Those **** Californians!
By Nancy Foster Renk
Reader Contributor
We love to complain about newcomers. After all, they’re loud. They drive too fast. They think they own the place — and they probably …
By Nancy Foster Renk
Reader Contributor
We love to complain about newcomers. After all, they’re loud. They drive too fast. They think they own the place — and they probably …
By Reader Staff
The May 2024 GOP primary has gained another candidate, with Brian Domke announcing he’ll run for the District 1 Bonner County commissioner seat currently held by Steve …
By Luke Omodt, District 1 Bonner County Commissioner
Reader Contributor
As a retired soldier and teacher with 25 years of public service, including 15 years in a classroom and multiple …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The new year did not bring out a new side of the Bonner County board of commissioners, whose regular business meeting Tuesday, Jan. 2 devolved …
By Helen Newton
Reader Contributor
A lawyer friend once told me that property issues were a surefire money maker for any lawyer. “Kids and dirt,” he said. “Dirt and kids.” …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
As its opening salvo in Idaho politics, Reclaim Idaho successfully gathered enough signatures to place a Medicaid expansion initiative onto the 2018 ballot, which reportedly …
By Luke Omodt,
County Commissioner Dist. 3
Reader Contributor
On Oct. 30, 2023, Deputy Prosecutor Scott Bauer submitted a notice of tort claim asserting defamation against Bonner County Clerk Michael …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners heard a full hour of public commentary, prior even to the consent agenda, at the regular business meeting on …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Coats 4 Kids brought its annual October fundraiser to a close and has begun handing out everything Bonner and Kootenai county community members need to …
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