County ordered to pay Avista Utilities $564,108
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners confirmed a $564,108.71 payment to Avista Utilities during the Jan. 14 business meeting, following the 2023 ruling by the …
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Idaho firefighting teams support California’s wildfire efforts
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Teams of Idaho firefighters are lending their efforts to protecting communities under threat from the wildfires burning across Los Angeles County, which have so far …
Corps, state officials to give updates on Albeni Falls Dam gates at Lakes Commission meeting
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Lakes Commission is ringing in the new year with a meeting Thursday, Jan. 9, featuring updates on the replacement of spillway gates at Albeni …
2025 Legislature opens with governor’s State of the State Address on Jan. 6
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho lawmakers will gavel into session Monday, Jan. 6 for the first regular session of the 68th Legislature at the Capitol in Boise.
The 2025 …
Idaho’s population surpasses 2 million in 2024
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Riding a surge in population from 2021 to 2023, there are now more than 2 million people living in Idaho, according to numbers reported Dec. …
‘Nothing more than a Narcissist refusing to come back down to reality’
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
In a special meeting Nov. 19, Bonner County Republican Central Committee Chair Scott Herndon declared the Bonner County Commissioner Dist. 1 seat vacant — despite …
A new history
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Big things were happening in the eighth and ninth millennia B.C.E. Archaeologists and anthropologists generally agree that the period saw the beginnings of agriculture, the …
ICL releases new report on statewide mining and need for best practices
By Reader Staff
The Idaho Conservation League is announcing the release of a comprehensive report that outlines the environmental impacts of mining, provides an inventory of notable mining projects across …
BCRCC chooses nominees to replace Bradshaw as Dist. 1 commissioner
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Republican Central Committee nominated three candidates to replace Dist. 1 Bonner County Commissioner Steve Bradshaw in a special session called Nov. 19 …
Rape, kidnapping case dismissed on motion that defendant ‘is not the correct suspect’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The rape and kidnapping case against 20-year-old Josue E. Vado-Urbina has been dismissed with prejudice, according to court documents dated Nov. 6, which include a …
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