Crews continue to fight fires in Bonners Ferry area
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Two blazes burning in Boundary County are filling local skies with smoke in what has so far been a relatively mild fire season, with the Turner Fire and Upper Smith...
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Panida Theater passes inspections after electrical concerns
By Ben OlsonReader Staff The Panida Board of Directors announced the historic theater and adjacent Little Theater both passed recent electrical inspections and declared the building safe for patrons, volunteers and staff. “The process...
School board unanimously votes to relocate alternative high school
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff A crowd of more than 80 community members, teachers, parents and former students of Lake Pend Oreille High School gathered July 14 at the Lake Pend Oreille School District Board...
Pedestrian Long Bridge reopens
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The pedestrian portion of the Long Bridge is again open to non-motorized traffic, less than a month and half after the Idaho Transportation Department closed the span due to deterioration...
Court issues injunction against Panhandle Bike Ranch
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Panhandle Bike Ranch has halted all activities following an injunction issued by the First Judicial District Court in the nonprofit’s ongoing land use dispute with Bonner County. The two...
Sandpoint P&Z receives update on paid parking system
So far 2,700 permits sold, $11K in revenue gathered from hourly parking lots By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Lacking any old or new business at their regular July 7 meeting, Sandpoint Planning and Zoning commissioners...
BOCC elects Zach Spohn to Fair Board
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners voted July 7 to elect Zach Spohn to the Fair Board, citing his financial experience as a major asset after former-Treasurer Staci McBrayer left...
LPOHS coalition alters demands, requests state-level audit
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Concerned Citizens for LPOHS Coalition served the Lake Pend Oreille School District with a conditional settlement offer on July 6, following the 31-page official grievance filed the week prior...
ITD seeking comment on draft investment plan
State also drops vehicle registration stickers, moves toward permanentlicense plates By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Idaho Transportation Department released a number of updates in the week leading up to the Fourth of July, inviting...
Panida board accepts new appointments amid another resignation
Chris Bessler and Steve Garvin join Tari Pardini as new appointments By Ben OlsonReader Staff The monthly Panida Board of Directors meeting July 7 saw three new, but familiar, faces join the board, while...
