BoCo commissioners reinstate use of Zoom on split vote
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
All but one of the action items at the Feb. 21 Bonner County commissioners’ meeting drew a unanimous vote in favor. That lone split vote …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
All but one of the action items at the Feb. 21 Bonner County commissioners’ meeting drew a unanimous vote in favor. That lone split vote …
Reader Staff
The high-profile U.S. Highway 2 redevelopment concept — often referred to as “the Couplet” — will go before the City Council as an informational workshop Wednesday, March 15, …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint’s downtown design competition is officially on, after City Council members voted unanimously Feb. 15 to invite eligible teams to submit their proposals.
The new …
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 …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Despite being slated as an executive session item to be discussed at the end of a packed agenda, Bonner County commissioners at their business meeting …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Members of the Sandpoint City Council voted unanimously Feb. 1 to table a proposed amendment to the Multimodal Transportation Plan envisioning a realignment of U.S. …
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 …
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 …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Panida Theater announced Lauren Sanders as their new managing director, who will begin duties in early February. The move comes after former Managing Director …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners heard and ultimately tabled recommendations from the Planning Commission to update the Hazardous Areas and Special Areas or Sites components of the …
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