November 2025 election results
Voters elect new Sandpoint City Council members, approve wastewater bond by wide margin By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Bonner County voters went to the polls Nov. 4 to cast their ballots in a number of...
Tagged: Selkirk Fire
Passing Northside Fire levy measure would benefit all community members
By Barbara SchriberReader Contributor I wanted to share a few thoughts as someone who lives in the Northside Fire District about the levy override coming up on the Tuesday, Nov. 4 ballot. You might...
Sunset fire grows to 3,208 acres, while Lightning Creek fire holds around 2,500 acres
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Sunset fire northeast of Athol grew to 3,208 acres as of the Aug. 20 morning update from the Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team, burning with 4% containment across...
Area fire districts facing significant cuts in upcoming FY’26 budget
Selkirk Fire looking at possible layoffs, equipment sales, program reductions and more By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Selkirk Fire and EMS officials are preparing to review preliminary Fiscal Year 2026 budgets for the Northside, Sagle...
Court vacates CUP for Panhandle Bike Ranch in Sagle
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The First Judicial Court of Idaho ruled June 6 to vacate the conditional use permit for a recreational facility that the Bonner County board of commissioners granted to Panhandle...
State, local responders battle five-acre Laclede area fire
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff First responders with Selkirk Fire & Rescue battled a blaze May 27 that grew to include multiple structures and vehicles, as well as about five acres of vegetation, triggering...
Early voting in May 20 election ends Friday
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The window for early voting in the Tuesday, May 20 election closes Friday, May 16, with ballots accepted until 5 p.m. at the Bonner County Elections Office (1500 Hwy....
Selkirk Fire expands with resident firefighter at Bottle Bay station
By Reader Staff The Selkirk Fire District is expanding its personnel and adding new technology, according to a pair of announcements at the beginning of January. Selkirk Fire, Rescue and EMS will assign a...
‘The foundation has cracks and crumbles in it, but we still have people dialing 911’
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Bonner County EMS is facing a financial mess following the move to the newly finished Station 1 building, leaving the ambulance district $2 million short in its current budget...
Fire districts seeking public feedback amid new strategic planning process
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff With an eye toward growth in Bonner County, the Sagle and Westside Fire Districts are planning for the future. The districts — which make up the Selkirk Fire, Rescue...
