Bonner County officials sworn in
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
A slate of new and re-elected Bonner County officials were sworn into office Jan. 9, marking the return of some old faces and the addition …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
A slate of new and re-elected Bonner County officials were sworn into office Jan. 9, marking the return of some old faces and the addition …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Bonner County commissioners’ Jan. 3 meeting marked the last weekly business meeting appearances by District 2 Commissioner Jeff Connolly and District 3 Commissioner Dan …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
We’re just going to get this one out of the way at the top. Since 2020, when we started doing these annual review/previews, we included …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 21 to adopt updates to the Bonner County Comprehensive Plan’s Goals, Objectives and Policies document while facing concerns about …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 21 to send a zone change application for 11.8 acres at the intersection of Dufort and Vay roads back …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
In its third bout before the Bonner County commissioners, the board voted unanimously to approve an application to vacate the last 2,550 feet of Camp …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners adopted updates to two sections of the county’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan on Dec. 7, marking the latest in the extensive process …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Representatives of Portland, Ore.-based Leland Consulting Group returned to the Sandpoint City Council at its regular meeting Dec. 7, filling in councilors on updates to …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
After an initial notice of tort claim in late 2021, Bonner County Deputy Prosecutor Scott Bauer officially filed a civil suit against Bonner County commissioners …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
As the Sandpoint Police Department continues to investigate “the potential misuse of public funds” at the Bonner County Fairgrounds on the part of late-Fair Director …
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