By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Bonner County Commissioners approved a letter to the State of Washington Department of Ecology Tuesday regarding the proposed PacWest silicon smelter in Newport.
Commissioner Glen …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Nearly 200 people turned out for a candidate’s forum Tuesday night at the Sandpoint Library, where more than a dozen hopefuls for public office asked …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Sagle resident Bill Harp is filing an objection with the county prosecutor over his concern that Dan McDonald, who is running for reelection in the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A county ordinance requiring the removal of all political signs from county right-of-ways is being waived for this election season.
Bonner County Commissioners met with …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Commissioner Dan McDonald is facing backlash after audio from a 2017 meeting on the proposed Newport silicon smelter was released on YouTube.
When …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioner seats in Districts 1 and 3 are up for election Nov. 6, with Steven Bradshaw and Steve Johnson vying for the District …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Commissioners unanimously approved a social media policy for all county employees and officials Tuesday. The new policy, headed by the county’s Human Resources …
By Susan Drumheller
Reader Contributor
Graduate students from the University of Utah’s College of Architecture and Planning will be gathering information via public “listening sessions” and surveys throughout Bonner County …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Last week marked the latest in Bonner County’s wake saga, as county commissioners voted against extending no-wake zones from the county standard of 200 feet …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
In a budget workshop on Aug. 8, county clerk Mike Rosedale laid out the greatest point of contention during this budget season: to take forgone …
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