Two for two
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It’s been a long-simmering conflict over the Festival at Sandpoint’s no-weapons policy — first bubbling up at a Sandpoint City Council meeting in August 2019 as Second...
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Bonner Co. Republican Central Committee wants Woodward out of the party — and the Statehouse
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Bonner County Republican Central Committee is seeking the “disaffiliation and resignation” of Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, for “conduct it deemed unbecoming of a member of the Republican Party.”...
Lions will host 2021 Fourth of July parade
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The 2021 Sandpoint Fourth of July will occur under the auspices of the Lions Club, as it has done — with one interruption, in 2020 — for 68 years....
Judge hears cross motions in second Festival gun suit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Kootenai County District Judge Lansing L. Haynes heard cross motions for summary judgment April 26 in the case against the Festival at Sandpoint and city of Sandpoint, in which...
BoCo prosecutor condemns parole of brothers who killed USFS officer in 1989
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Following a decision April 9 by the Idaho Commission of Parole and Pardons to release James and Joseph Pratt after serving 32 years of their respective life sentences, Bonner...
Hoodoo Valley rezone decision postponed
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Members of the Bonner County Board of Commissioners opened a public hearing April 14 with an announcement: They wouldn’t be making a decision on the application for rezone on...
Despite protests by mask opponents, library board holds to face-covering policy
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Board members of the East Bonner County Library District faced a restive crowd at their April 12 meeting, as dozens of opponents of the library’s mask policy gathered to...
Governor takes strong stance against ‘vaccine passports’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho Gov. Brad Little presented a strong stance against so-called “vaccine passports” during a live announcement April 7, sharing that he’d be signing an executive order “banning any state...
Idaho closes in on half a million vaccinated residents
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues to gain speed, with anyone 16 and older — regardless of comorbid health conditions — being able to access appointments to get their shots...
BoCo drops appeal of Festival gun suit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Board of Bonner County Commissioners announced March 16 that it will drop its appeal of the lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint regarding The Festival at Sandpoint’s policy...
