Highlights from a year on the BOCC
By Luke Omodt, District 1 Bonner County Commissioner
Reader Contributor
As a retired soldier and teacher with 25 years of public service, including 15 years in a classroom and multiple …
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Anti-smelter groups will take land sale to WA Supreme Court
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Citizen groups opposed to the Newport, Wash., silicon smelter have announced they will appeal to the Washington Supreme Court in a case against the Pend …
Smelter project ‘on hold’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
PacWest Silicon, the Canadian company hoping to build a smelter in Newport, Wash., has broken its prolonged silence with a letter to Washington Gov. Jay …
PO County blanket rezone denied
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Board of County Commissioners in Pend Oreille County, Wash., denied a Comprehensive Plan amendment Dec. 9 that would have expanded uses on parcels zoned …
Newport smelter opponents appeal land sale decision
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Legal wrangling over the controversial silicon smelter plant proposed in Newport, Wash. is entering another phase, as opponents filed an appeal July 24 with the …
Pend Oreille County hosts contentious rezone hearing
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Pend Oreille County Commissioners held a public hearing Wednesday evening at Newport High School to hear comments on four proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments, one of …
Activist groups call for commissioner recusal
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Two leading organizations in opposition to the proposed Newport smelter are calling for the recusal of a Pend Oreille County commissioner on any decision related …
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 …
Smelter meeting in Newport raises a stink
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The bleachers were full in Newport High School’s gym Wednesday night as representatives from HiTest Sand gave a presentation and took questions regarding the …
Newport residents protest proposed smelter
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Newport-area residents are mobilizing for a fight over a proposed silicon smelter, which they believe was sprung on them without any public engagement.
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