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 …
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Sandpoint City Council schedules workshop on transit plan
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, …
City Hall launches downtown design competition
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 …
Festival gun ban lawsuit returns on appeal before Idaho Supreme Court
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
An appeal of the 2021 District Court decision in favor of the city of Sandpoint and Festival at Sandpoint over the legality of a weapons …
Love in the afternoon? Try merriment in the morning
By Tim Henney
Reader Staff
Downtown bank and Tango Cafe customers who walk past a round table occupied by chuckling (often howling) post-middle-aged merry pranksters (some say old noisy annoyances) …
County’s open meeting procedures prove point of tension for new board
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 …
Panida to introduce new managing director
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 …
BoCo tables updates to Hazardous and Special Areas Comp Plan chapters
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 …
New commissioners emphasize county transparency at weekly meeting
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
In the first weekly business meeting featuring all three members of the newly configured board, Bonner County commissioners approved a slate of department requests, elected …
Driving ahead
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When Understory Coffee closed in January 2019, many locals were sad to see owners Evan and Johnelle Metz move out of Sandpoint as they sought …
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