CHAFE 150 riders hit the road Saturday
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
One of the biggest biking events in the region kicks off Saturday morning as CHAFE 150 riders begin their long-distance race for the best times—or …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
One of the biggest biking events in the region kicks off Saturday morning as CHAFE 150 riders begin their long-distance race for the best times—or …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Gov. Brad Little’s office is striking while the iron is hot to curb back administrative rules in state departments.
In total, Little is proposing cuts …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Commissioners unanimously approved adoption of a Regional Mass Fatality Management Plan Tuesday, joining four other North Idaho counties in doing so.
The plan, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Pete Thompson, former owner and co-founder of the Bonner County Daily Bee and a self-described “newspaperman” to the core, died at his home Sunday. He …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A 12-year-old Bonner County boy went missing Tuesday, prompting a search and rescue effort that ultimately found the boy not far from his home.
The …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Summer can be a tough time for students who rely on a free lunch program as a staple of their diet.
Fortunately, they have options …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
When it comes the Canadian geese at Sandpoint City Beach, there’s no simple solution —or at least, not one that will please everyone.
In February, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The owner of a childcare facility closed by the state will serve probation but no jail time for the injury of a child that occurred …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A grizzly bear was euthanized over the weekend in Boundary County after killing seven sheep in a matter of just a few days.
IFG said …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Commissioners are putting the brakes on restructuring the county’s Emergency Management Services.
Since news broke in December that the BOCC was considering a …
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