BoCo commissioners spar over fairgrounds rezone
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The first hour or so of the regular business meeting of the Bonner County commissioners July 25 proceeded without incident.
The Road and Bridge Department …
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A farewell to the Festival tent
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Last year’s concertgoers didn’t know it at the time, but they’d just attended the final show under the Festival at Sandpoint’s iconic white tent. This …
Dover turns 100
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint may be the seat of Bonner County, and therefore capture the lion’s share of attention, but its little sister city Dover is every bit …
City Hall to host public hearing on draft Comp Plan update
By Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint began updating its Comprehensive Plan in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic put the effort on hold until 2022. Now, after a three-year process, …
Council adopts ‘civility and decorum’ ordinance
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Civility governing interactions between the public and staff at City Hall, as well as decorum at public meetings, are at the core of a new …
BoCo commissioner meeting closed to public comment
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
While tensions have run high at Bonner County commissioner meetings for months, that tension reached an all-time high on June 27, as Chairman Steve Bradshaw …
WBSD holds off — again — on approving superintendent contract
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The sound and fury surrounding West Bonner School District’s selection of Branden Durst to serve as its latest superintendent will continue, after trustees opened and …
A mountain of news
By Zach Hagadone and Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Sandpoint experienced one of its biggest news days in decades June 1, when Denver-based snowsports goliath Alterra Mountain Company announced it had …
Sandpoint council adopts Little Sand Creek Watershed Rec. Plan
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Little Sand Creek Watershed Recreation Plan has been given the greenlight, after Sandpoint city councilors voted unanimously June 7 to approve the document at …
County solicits bids for controversial fairgrounds RV park expansion
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The board of Bonner County commissioners voted May 30 to move forward with soliciting bids for construction of an RV campground on a parcel between …
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 