By Ben Olson Reader Staff An early bout of winter weather on Sept. 28-29 dumped snow in the mountains and caused thousands of power outages in the Inland Northwest. Kim Vollen, communications coordinator with...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Road and Bridge Director Steve Klatt remembers when he and the other schoolchildren of North Idaho had “mud vacation.” During the end of March and beginning of...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It’s no secret that Bonner County officials dread choosing which of the county’s 679 roads get hard-surfaced and which do not. Road and Bridge Director Steve Klatt said volume...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Thanks to the abrupt arrival of spring and the thawing that comes with, weight and speed restrictions have been posted on all Bonner County roads in districts 1 and...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A pair of Bonner County bridges will see some much-needed repair in coming months thanks to a $250,000 grant from the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council. The two bridges...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A proposal from the Bonner County Road and Bridge Department Dec. 11 opened up a larger conversation regarding when and why the county makes changes to their winter road...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Road and Bridge outlined winter operation plans Tuesday in preparation for another unpredictable North Idaho winter. “Please remember to make sure you have winter tires on your...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Bottle Bay Road project, which has had the intersection with Highway 95 blocked off all summer, is entering its final stages, according to Bonner County Road and Bridge...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff In a budget workshop on Aug. 8, county clerk Mike Rosedale laid out the greatest point of contention during this budget season: to take forgone taxes, or to not...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The entrance to Bottle Bay Road off Highway 95 south of Sandpoint will be opening up sooner than originally anticipated, said Bonner County Road and Bridge Director Steve Klatt...
