BOCC appoints new Fair Board member
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners appointed resident Quentin Ducken to the Bonner County Fair Board at their Tuesday, May 7 meeting, filling a position …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners appointed resident Quentin Ducken to the Bonner County Fair Board at their Tuesday, May 7 meeting, filling a position …
By Reader Staff
Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler announced Jan. 15 that he would seek a fifth term, signaling his intent to vye for the Republican nomination in the May …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In a sprawling special meeting Nov. 16, the Bonner County board of commissioners covered a laundry list of topics, ultimately passing several motions involving retention …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted to hire an external auditor for the fairgrounds at their regular business meeting Oct. 24, in a motion proposed by Commissioner …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The board of Bonner County commissioners voted during a special meeting June 16 to move forward with a zone change request and conditional use permit …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The board of Bonner County commissioners voted May 30 to move forward with soliciting bids for construction of an RV campground on a parcel between …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
During a special meeting April 27, Bonner County commissioners cast a pair of split votes reinstating a contract for survey work at the Bonner County …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
With a pair of split votes, Bonner County commissioners at the board’s April 25 meeting appointed several new members to two volunteer boards: the Bonner …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The April 4 meeting of the Bonner County Commissioners, which lasted a remarkable four hours prior to executive session, saw two split votes on matters …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
An investigation into “the potential misuse of public funds” at the Bonner County Fairgrounds is underway, prompting local law enforcement officials to …
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