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On Wednesday evenings, you can see them waiting in chairs lined up outside a meeting room at the county courthouse: nervous youngsters, flanked by family …

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March 23, 2016

Caucus draws crowds, first-timers

By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff

The turnout for the Bonner County Democratic caucus surpassed expectations, drawing nearly 1,000 to the Bonner County Fairgrounds.

With 13 state delegates to sort out …

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March 3, 2016

County commissioners restrict planning commission

By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff

Bonner County commissioners placed limits on the county planning commission’s authority this week, restricting the time frame and scope of its decision-making.

The latest in …

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January 28, 2016

Switching to Plan B:

By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff

The Bonner County Planning Commission has a problem, one it’s struggling to resolve.

In December, the governmental body responsible for decisions on county land use …

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January 20, 2016

Mayor, commissioner square off on refugees

By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff

If any symbolic figureheads have emerged in the local debate over refugee resettlement, they’re Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad and Bonner County Commissioner Glen Bailey.

Bailey …

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December 18, 2015

7B: A history of your favorite county

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

Who would’ve thought a simple county designator code on a license plate could become a right of passage for locals across the state?

In 1945, …

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September 24, 2015

Idaho school vaccination exemption rate highest in nation

By Harrison Berry
For Boise Weekly

One of Republican presidential contender Donald Trump’s most brazen moments at the Sept. 16 candidates’ debate came during an exchange with fellow GOP nomination …