Bonner County officials sworn in
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff A slate of new and re-elected Bonner County officials were sworn into office Jan. 9, marking the return of some old faces and the addition of two new members...
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McDonald and Connolly see final county business meeting
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The Bonner County commissioners’ Jan. 3 meeting marked the last weekly business meeting appearances by District 2 Commissioner Jeff Connolly and District 3 Commissioner Dan McDonald, as next Tuesday’s...
The year in re- and preview
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff We’re just going to get this one out of the way at the top. Since 2020, when we started doing these annual review/previews, we included a little tongue-in-cheek prediction...
County approves Camp Bay Road vacation in third hearing
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff In its third bout before the Bonner County commissioners, the board voted unanimously to approve an application to vacate the last 2,550 feet of Camp Bay Road to developer...
Mayor’s Roundtable: The Leland Report – Strategies for quality growth
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad Reader Contributor Last week the Sandpoint City Council reviewed a report from Leland Consulting, a firm that specializes in economic development, strategic growth and public private partnerships. The city contracted...
Not far from the tree
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When I was younger and someone asked where I was from, I’d tell them I was born and raised right here in Sandpoint. They might ask the usual questions:...
Investigation into late-fair director continues
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff As the Sandpoint Police Department continues to investigate “the potential misuse of public funds” at the Bonner County Fairgrounds on the part of late-Fair Director Darcey Smith, public records...
BoCo Fairgrounds under investigation
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey and Zach Hagadone Reader Staff An investigation into “the potential misuse of public funds” at the Bonner County Fairgrounds is underway, prompting local law enforcement officials to urge constituents to “avoid incendiary...
City Council gives green light to University Place Phase 4 plans
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council at its regular meeting Nov. 2 unanimously approved a trio of requests from Derek Mulgrew, who is developing Phase 4 of the University Place housing...
City rolls out in-depth info web page ahead of Nov. 8 ‘tourist tax’ ballot measure
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint residents will be asked at the polls Nov. 8 whether they support increasing the local option tax on short-term lodging from 7% to 14% — a ballot measure...
