County declares victory in SilverWing ruling
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Bonner County officials declared victory this week in a November court ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals against SilverWing.
The ruling awards the …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Bonner County officials declared victory this week in a November court ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals against SilverWing.
The ruling awards the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
County commissioners will reconsider the wording of the Scotchman Peaks advisory vote — slated for the May 15 primary ballot — at their Tuesday business …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Bonner County commissioners voted 3-0 Tuesday to adopt the Natural Resource Plan after four years of writing, workshopping and public debate.
The plan, drafted …
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve an advisory vote question for the May 15 primary ballot. The advisory vote will ask …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The Natural Resource Plan will live to see another set of revisions after Wednesday night’s public hearing. This was the last public hearing regarding …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The question of whether the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness will come to be will now be an issue Bonner County citizens can vote for …
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 …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
There will be two meetings open to the public on Monday, Aug. 28, regarding the nearly finished Bonner County 2018 fiscal year budget. The …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The Bonner County Commissioners, elected officials and department heads are near completing the county budget for the 2018 fiscal year, according to an announcement …
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