LPO enters flexible winter pool operations
By Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers launched flexible winter pool operations Jan. 6 on Lake Pend Oreille, and advised people living or recreating around local waters that …
By Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers launched flexible winter pool operations Jan. 6 on Lake Pend Oreille, and advised people living or recreating around local waters that …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County Planning staff has issued its staff report on a file proposing the vacation of Camp Bay Road, set to be discussed at a …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
First District Court Judge Cynthia K.C. Meyer remanded the vacation of Camp Bay Road back to the Bonner County Commissioners for a second time on …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
A legal firm representing development company M3 ID Camp Bay, LLC sent a cease and desist letter dated Sept. 2 to lawyers representing Fred and …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The fall drawdown of Lake Pend Oreille will commence on Monday, Sept. 19, marking the beginning of the slow season for local waterways.
According to …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I first learned about the Great Missoula Floods when I was in elementary school in the ’90s. I listened in wide-eyed wonder to my teacher …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The rivers and lakes of Idaho are a natural draw for those seeking recreation, but they can have a treacherous side. When news broke that …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County on June 30 terminated its resolution extending no-wake zones on all navigable county waters to 500 feet. The law surrounding no-wake zones has …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Local law enforcement officials have identified the man whose remains were pulled from the water June 7 at Sandpoint City Beach as Gary Bonser, 40, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The sun is shining, birds are chirping and the muddy shoreline of Lake Pend Oreille will soon start slowly disappearing beneath the waves. Lake Pend …
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