Sandpoint officials looking at how to cut project costs or seek further funding By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Redeveloping the City Beach RV park will be more challenging than initially thought, after preliminary design and...
Karin Wedemeyer alleges campaign to remove her as executive director By Zach HagadoneReader Staff A leadership shakeup at the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint has made waves throughout the community, with the news in late...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Citing “decades” of parking challenges, Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy Grimm announced Sept. 1 that the city is inviting applicants for a reestablished Parking Committee, which is intended to inform decisions related...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Amid rising global prices, the Bonner County Board of Commissioners has spent the past several months working with county department heads to tighten the purse strings while crafting the Fiscal...
Capital investments include $34 million for wastewater treatment plant By Zach HagadoneReader Staff City Council members voted unanimously Aug. 19 to adopt Sandpoint’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget, approving expenditures of $92 million — the...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff After a contentious six-hour meeting Aug. 20, the Bonner County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an application for a 12-unit subdivision outside of Coolin near Priest Lake. The development, called...
Data shows rural roadways account for 66% of fatal wrecks statewide By Zach HagadoneReader Staff If Bonner County residents feel like the area has been experiencing more frequent and severe traffic crashes in recent...
P&Z orders ‘abandoned’ Best Western and former Trinity signs must come down By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously denied Averill Hospitality’s appeal of a sign code violation, voting Aug....
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Sandpoint Planning and Zoning commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 18 to deny a draft ordinance regulating data centers, referring the issue back to City Council. Members of the commission cited a...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners declared an emergency loss of access for Merritt Bridge in Priest River on Aug. 11, following the discovery of “a significant infrastructure failure” in...
