Lockwood files for commissioner race
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The race for the Bonner County Board of Commissioners got yet more crowded this week with Steve Lockwood’s announcement he is running in the Democratic …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The race for the Bonner County Board of Commissioners got yet more crowded this week with Steve Lockwood’s announcement he is running in the Democratic …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Former Ponderay mayor Carol Kunzeman announced this week her candidacy for the Bonner County Board of Commissioners Seat 3, offering a GOP primary challenge to …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The Bonner County Commissioners held a workshop Wednesday to review the county’s Natural Resource Plan, drafted by the Bonner County Natural Resource Committee.
“This …
It’s a shame that many people will play “NieR: Automata” without glimpsing its true brilliance.
Some will stop after reaching the end credits, perhaps slightly baffled by the several hours …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A state court ordered Bonner County to pay $752,907.82 in legal fees to SilverWing last week, another setback in its longstanding legal dispute with the …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
*UPDATED*
A train derailed Monday morning south of Cocolalla Lake, directly in front of Valley Vista ranch adjacent to Highway 95. The crash was reported …
By Susan Drumheller
Reader Contributor
The hamlet of Sagle, the unincorporated area just south of the Long Bridge, boasts a rural quality of life conveniently close to Sandpoint and its …
By A group of concerned citizens of Bonner County
(see names below)
Reader Contributors
Without the current school levy, the effect on Bonner County’s schools and economy would be …
By Reader Staff
Idaho Panhandle Habitat for Humanity is currently accepting applications for the 2018 Habitat home. The IPHFH builds homes in Bonner County for low- to moderate-income families in …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday discouraging the use of the Greenprint, a conservation planning document.
The resolution comes on the …
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