By Dan McDonald
Special to the Reader
Each year, January brings a new legislative session for our Idaho legislators. For county commissioners in Idaho it brings a hope of potentially …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Who has the authority to take the reins during a deadly pandemic?
Elected officials — and citizens — across the state have wrestled with this …
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Bonner County filed an objection in district court Sept. 30 in response to the city of Sandpoint’s request for almost $94,000 in …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners moved to adopt the FY2021 budget following Aug. 24 public hearings that featured little to no public input.
The county’s general budget …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The sum of budgeted expenditures between the FY2020 and FY2021 Bonner County budgets are remaining largely the same — $64.2 million and $64 million, respectively …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Board of Commissioners voted July 14 to file a complaint with Idaho District Court alleging discrepancies between the state’s interpretation of the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Board of Commissioners issued a proclamation May 28 opposing the Idaho Stage 2 “Stay Healthy” order from Gov. Brad Little, alleging that …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners approved a local declaration of disaster emergency on Tuesday, March 17 following a recommendation from Bonner County Emergency Management regarding the novel …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Darn! It’s already March. November is coming up fast, and I declared my 2020 candidacy for president back when the Trump got elected, but then …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The May 19 primary election, in which locals will vote on Bonner County and state offices, has started to draw official filings for both Bonner …
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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