By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
More high drama was on display at the Bonner County administration building over the past week, with the trespassing of two individuals from county commissioners’ …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners’ regular business meeting came to several abrupt halts on Jan. 9, as Chair Luke Omodt called for five separate …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The new year did not bring out a new side of the Bonner County board of commissioners, whose regular business meeting Tuesday, Jan. 2 devolved …
By Luke Omodt,
County Commissioner Dist. 3
Reader Contributor
On July 26, 2023, Sheriff Daryl Wheeler issued a public release incorrectly stating that the fairgrounds financial activity was to be …
By Luke Omodt,
County Commissioner Dist. 3
Reader Contributor
On Oct. 30, 2023, Deputy Prosecutor Scott Bauer submitted a notice of tort claim asserting defamation against Bonner County Clerk Michael …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners heard a full hour of public commentary, prior even to the consent agenda, at the regular business meeting on …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Following a decision April 9 by the Idaho Commission of Parole and Pardons to release James and Joseph Pratt after serving 32 years of their …
We believe strongly in informing the community about candidates running for public office. As part of our commitment to this effort, we present this questionnaire for candidates running for office. …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A charge of battery involving Sandpoint residents who were involved in an incident after a Bonner County Board of Commissioners Business meeting in January was …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Judith Carpenter, the Coeur d’Alene woman accused of shooting and killing 79-year-old Hope resident Shirley Ramey in 2017, pleaded not guilty Jan. 13 to a …
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