By Reader Staff Idahoans for Open Primaries, a coalition of statewide citizen and political advocacy groups, launched its signature drive for a ballot initiative that would bring ranked choice voting to Idaho with a...
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Lake Pend Oreille’s noxious weed problem has worsened over the past six years, as blooms of invasive Butomus umbellatus, or flowering rush, have joined Eurasian milfoil to clog area...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Wildland firefighters breathed a sigh of relief earlier this week as substantial rain fell across the region, resulting in the return of blue skies and smoke-free air. The Ridge...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The in-fighting that has for months characterized business meetings of the Bonner County board of commissioners reached a higher pitch in the past week, with Commissioner Asia Williams filing...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Fire bosses provided an update on the Ridge Creek blaze Aug. 16, burning on 3,124 acres 3.5 miles northeast of Hayden Lake in Kootenai County, noting that high temperatures...
A crowd of about 100 people turned out for the inaugural Womens’ Symposium held Aug. 16 at the Heartwood Center in Sandpoint. The event was billed as an evening to “learn the history and...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Members of the Sandpoint City Council voted unanimously at their regular Aug. 16 meeting to approve a fiscal year 2024 budget of $52,974,269 — an aincrease of about $3.3...
By Reader Staff After 36 years with Bonner General Health, CEO Sheryl Rickard will be retiring at the end of 2023, capping a career that began in 1986 as accounting supervisor for the hospital....
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff One day after a panel of judges heard presentations from the three teams in Phase 2 of the city’s downtown waterfront design competition, the Sandpoint City Council voted unanimously...
By Reader Staff Moderate to severe drought conditions coupled with persistent high temperatures have contributed to the decision to raise fire restrictions to Stage II across North Idaho fire districts. These lands include those...
