BoCo budget hearings slated for Aug. 23
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners will hold two public hearings Monday, Aug. 23 to discuss adoption of the fiscal year 2022 budget. Meetings are scheduled for 10 a.m. and 6 p.m....
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Council looks at census numbers, approves 2022 budget
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Council members unanimously approved the fiscal year 2022 budget Aug. 18, appropriating nearly $40.6 million as well as the use of forgone levying authority. The FY2022 budget,...
Bonner County Fair kicks off Aug. 18
By Reader Staff The 95th annual Bonner County Fair will begin Wednesday, Aug. 18, with gates opening at 10 a.m. This year, the event — themed “Lettuce Turnip The Beet” — will bring all...
Firefighters prepare for hot weekend ahead
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Fire officials are anticipating increased activity at area blazes over the weekend, as a high-pressure system is expected to bring temperatures in the mid-90s to North Idaho, along with...
Mayor’s affordable housing task force begins work
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As both regional and national headlines continue to pile up regarding the lack of affordable housing — especially in the Northwest — the recently formed Sandpoint Workforce Housing Task...
BoCo Commissioner Steve Bradshaw announces run for governor
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County District 1 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw announced his run for Idaho governor July 27, sharing his deeply conservative platform in a media release. “Biden’s radical federal regime wants...
BOCC approves Title XI updates
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners unanimously approved a series of changes to the county’s Title XI building code on July 13, continuing the Planning Department’s efforts to update the code to...
LPOSD faces Title IX complaint
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District has an almost 20-year history of failing to provide equal athletic opportunities for female students, according to a Title IX complaint filed July...
Trestle Creek Complex Fire exceeds 200 acres
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Fire risk remains high in North Idaho, with dry and hot conditions persisting into the near future. In Bonner County, fires continue to burn in mountains above Hope —...
Wednesday lightning sets fires across Idaho Panhandle
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A dry thunderstorm the morning of July 7 set off a series of fires in North Idaho, including six northeast of Sandpoint known as the Trestle Creek Fires. In...
