By Reader Staff We believe strongly in informing the community about candidates running for public office. As part of our commitment to this effort, we present this questionnaire for candidates in Bonner County races,...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A law firm representing Bonner County pushed back Wednesday against a wrongful termination lawsuit filed against the county by former airport director James Kaiser. Calling it a “politically motivated...
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 Bailey, who drafted the...
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 for citizens’ votes. Among...
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 Bonner County Commissioners’ office,...
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 county attorney Scott Bauer...
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 a member of the...
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 1 seat and Dan...
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 department, will be added...
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 on Sept. 20-23. The...
