By Groups concerned about the IPPLIReader Contributors The Idaho Panhandle Public Lands Initiative (IPPLI) presented in the Sandpoint Reader guest editorial [Perspectives, “Idaho Panhandle Public Lands Initiative reaches landmark agreement,” July 23, 2026], would...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff After a contentious six-hour meeting Aug. 20, the Bonner County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an application for a 12-unit subdivision outside of Coolin near Priest Lake. The development, called...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Zoning Commission will meet Thursday, July 23 at 5:30 p.m. to consider a request from Stonehedge Partners, LLC, to rezone more than nine acres along Ellisport Bay...
By Jennifer EkstromReader Contributor Wetlands are invaluable natural resources. The lakes and rivers that define North Idaho depend on intact wetland systems to filter water, store snowmelt and release clean, cold flows back into...
By Reader Staff The Lakes Commission will hold its fall meeting Thursday, Oct. 30, with a full agenda in the first-floor conference room of the Sandpoint Center (414 Church St.). Beginning with an introduction...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Lakes Commission has launched a survey asking respondents to describe their relationship with Lake Pend Oreille and gauge how it affects the local economy. Available at Bit.ly/SurveyLPO, the questionnaire...
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle Reader Contributor For decades, water has been on the mind of every farmer, rancher and landowner along the Snake River in southern Idaho. There is competition between agricultural uses...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spoke before the Lakes Commission on Jan. 10, providing updates on a range of issues related to Lake Pend Oreille; but,...
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor Idaho and Bonner County are among the fastest growing areas in the country. Part of the attraction is our treasured natural surroundings and rural quality of life. So it’s...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Lake Pend Oreille reached summer pool elevation on June 19, which means we have now entered the official “lake days” of summer. With all that fun and sun, though,...
