Emily Articlulated: Reasons to stay
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist For the past few months, I’ve held a question in my mind — not in the fleeting and up-front way I ponder what I want for lunch, or in...
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Bonner County meetings remain closed to Zoom
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The regular Tuesday business meeting of the Bonner County commissioners began Feb. 14 with a strong statement from Chairman Steve Bradshaw, who said that the county is “not required...
‘A loss for our community’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff For 22 years, North Idaho Children and Community Mental Health has provided a suite of critical resources for children and their families with mental health and developmental needs that...
County’s open meeting procedures prove point of tension for new board
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff In one of the longest and most well-attended Tuesday business meetings in recent memory, Bonner County commissioners came to a split vote on a motion to table a policy...
BoCo remands Dufort zone change back to planning department
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 21 to send a zone change application for 11.8 acres at the intersection of Dufort and Vay roads back to the planning department,...
Deputy prosecutor amends complaint against commissioners
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff After an initial notice of tort claim in late 2021, Bonner County Deputy Prosecutor Scott Bauer officially filed a civil suit against Bonner County commissioners and Bonner County Chief...
Herndon blames ID Democrats for alleged campaign sign vandalism
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff District 1 Idaho Senate candidate Scott Herndon, who won the Republican nomination over incumbent two-term Sen. Jim Woodward in May, has filed a complaint with the Bonner County Sheriff’s...
On staying
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff There’s a sense of awe surrounding North Idaho’s demographics. “Where have all the young people gone?” you ask, and then blame this anomaly on lack of affordable housing and...
The Lumberjill: The f-bomb is only acceptable when talking about the president, and other language arts lessons from North Idaho
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist My little one was nervous for the first day of school. The entire drive found her curled in the fetal position, reciting the mantra, I don’t want to...
Embrace the shoulder season… while we still can
By Ben Olson Reader Staff You hear it in conversations at bars and restaurants all over town. Locals complain to one another about the summer tourist struggles but, when someone brings up September, their...
