By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Hostilities between the Bonner County board of commissioners and the offices of the sheriff, prosecutor and coroner temporarily deescalated during the regular business meeting March 19, after Prosecutor Louis...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In a sprawling special meeting Nov. 16, the Bonner County board of commissioners covered a laundry list of topics, ultimately passing several motions involving retention of outside legal counsel,...
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 Nov. 14. The meeting...
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County commissioners’ regular Tuesday, Sept. 12 business meeting was punctuated by three separate recesses, as acting-Commission Chair Luke Omodt attempted to rein in extensive deliberation and public...
By Michael Rosedale Reader Contributor Editor’s note: The Reader has been hearing from property owners across Bonner County that they saw exorbitant increases to their property taxes during the last billing cycle. Bonner County...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff With the primary election less than a week away, the Bonner County Elections office is gearing up to ensure that each ballot — whether cast through the absentee process,...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County will take a standard allowance of $10 million revenue loss as part of its annual reporting requirement for the acceptance of American Rescue Plan Act funds. Despite...
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 how, when and why...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Sagle resident Bill Harp is filing an objection with the county prosecutor over his concern that Dan McDonald, who is running for reelection in the Bonner County Commissioners’ office,...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff In a budget workshop on Aug. 8, county clerk Mike Rosedale laid out the greatest point of contention during this budget season: to take forgone taxes, or to not...
