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 …
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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 candidates for commissioner, assessor take on issues at forum
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Candidates for Bonner County assessor and commissioner took on the issues at a forum May 2, giving voters a chance to hear where they stand …
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 …
City staff briefs council on ‘restart’ of Sandpoint Comp Plan update
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
After about a year in limbo, City Hall is embarking on what Planner Amy Tweeten described as the “long-awaited restart” of Sandpoint’s Comprehensive Plan update.…
Senate GOP backs Woodward in Statehouse fracas
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, has come under fire from the hard-right contingent of the Idaho GOP for his vote against the Idaho Parental Freedom in …
City Council grants appeals, denying use permit for proposed airport-adjacent development
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Members of the Sandpoint City Council voted Jan. 19 to grant two appeals of a conditional use permit handed down by the Planning and Zoning …
Alex Barron, ‘Bard of the American Redoubt,’ faces felony child sex abuse and domestic battery charges
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sean A. Barron, a 52-year-old Post Falls man well known in North Idaho ultraconservative political circles, has been charged with felony sexual abuse of a …
Luke Omodt announces bid for District 3 Bonner County commission seat
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The May 2022 Republican primary field got a little deeper Jan. 12, when Sandpoint resident Luke Omodt announced he would run for the District 3 …
New Sandpoint City Council members sworn in
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
There will be a few new faces around City Hall after the swearing in and election certification Jan. 5 of Council members Joel Aispuro, Justin …
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