LPOSD reviewing school security
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Trustees of the Lake Pend Oreille School District heard a presentation June 14 from Superintendent Tom Albertson on school safety and security — a concern that has only grown...
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Officers release identity of body recovered at City Beach
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Local law enforcement officials have identified the man whose remains were pulled from the water June 7 at Sandpoint City Beach as Gary Bonser, 40, of Sagle. According to...
Sandpoint P&Z approves use permit for 130-unit apartment complex on N. Boyer
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Members of the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit application June 7, moving a proposed mixed-used development one step closer to bringing more than 130...
Chief Coon on school safety: ‘What it really comes down to is all we can do is be ready for when it happens’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Eight days after the mass shooting May 24 at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 students and two teachers dead, as well as 17 others wounded,...
Sheriff launches audit committee on ARPA funds
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Sheriff Daryl Wheeler took the opportunity during the public comment period of the Bonner County commissioners’ May 31 meeting to announce the formation of an audit committee to guide...
Kinderhaven forced to close
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Even on a quiet Wednesday morning, the Kinderhaven house is buzzing with life. Evidence of the children who live and have lived in the group foster home are everywhere...
Schweitzer announces Phase 1 of worker housing project
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When Schweitzer announced its Hemlock House employee housing project in Sandpoint last December, mountain officials hinted that there were “bigger projects” in the works. That turns out to have...
County candidates for commissioner, assessor take on issues at forum
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Candidates for Bonner County assessor and commissioner took on the issues at a forum May 2, giving voters a chance to hear where they stand as the Tuesday, May...
Work begins on Pine Street Sidewalk Project
By Reader Staff On the drawing board for years, the Pine Street Sidewalk improvement project is beginning in earnest with crews now on the job between Boyer and Division avenues, placing traffic controls to...
Koster appointed BoCo treasurer
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners voted April 26 to appoint longtime county employee Clorrisa Koster as Bonner County treasurer after Cheryl Piehl, who has held the job for 20 years, submitted...
