Petition calls for return of staffing at Careywood fire station
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Less than a month after the May 2025 election, in which local voters rejected a range of area fire district levies, some Sagle residents are …
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State, local responders battle five-acre Laclede area fire
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
First responders with Selkirk Fire & Rescue battled a blaze May 27 that grew to include multiple structures and vehicles, as well as about five …
May 2025 election results
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Bonner County voters went to the polls May 20 in an election that featured no candidates for local offices, but did include a number of …
Support fire levies and vote for prevention
By Diana Dawson
Reader Staff
If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, then it is especially true with fire prevention. On Tuesday, May 20, voters in …
Early voting in May 20 election ends Friday
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The window for early voting in the Tuesday, May 20 election closes Friday, May 16, with ballots accepted until 5 p.m. at the Bonner County …
Chief Armstrong presents argument in favor of local fire district levies
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
At the beginning of the Idaho Fireplace Forum, hosted May 3 by Dist. 1 Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint, and Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, at the …
Selkirk Fire expands with resident firefighter at Bottle Bay station
By Reader Staff
The Selkirk Fire District is expanding its personnel and adding new technology, according to a pair of announcements at the beginning of January.
Selkirk Fire, Rescue and …
‘The foundation has cracks and crumbles in it, but we still have people dialing 911’
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Bonner County EMS is facing a financial mess following the move to the newly finished Station 1 building, leaving the ambulance district $2 million short …
Sagle, Westside fire districts approve successor joint powers agreement
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It has been a season of dramatic change for the Selkirk Fire service. First came calls for a change in the joint powers agreement leadership …
With Sandpoint leaving Selkirk Fire JPA, Jeff Armstrong selected as new chief
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It has been about a month since Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy Grimm broke a tie vote of the City Council to start the clock on disengaging …
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