Fires start across region following lightning storm
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests reported a handful of regional fires Tuesday, citing last week’s lightning storm as the cause of most recent fires.
The …
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Video of racial harassment prompts arrest
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A video of a North Idaho man shouting racial slurs at a Spokane church youth group in Coeur d’Alene is making the rounds on social …
DEQ says suspected feces in lake only algae
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When Glen Rolofson noticed a peculiar substance on the shore in front of his home in Ellisport Bay in early July, he came to a …
BNSF barges skip boat check station, mussels found
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Two out of five trucks transporting BNSF barges failed to stop at a boat check station early last week to be searched for invasive species …
Boaters: It’s a big year for debris
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Sheriff’s Deputy Rob Danno can describe this year’s waterway debris situation in a single word: “Problematic.”
“There’s an unusual amount of debris in …
Local groups file lawsuit over Newport Smelter land sale
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Two citizen groups have filed a lawsuit in regard to the sale of land from Pend Oreille County and the Pend Oreille Public Utility District …
Forest Service approves Green Mt. exploratory drilling
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Forest Service Sandpoint Ranger District announced Thursday approval of the Green Mountain Exploratory Drilling project on the southeast end of Lake Pend Oreille.…
Bonner County under flood warning this weekend
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Levels on the Pend Oreille River and Lake Pend Oreille are now predicted to meet or exceed 2011 levels, according to a Wednesday announcement from …
Sandbags available to combat imminent flooding
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Predictions that this year’s above-average snowpack would lead to flooding are coming to fruition.
Bonner County Emergency Management announced Wednesday that the warm temperatures, runoff …
Lightning Creek flood damage to be repaired
By Reader Staff
The Western Federal Lands Highway Division is prepared to award the contract to repair the Lightning Creek flood damages in May. The repair work is expected to …
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