BOCC appoints new Fair Board member
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners met April 28 to interview applicants for one of two open positions on the county Fair Board, voting 2-0 to appoint Sarah Mitchell to...
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Christian nationalist upset at BCRCC
By Dave BrittonReader Contributor The Bonner County Republican Central Committee met April 21 for its final meeting of the current legislative season. The main topic was a discussion of differing opinions about the voter...
BOCC, Fair Board look to the future
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting March 23 with members of the Fair Board, discussing the future of the fair and addressing various operational questions with...
BOCC denies CUP for Elmira communication tower
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff After a series of meetings spanning two months, the Bonner County Board of Commissioners unanimously denied a conditional use permit application for a communication tower near Highway 95 in Elmira....
‘What’s the best use of public funds to help the most people?’
PHD, BOCC discuss future of clinics By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Representatives from Panhandle Health District met with the Bonner County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 23 to discuss a recent audit of the organization’s...
BOCC to discuss PHD clinical services, budget
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting with representatives from Panhandle Health District on Monday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m. to discuss a recent audit of...
A ‘niche’ service is optional; health care is not
By Jen Jackson QuintanoReader Contributor Women’s health care in Bonner County is having a rough go and, by extension, so are patients. Yet, instead of seeing access to care for half our population as...
BOCC denies building permit for Panhandle Bike Ranch
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners voted 2-0 on Jan. 20 to deny an application for a building location permit for the Panhandle Bike Ranch in Sagle, reaffirming an administrative...
‘Dear Commissioner Korn’
By Hope KeenanReader Contributor Dear Commissioner Korn, After consuming the Reader’s article on the Panhandle Health District audit presentation to our county commissioners, I was left with the impression that you could use a...
BOCC undoes Dec. 4 vote, requests legal clarification on Fair Board duties
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners held a special meeting Dec. 30 with members of the Bonner County Fair Board, aiming to clarify each party’s respective duties regarding the fairgrounds’...
