Council grants rezone of land near Sandpoint Airport
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council members unanimously voted July 17 to approve the rezone of 8.5 acres of property northwest of the Sandpoint Airport, bringing to a …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council members unanimously voted July 17 to approve the rezone of 8.5 acres of property northwest of the Sandpoint Airport, bringing to a …
Katie Egland Cox has joined Kaniksu Land Trust as executive director, the nonprofit conservation organization announced July 9.
Raised with an appreciation for nature in Moscow and Elk City, the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Forest Service and Idaho Department of Lands have identified a large portion of North Idaho as high fire risk, making it one of …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When Bonner County voters approved a $25.4 million supplemental school levy in March, most may have assumed it was the last they’d hear of the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
UPDATE 2:58 p.m. Thursday: Bonner County Courthouse officials confirm that Haskins posted bail Thursday and is no longer at the Bonner County Jail.
An 18-year-old …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
No one knows Lake Pend Oreille School District quite like Tom Albertson.
The local educator has worked local classrooms for years, rising through the ranks …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office released a warning Monday that fake jury duty and arrest warrant phone calls are making their way around Idaho, and …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
For the past several months, the city has struggled to clarify its policy on residential development near Sandpoint Airport.
An upcoming public meeting is intended …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Sandpoint Police arrested a suspect in a 30-year Sandpoint cold case thanks to the power of DNA evidence.
Law enforcement arrested William R. Acosta at …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Sam Owen Fire District Board of Commissioners declared a state of severe fire danger to exist in the district last week. The declaration stemmed …
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