Council greenlights local option tax for Nov. ballot
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff In a special meeting Sept. 8, the Sandpoint City Council voted 4-1 to approve a resort city local option tax of 1% for inclusion on the Tuesday, Nov. 2...
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‘Whose workforce?’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A proposed 21-lot subdivision on the west side of North Boyer Avenue received a recommendation of approval from Sandpoint Planning and Zoning commissioners Aug. 17 and is now headed...
Council looks at census numbers, approves 2022 budget
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Council members unanimously approved the fiscal year 2022 budget Aug. 18, appropriating nearly $40.6 million as well as the use of forgone levying authority. The FY2022 budget,...
Bonner County Fair kicks off Aug. 18
By Reader Staff The 95th annual Bonner County Fair will begin Wednesday, Aug. 18, with gates opening at 10 a.m. This year, the event — themed “Lettuce Turnip The Beet” — will bring all...
Firefighters prepare for hot weekend ahead
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Fire officials are anticipating increased activity at area blazes over the weekend, as a high-pressure system is expected to bring temperatures in the mid-90s to North Idaho, along with...
COVID cases rise in Idaho
By Reader Staff The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 guidance on July 27, now recommending that people in counties with “substantial and high transmission rates” of the novel coronavirus wear...
Landowner, developer partner to keep investors out of new N. Idaho housing development
By Kelsie Moseley-Morris Idaho Capital Sun Across Idaho, residents have watched helplessly as people and investors flush with cash from other states have swooped up property sight unseen for many thousands of dollars more...
Trestle Creek Complex Fire exceeds 200 acres
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Fire risk remains high in North Idaho, with dry and hot conditions persisting into the near future. In Bonner County, fires continue to burn in mountains above Hope —...
County, followed by fire districts and Sandpoint, ban fireworks
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Ben Olson Reader Staff Discussion surrounding a resolution to ban the use of fireworks in Bonner County heading into the Independence Day weekend turned into a lengthy debate over legal...
BoCo Solid Waste to pursue compost program
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners gave unanimous approval June 22 for the Solid Waste Department to pursue a grant for a pilot compost program funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture....
