Show up for Bonner County’s future
By Jennifer Ekstrom Reader Contributor It’s said that the world is run by those who show up. Well, this is it, folks. It’s time to show up if you care about the future of...
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County to consider wastewater treatment facility at Camp Bay
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The Bonner County Zoning Commission will review an application for a conditional use permit from M3 Idaho Camp Bay, LLC on Thursday, July 21, considering the developer’s proposal for...
Diverse group hatches proposed winter recreation plan
By Brad Smith Reader Contributor My dad and uncle met up in Sandpoint in 1983 after hearing about the beauty of Lake Pend Oreille and the surrounding Selkirk and Cabinet mountains. The allure of...
Trestle Creek marina construction may soon be permitted
By Brad Smith Reader Contributor A bald eagle lights on its nest in a cottonwood tree above Trestle Creek and Lake Pend Oreille. A beaver methodically places another stick on its lodge down below....
Waterkeeper and Idaho Conservation League joining forces
By Steve Holt Reader Contributor As you may know, the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper, its staff, board of directors, along with a dedicated crew of citizen scientist volunteers have all worked diligently for more...
International currents
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff While the borders between states and countries appear definite and bold on maps, there are other lines with absolute disregard for the clear-cut conventions of humankind: rivers. Just as...
ICL releases wastewater study
By Reader Staff The Idaho Conservation League’s fourth annual study of Idaho’s wastewater treatment plants found more than 75% failed to comply with Clean Water Act permits for harmful bacteria, chemicals, toxic metals and...
Bog Creek Road project approved
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The U.S. Forest Service and Customs and Border Protection announced Jan. 31 that the agencies will move forward with the Bog Creek Road project, located in the Bonners Ferry...
ICL artist in residence show features the landscapes of Carl Rowe
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The beauty of Idaho is tough to put into words, let alone capture on canvas, but Boise-based landscape painter Carl Rowe has made his career doing just that. His...
ICL applauds Avista settlement
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Avista Utilities customers in Idaho can perhaps ease back on worries about winter-time energy bills, as the Spokane-based power company announced Oct. 11 that it has reached a settlement...
