandle Bike Ranch. It’s about time we got some common sense back in the woods. Living...
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BoCo museum fundraises with community yard sale
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Historical Society and Museum is raising funds for general operations with a community yard sale Saturday, Sept. 6, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lakeview Park...
‘What in the world is going on at Panhandle Health’
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Panhandle Health District Board of Health Chair Thomas Fletcher gave an update to the Bonner County board of commissioners Aug. 26, introducing incoming PHD Medical Director Gregory Pennock and making...
BOCC issues trespass after alleged threat
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Bonner County Commissioner Asia Williams began the June 24 BOCC business meeting with an announcement that the board had taken action after receiving an alleged threat. “Last week, the...
May 2025 election results
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Bonner County voters went to the polls May 20 in an election that featured no candidates for local offices, but did include a number of taxing district levies —...
BOCC cures Open Meeting Law violation, strikes then reinstitutes moratorium on MLDs
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Nearly a month after the Bonner County board of commissioners approved an 182-day moratorium on all minor land divisions and family exemptions, the board held a special meeting April...
Commissioners temporarily halt minor land divisions, place restrictions on RV parks
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners made two decisions at the March 25 business meeting that will affect future population density and land use, approving a 182-day moratorium on all minor land...
Restless ideologues tilting at windmills
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I read a story once about a woman who constantly rearranged the furniture inside her home. Every few days or so, she’d try the couch on the other side...
‘At the absolute 11th hour… we risk renewing litigation after having years of it’
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 Camp Bay public easement,...
Citizen survey indicates wide opposition to proposed land use map
By Katie Botkin Reader Contributor Public input and has already had an effect on the controversial draft Land Use Map developed by the Bonner County Planning Commission. At its July 30 meeting — following...
