BOCC strikes standing rules
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners voted Jan. 21 to eliminate a set of 12 standing rules from the regular business meeting, arguing that they both hampered public involvement...
Tagged: Brian Domke
County swears in new, returning officials
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Bonner County welcomed the newest batch of elected officials in a swearing-in ceremony Jan. 13, which introduced Dist. 1 Commissioner Brian Domke and reinstated Dist. 3 Commissioner Ron Korn,...
County ordered to pay Avista Utilities $564,108
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners confirmed a $564,108.71 payment to Avista Utilities during the Jan. 14 business meeting, following the 2023 ruling by the Idaho Supreme Court in...
2025 year in preview
By Reader Staff Even if you’ve never read any of the works of 19th-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, you’ve probably heard someone repeat his famous line: “A pessimist is an optimist in full possession...
2024 Year in Review
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff We’ve been publishing the “Year in Review” for a while now, and every installment seems to get bigger and bigger. Maybe that’s because there’s always more and more news,...
Commissioner-elect Domke declines to assume District. 1 seat early
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Commissioner-elect Brian Domke has rejected an appointment to serve out the remainder of current Dist. 1 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw’s term — which ends Monday, Jan. 13. Domke’s decision, announced...
‘Fleecing the flock’
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County Republican Central Committee passed a resolution Dec. 17 to appoint Commissioner-elect Brian Domke to District 1 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw’s seat, despite Bradshaw’s insistence that he will...
Sheriff Wheeler’s temporary ‘resignation’ draws ‘concerns’ from local GOP Chair Herndon
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler voluntarily resigned his position, effective Dec. 13 — but only until he’s sworn in for a fifth term Jan. 13 — in order to...
‘Nothing more than a Narcissist refusing to come back down to reality’
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff In a special meeting Nov. 19, Bonner County Republican Central Committee Chair Scott Herndon declared the Bonner County Commissioner Dist. 1 seat vacant — despite the protests of Commissioner...
BoCo Republicans to meet on whether Commissioner Bradshaw has ‘vacated’ his seat
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Bonner County Republican Central Committee has outgoing Dist. 1 Bonner County Commissioner Steve Bradshaw in its sights, with BCRCC Chair Scott Herndon announcing that the committee will gather...
