By Reader Staff As the high season on Lake Pend Oreille gets underway, state and local officials are reminding boaters to observe the rules of the waterways — including following no-wake zone restrictions and...
Budget cuts, ISP trooper pay and energy project permitting on the agenda By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-SagleReader Contributor We are getting closer to the end of the session and closer to having a budget...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff In a land use hearing Nov. 12, members of the Bonner County board of commissioners approved modifications to an existing conditional use permit for property adjacent to the mouth of...
By Brad SmithReader Contributor Strong public opposition to recent proposals to sell off public lands to pay for tax cuts demonstrates the deep, bipartisan support Americans have for their public lands. Across the political...
State of Idaho seeking small businesses and nonprofit organizations impacted by the Sunset Fire for potential disaster assistance By Ben OlsonReader Staff A series of new fires broke out on the east side of...
‘Go’ evacuation status lifted for Sunset fire, with some areas downgraded to ‘Set’ level By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Despite its swift and heavy growth after starting northeast of Athol on Aug. 13, the 3,230-acre...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Sunset fire northeast of Athol grew to 3,208 acres as of the Aug. 20 morning update from the Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team, burning with 4% containment across...
By Reader Staff The Clover fire near Naples is now 100% contained, as of the evening of July 14, according to the Idaho Department of Lands. The fire is estimated to have burned about...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff First responders with Selkirk Fire & Rescue battled a blaze May 27 that grew to include multiple structures and vehicles, as well as about five acres of vegetation, triggering...
By Gabrielle Duebendorfer Reader Contributor Sand Lake is a popular fishing and huckleberry picking destination and the trail from the end of Forest Service Road No. 2670 off Elmira Road has been destroyed through...
