Dates set in Ramey murder trial
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Judith Carpenter, the woman accused of shooting and killing 79-year-old Hope resident Shirley Ramey at her Trestle Creek home in April 2017, will see a jury trial in December...
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County files for summary judgment in Festival gun suit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County filed a motion for summary judgement April 28 in its lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint, asking for a court ruling on whether The Festival at Sandpoint...
Open letter to Mr. Wheeler and Sheriff Wheeler
By Pierre Bordenave Reader Contributor To Mr. Wheeler: As an individual citizen, I support and vigorously defend your right of free speech and to believe whatever you wish to believe, or choose to...
County primary races taking shape
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The May 19 primary election, in which locals will vote on Bonner County and state offices, has started to draw official filings for both Bonner County commissioner seats and...
Sheriff’s office cleared in corruption complaint
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Idaho Attorney General’s Office announced last week that the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office broke no laws in concealing murder investigation records from the public. In a letter to...
Sharing our area’s waters
Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Between Lake Pend Oreille, Priest Lake, the Pend Oreille River and the Clark Fork River, Bonner County has no shortage of water-related recreational opportunities. Boaters, swimmers, paddlers and shoreline...
Ford announces write-in sheriff campaign
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Despite a defeat in last month’s primary election, Terry Ford is hoping the second time might be the charm. The sheriff’s candidate announced this week he is running as...
Local law enforcement organize manhunt
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff An attempted traffic stop Monday night triggered a car chase and gunfire on Bonner County Sheriff’s deputies. Oldtown resident Patrick Allen Geaudreau, 27, is at large and wanted by...
Undersheriff Hale resigns
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Bonner County Undersheriff David Hale, Sheriff Daryl Wheeler’s second-in-command, resigned last week under fire from accusations of improper electioneering. Hale took heat earlier this month after he admitted to...
Sheriff Wheeler supports ending refugee program
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler is adding his voice to those protesting Syrian refugee resettlement in Idaho. This Tuesday, Wheeler wrote a letter to Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter urging...
