County commissioners reopen public comment
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Board of Bonner County Commissioners has reopened public comment at regular business meetings after a confrontation at its Jan. 28 meeting led to a …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Board of Bonner County Commissioners has reopened public comment at regular business meetings after a confrontation at its Jan. 28 meeting led to a …
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As the Bonner County v. City of Sandpoint weapons ban lawsuit enters its fifth month, tensions have steadily increased, boiling over when …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners denied a request Dec. 3 from the county’s Planning and Zoning Commission to continue workshopping a portion of county code pertaining to …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A status conference in the lawsuit between Bonner County and Sandpoint regarding the Festival at Sandpoint weapons ban was postponed Nov. 26 because the judge …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
There appears to be forward movement in the lawsuit over The Festival at Sandpoint’s weapons ban, as a status conference between legal counsel representing plaintiff …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Fire Chiefs Association hosted a series of presentations last week to share its findings from months of research on how to improve …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint has submitted its response to a lawsuit filed by Bonner County over the prohibition of firearms at the Festival at Sandpoint.…
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners passed a resolution Oct. 15 to form the Music Festival Feasibility Study Committee — a group meant to conduct a study to …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s official. Bonner County filed a complaint Sept. 18 in District Court against the city of Sandpoint, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in the matter …
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It has been more than two weeks since Bonner County commissioners voted to proceed with legal action against the city of Sandpoint …
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