Local groups file lawsuit over Newport Smelter land sale
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Two citizen groups have filed a lawsuit in regard to the sale of land from Pend Oreille County and the Pend Oreille Public Utility District …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Two citizen groups have filed a lawsuit in regard to the sale of land from Pend Oreille County and the Pend Oreille Public Utility District …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
There were more questions than answers at Wednesday night’s Newport smelter panel discussion.
Local and statewide experts took the Panida stage to shed some light …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Kalispel Tribal Council unanimously passed a resolution Monday opposing the construction of a proposed Newport smelter.
Citing its close proximity to the reservation and …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The bleachers were full in Newport High School’s gym Wednesday night as representatives from HiTest Sand gave a presentation and took questions regarding the …
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