BOCC back and forth on county insurance
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staf
The Bonner County commissioners were able to approve several bits of new business — mainly regarding Road and Bridge rock crushing contracts and Bonner County …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staf
The Bonner County commissioners were able to approve several bits of new business — mainly regarding Road and Bridge rock crushing contracts and Bonner County …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Despite the deceptively ordinary agenda, the bulk of the Bonner County board of commissioners regular business meeting on Feb. 27 was devoted to arguing about …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A Sandpoint business owner has filed a tort claim against the city of Sandpoint five months after a police raid on her business has yet …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners maintained an uncharacteristically reserved first half of its regular business meeting on Feb. 20 — unanimously approving airport grant …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The long-running — and frequently controversial — East-West Connection project between U.S. Highway 95 and U.S. 2 is getting underway with an open house Thursday, …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The revised Sandpoint Comprehensive Plan took a step toward completion Feb. 13 with a joint work session of the City Council and Planning and Zoning …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho’s Legislative District 1 has two new challengers, with Democrats Karen Matthee and Kathryn Larson joining the race for Seats A and B, respectively.
Rep. …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council will host a joint working session with the Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. at Sandpoint …
By Soncirey Mitchell and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Following the controversial citizen’s arrest and trespassing of county residents Dave Bowman and Rick Cramer on Jan. 26 by Luke Omodt, chair …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners reached an unprecedented level of dysfunction in August of 2023, when Commissioner Steve Bradshaw allegedly made a verbal threat …
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