‘Whose workforce?’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A proposed 21-lot subdivision on the west side of North Boyer Avenue received a recommendation of approval from Sandpoint Planning and Zoning commissioners Aug. 17 …
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Council looks at census numbers, approves 2022 budget
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council members unanimously approved the fiscal year 2022 budget Aug. 18, appropriating nearly $40.6 million as well as the use of forgone levying …
Bonner County Fair kicks off Aug. 18
By Reader Staff
The 95th annual Bonner County Fair will begin Wednesday, Aug. 18, with gates opening at 10 a.m. This year, the event — themed “Lettuce Turnip The Beet” …
Firefighters prepare for hot weekend ahead
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Fire officials are anticipating increased activity at area blazes over the weekend, as a high-pressure system is expected to bring temperatures in the mid-90s to …
COVID cases rise in Idaho
By Reader Staff
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 guidance on July 27, now recommending that people in counties with “substantial and high transmission rates” of …
Landowner, developer partner to keep investors out of new N. Idaho housing development
By Kelsie Moseley-Morris
Idaho Capital Sun
Across Idaho, residents have watched helplessly as people and investors flush with cash from other states have swooped up property sight unseen for many …
Trestle Creek Complex Fire exceeds 200 acres
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Fire risk remains high in North Idaho, with dry and hot conditions persisting into the near future. In Bonner County, fires continue to burn in …
County, followed by fire districts and Sandpoint, ban fireworks
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Discussion surrounding a resolution to ban the use of fireworks in Bonner County heading into the Independence Day weekend turned into a …
BoCo Solid Waste to pursue compost program
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners gave unanimous approval June 22 for the Solid Waste Department to pursue a grant for a pilot compost program funded by the …
Two for two
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It’s been a long-simmering conflict over the Festival at Sandpoint’s no-weapons policy — first bubbling up at a Sandpoint City Council meeting …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 