Sheriff, prosecutor weigh in on Camp Bay Road dispute
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The ongoing battle over 50 feet of Lake Pend Oreille shoreline at the end of Camp Bay Road on the Sagle peninsula has gained the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The ongoing battle over 50 feet of Lake Pend Oreille shoreline at the end of Camp Bay Road on the Sagle peninsula has gained the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The top-of-the-ticket contests in the May 17 Idaho primary election resulted in still-unofficial wins for GOP incumbent Gov. Brad Little and Oakley Republican Rep. Scott …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It was generally agreed by Idaho politicians and politics watchers alike that the May 17 primary election would be a game-changer for the Statehouse in …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A new political action committee called Defend and Protect Idaho is making headlines for its stance against what it calls “political extremism in Idaho,” with …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted May 4 to uphold their approval of a zone change to more than 700 acres in the Selle Valley, marking the …
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 …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted April 20 to postpone a hearing on reconsideration of a 700-acre zone change in the Selle Valley, leaving the matter undecided …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Between 30 and 35 area residents gathered April 10 along Highway 2 for a peace vigil centered on the conflict in Ukraine, which Russian troops …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners will reconsider the rezone of more than 700 acres in the Selle Valley at a hearing Wednesday, April 20, marking the latest …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted unanimously April 12 to terminate the local disaster emergency the board declared on March 16, 2020, putting an end to the …
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