Lawyering up
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It has been more than two weeks since Bonner County commissioners voted to proceed with legal action against the city of Sandpoint …
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It has been more than two weeks since Bonner County commissioners voted to proceed with legal action against the city of Sandpoint …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Idaho State Board of Education at its Aug. 29 meeting unanimously approved the sale of the Sandpoint University of Idaho Boyer property for $4 …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Panhandle Chapter of Trout Unlimited will bring two live music performances Saturday, Aug. 31 to Matchwood Brewing — both in the name of protecting …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Queen B Drag Shows first took Sandpoint by storm in 2012 in an effort to give members of the local LGBT community a space and …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners adopted a $63 million fiscal year 2020 budget Aug. 26, following two public hearings in which increased revenues, spending and salaries dominated …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Looking to buy some property in Hope in 2002, Jackie Henrion and her husband spent a night at Hotel Hope. The building, which was constructed …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Beneath a brilliant teal tent at the Saturday Sandpoint Farmers’ Market, Jennah Lucht is combining old-school basket weaving with modern-day needs at her aptly named …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County released a $63 million proposed 2020 budget Aug. 14, unveiling a $6 million increase over last year’s budget and prompting a conversation about …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Emergency Management Services is pursuing grant funding for a mobile phone alert system designed to speed CPR-certified citizens to the scene of nearby …
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