BOCC Chair Omodt tenders resignation
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
District 3 Bonner County Commissioner Luke Omodt submitted his letter of resignation to the county clerk on Aug. 20 — effective Saturday, Sept. 7 — …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
District 3 Bonner County Commissioner Luke Omodt submitted his letter of resignation to the county clerk on Aug. 20 — effective Saturday, Sept. 7 — …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A public input session hosted July 23 by the Lake Pend Oreille School District Board of Trustees threw surprisingly few sparks — especially given the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When Bonner County voters approved a $25.4 million supplemental school levy in March, most may have assumed it was the last they’d hear of the …
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 Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Lake Pend Oreille School District board candidates Cary Kelly, Lonnie Williams and Gary Suppiger triumphed Tuesday in a race that separated into two de facto …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The public turned out in droves Tuesday for another Bonner County Board of Commissioners meeting, this time to debate the merits of a proposed Clagstone …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Commissioners signed off on a controversial change to Bonner County Planning Department appeals Wednesday despite heavy resistance.
Dozens of county residents attended the meeting to …
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