By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
PacWest, the company behind the proposed silicon smelter in Newport, Wash., will present at a Lakes Commission meeting March 28 in Priest River.
The meeting, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Bonner County Commissioners approved a letter to the State of Washington Department of Ecology Tuesday regarding the proposed PacWest silicon smelter in Newport.
Commissioner Glen …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Commissioner Dan McDonald is facing backlash after audio from a 2017 meeting on the proposed Newport silicon smelter was released on YouTube.
When …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Two leading organizations in opposition to the proposed Newport smelter are calling for the recusal of a Pend Oreille County commissioner on any decision related …
By Susan Drumheller
Reader Contributor
Hundreds of people turned out to raise heartfelt, serious questions about plans for a silicon smelter in Newport Wednesday evening, challenging Washington State regulators to …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Several public meetings are scheduled for citizens to weigh in on the controversial silicon smelter proposed for construction in Newport, Wash.
The meetings begin next …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
There were more questions than answers at Wednesday night’s Newport smelter panel discussion.
Local and statewide experts took the Panida stage to shed some light …
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
It has been busy this month at the city.
Consideration of the future of the University of Idaho/Boyer property has been atop the list …
What’s a breath of clean air worth?
By Matt Nykiel
Reader Contributor
Just like our health, clean air is priceless. It’s worth a lot to know that our kids, grandparents …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Kalispel Tribal Council unanimously passed a resolution Monday opposing the construction of a proposed Newport smelter.
Citing its close proximity to the reservation and …
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