Primaries at a glance
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho’s presidential primary election is less than a month away, and the local and state primary races are on the horizon. As the latter approaches, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho’s presidential primary election is less than a month away, and the local and state primary races are on the horizon. As the latter approaches, …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Since late January, Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad has found himself on the receiving end of dozens of phone calls and emails from gun rights proponents …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Board of Bonner County Commissioners approved a resolution Jan. 28 that would allow Bonner County Road and Bridge to take measures necessary to repair …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Board of Bonner County Commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 18 to amend county code regarding commercial and residential recreational vehicle use. However, the residential portion …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A petition for judicial review of a decision paving the way for an asphalt plant in Sagle will go before a judge Friday, Dec. 13 …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted Dec. 2 to accept a $25,000 grant to fund PulsePoint — a smartphone application designed to get CPR-certified citizens to the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner and Boundary counties are working together to spread awareness of responsible motorized winter recreation practices after Stimson Lumber brought attention to property damage in …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
There appears to be forward movement in the lawsuit over The Festival at Sandpoint’s weapons ban, as a status conference between legal counsel representing plaintiff …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint has submitted its response to a lawsuit filed by Bonner County over the prohibition of firearms at the Festival at Sandpoint.…
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners passed a resolution Oct. 15 to form the Music Festival Feasibility Study Committee — a group meant to conduct a study to …
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