New BNSF bridge would ease congestion and benefit trade in PNW
By Commissioner Glen Bailey
Reader Contributor
Last spring, BNSF Railway announced it would be moving forward on a proposal to add a second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille in …
By Commissioner Glen Bailey
Reader Contributor
Last spring, BNSF Railway announced it would be moving forward on a proposal to add a second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille in …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
With the deadline to file county candidacy paperwork expired, the ballot options for the primary election are taking shape.
While prospective candidates can still file …
By Cary Kelly
Reader Contributor
As a Marine Deputy on Lake Pend Oreille for the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office for 18 years, an avid skier with more than 1,200 days …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It appears the worst of winter is over, and as the snow makes its way into our water system, spring breakup threatens roads all over …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Bonner County officials declared victory this week in a November court ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals against SilverWing.
The ruling awards the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted Tuesday to keep the Scotchman Peaks advisory vote in its previously approved form, despite a request from Samuels resident Dan Rose …
By Jeremy Conlin
Reader Contributor
The misrepresentations of the Natural Resource Plan are reminiscent of the machinations during the period of 1880-1920. “The Progressive Era,” by Murray Rothbard, especially chapter …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Bonner County commissioners voted 3-0 Tuesday to adopt the Natural Resource Plan after four years of writing, workshopping and public debate.
The plan, drafted …
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve an advisory vote question for the May 15 primary ballot. The advisory vote will ask …
By Reader Staff
The Bonner County History Museum is excited to announce its newest exhibit, “The Early Years of Schweitzer,” is now on display at Schweitzer Mountain Resort in Lakeview …
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