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Death to lawns By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff I have a bone to pick with Louis XIV — and it has to do with the lifeless, homogeneous, herbicide-riddled tracts of land that we call lawns....
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BOCC, Fair Board look to the future
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting March 23 with members of the Fair Board, discussing the future of the fair and addressing various operational questions with...
Commissioners address usage, animal concerns at solid waste sites
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners’ business meeting on March 17 drew a large and vocal crowd due to two agenda items considering the closure of the Lakeview and Schweitzer...
Ballots finalized for county election
Contested races for commissioner, clerk seats By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The filing deadline for the Tuesday, May 19 primary election has come and gone, leaving behind a slate of candidates vying for Bonner County’s...
Slug Tales from Zone 6: Spring blossoms
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff We’re more than halfway through March, and already the local stores are flooded with spring-planted bulbs, seed packets and wildflower mixes by the pound. Even though winter showed up (for...
What’s on at the Panida
By Soncirey Mitchelland Zach HagadoneReader Staff Amateur Hour Racing Filmmaker Nick Hyphen and Baja Ironman Finisher Kevin Clyde will take the Panida stage on Thursday, March 12, at 7 p.m. for the world premiere...
Back of the Book: Spring in the air
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Spring is painting North Idaho green, with grass and buds popping up alongside the first crocuses, violets and Idaho trillium sprouts. Still, it hasn’t exactly been a white winter, and...
BOCC denies CUP for Elmira communication tower
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff After a series of meetings spanning two months, the Bonner County Board of Commissioners unanimously denied a conditional use permit application for a communication tower near Highway 95 in Elmira....
County names Kendra Smith new planning director
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Five months after the departure of former-Bonner County Planning Director Jake Gabell, landscape architect and longtime planner Kendra Smith has taken over the position. Smith began the onboarding process the...
Bánh mì: A taste of sunshine
Sandpoint has a wealth of delicious food, but through the course of my travels in and out of the country, I’ve experienced the sheer, scrumptious diversity that’s out there — and, admittedly, I’ve become...
