County land use plan and map deserve respect
By Susan Drumheller
Reader Contributor
One overarching theme that has emerged from land use decisions by the Bonner County Board of Commissioners is the assertion that the 2008 zoning designations …
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Sandpoint P&Z approves use permit for 130-unit apartment complex on N. Boyer
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Members of the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit application June 7, moving a proposed mixed-used development one step closer to …
Sheriff launches audit committee on ARPA funds
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Sheriff Daryl Wheeler took the opportunity during the public comment period of the Bonner County commissioners’ May 31 meeting to announce the formation of an …
Kinderhaven forced to close
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Even on a quiet Wednesday morning, the Kinderhaven house is buzzing with life. Evidence of the children who live and have lived in the group …
Community joins forces to feed kids while summer meal program is on hold
By Reader Staff
For local children, summer vacation is a time for swimming, biking and playing with friends. For the 40% of children in east Bonner County who depend on …
Williams, Omodt and Dorman prevail in BoCo primary races
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County government will see several new faces come January, as the May 17 primary poised three Republicans for uncontested November races for commissioner in …
BoCo Zoning Commission sees new appointment
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners unanimously approved the appointment of Kristina Kingsland to the county’s Zoning Commission on May 10, making her the fifth and final member …
Schweitzer announces Phase 1 of worker housing project
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When Schweitzer announced its Hemlock House employee housing project in Sandpoint last December, mountain officials hinted that there were “bigger projects” in the works. That …
County upholds 700-acre Selle Valley zone change
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted May 4 to uphold their approval of a zone change to more than 700 acres in the Selle Valley, marking the …
Koster appointed BoCo treasurer
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted April 26 to appoint longtime county employee Clorrisa Koster as Bonner County treasurer after Cheryl Piehl, who has held the job …
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