A tale of two guns
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Judith M. Carpenter, 57, of Coeur d’Alene, is in custody at the Bonner County Jail, charged with the 2017 killing of 79-year-old Hope woman Shirley …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Judith M. Carpenter, 57, of Coeur d’Alene, is in custody at the Bonner County Jail, charged with the 2017 killing of 79-year-old Hope woman Shirley …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The new high-tech, solar-powered trash cans that started popping up on Sandpoint city streets in mid-July have proved to be a treasure trove of public …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Wrenco waste refusal site will remain open for the foreseeable future, after a unanimous vote July 30 by Bonner County commissioners.
Commissioners originally voted …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the airshed redesignation of the Kalispel Indian Reservation from Class II to Class I under the Clean Air Act.…
By Reader Staff
The Strong Creek Bridge is open to vehicular traffic after a four-month closure.
The Idaho Transportation Department spent the past several months replacing the bridge, adding a …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted July 16 to approve a $20,000 budget increase for Bonner County Coroner Robert Beers, responding to increased costs and an inordinately …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
After an extensive round of interviews with five candidates, Lake Pend Oreille School District officials landed on their choice for principal at Sandpoint High School …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The public will have a chance to weigh in on a possible Bonner County Solid Waste fee increase at a hearing Wednesday, Sept. 4, as …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Sandpoint may become the only Idaho community north of Boise to host a trail compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, after Kaniksu Lands Trust …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Parks and Waterways is implementing an Adopt a Beach program in an effort to involve the public in maintaining area beaches and boat …
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