Sandpoint P&Z welcomes new members
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Gone are the days when the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission was considered a sideshow to the City Council. More growth and development activity has occurred in the Sandpoint...
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$600 million income tax proposal heads to the Idaho House floor
By Clark Corbin Idaho Capital Sun The Idaho Legislature’s House Revenue and Taxation Committee advanced the largest tax cut in Idaho history on Jan. 18, moving a $600 million proposal to provide tax rebates...
COVID-19 quarantine guidelines altered
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new coronavirus guidelines Dec. 27, stating that individuals carrying asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 can shorten their isolation period from 10 to...
BoCo refuses FAA grant
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners voted Dec. 28 to refuse grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration, expressing concerns about the source of the money as well as the requirement that...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces – April 23, 2020
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact, which COVID-19 has illustrated so well. A recent sampling, with Earth Day and climate...
County files motion for discovery in Festival gun suit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff An upcoming hearing in The Festival at Sandpoint weapons ban lawsuit is seeing a new date, as legal counsel for the city accepted Bonner County’s motion to allow discovery...
Bid awarded in Hope boat ramp project
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners unanimously awarded a bid Tuesday, March 10 to Weekend Hoe Excavation and Hauling, the company slated to demolish and replace the boat ramp at the Hope...
Draft EIS released for Columbia River System update
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration have released a draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Columbia River System Operations Update. The multi-year...
Lawsuit takes shape over Bog Creek Rd. project
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Five conservation groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol over the agencies’ decision to move forward with a road restoration project located about...
City invites ID Public Utilities Commission for hearing on Avista resource plan
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Council members voted March 5 to submit a letter to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, asking the regulatory body to host a public hearing in Sandpoint to...
